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Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Jim Christie
Jim Christie will play just about anything. "I love playing polkas," he says. "I'll play Norte-o music all day long. I love playing straight-ahead jazz. I love playing country. I like playing anything, as long as it's good." Just as…
Nick D'Virgilio
Phil Collins began his successful musical career as the exciting young drummer for an obscure prog band from England called Genesis. He eventually worked his way out from behind the drumkit to center stage as the lead vocalist. As lead…
Damon Delapaz
Just over a year ago, Damon Delapaz was the guitarist for Houston, Texas-based pop-punk band FenixTX, then an underground independent group whose tracks hadn't even hit major radio rotation. Yet, all that changed within a matter of a few short…
Denise Fraser
Denise Fraser's drumming career has involved some serious island-hopping. When last we spoke with her, she was on the island of Manhattan, playing for Sandra Bernhardt's Broadway show at the Booth Theater. The success of that show led to a…
Daniel Glass: Royal Crown Revue - Playing With Fire
Daniel Glass says leaving a major record label has had a lot of ramifications for Royal Crown Revue. But the main reason they did it was to have freedom to make their new record, Walk On Fire, the way they…
Robin Goodridge of Bush
"I'm a straight-ahead player," admits Robin Goodridge of Bush. "You'll find very few extended fills of bizarre time signatures in our music. But I try to find new ways of playing basic rock music. One thing I'll do is move…
Jeremy Hummel of Breaking Benjamin
Jeremy Hummel is equal parts bombast and finesse. He's just as likely to ride hard on his China as he is to tap out an intricate riff on a 6" effects cymbal. He's as interested in "bringing back the gong"…
Des Kensel of High On Fire
High On Fire drummer Des Kensel remembers the moment he and his bandmates first hooked up with radical engineer Steve Albini. "He asked us if there were any weird ideas or experimental things we wanted to work with. We told…
John Mahon with Elton John
John Mahon loves working with Elton John. He got the gig in 1997, originally to supply simple percussion parts and background vocals. Over the years, though, his percussion rig has grown. "I'm not trying to duplicate what Ray Cooper did…
Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden
We managed to track down Nicko McBrain in Madrid, Spain while in the midst of Iron Maiden's successful world tour. "Who'd have thought even ten years ago that we'd still be going strong," the drummer says. "With Bruce and Adrian…
Galactic And Garage A Trois' Stanton Moore The Heart and Focus
One of the marks of greatness in a musician is that you can recognize him after the first couple of notes. Take, for example, New Orleans legend Johnny Vidacovich, who once showed a young student named Stanton Moore a thing…
Johnny Morgan of Moke
South London rockers Moke are enjoying increased stateside visibility with their sophomore release, Carnival, due largely to the band's relentless touring. "It's been really good this time out," observes drummer Johnny Morgan. "More people seem to really be picking up…
Scott Neuman
Scott Neumann, born and bred in Oklahoma, combines formal and informal techniques of playing the drumset--to great effect. Neumann began performing as a child, graduated from North Texas with a degree in music education, and over a decade ago entered…
Lori Peters of Skillet
With the same intensity that linebackers smash the head of Brett Favre, Skillet's Lori Peters attacks her set. "Being a drummer is a lot like being an athlete," Peters agrees. "It takes the same amount of dedication and discipline. You…
