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Video Lesson! Basics - Advanced Disco with Rich Redmond
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the July 2016 issue, which is available here. Basics Advanced Disco Beyond Four on the Floor Disco, a style of music popularized in the 1970s, launched dance crazes, drove…
Video Demo! Paiste - 2002 Big Beat Cymbals
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the July 2016 issue, which is available here. Product Close-Up Paiste 2002 Big Beat Cymbals Thinner, warmer, and more complex sounding than their classic-rock counterparts. Paiste’s first B8 bronze…
July 2015 Issue of Modern Drummer featuring Daru Jones
(Available in print June 2, 2015; digitally May 28, 2015) On the Cover Daru Jones “One of the most important things I’ve learned is how to play with my heart and soul. That, and being in tune with what the…
VIDEO! Jazz Drummer’s Workshop: Syncopation Revisited, Part 2: 3/4 Applications (From the July 2014 Issue)
by Steve Fidyk We continue this month with more of my favorite ways of interpreting the classic Ted Reed book Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer. This time we explore ways of converting the written manuscript from its…
July 2014 Spotify Playlist
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE July 2014 ISSUE OF MODERN DRUMMER MAGAZINE Want to hear music from the artists featured in the July 2014 issue of Modern Drummer? We’ve got you covered. Our July 2014 Spotify…
July 2014 Issue of Modern Drummer Featuring Omar Hakim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCZQcBSKDOI&feature=youtu.be (Available digitally May 27, 2014; on newsstands June 3, 2014) On the Cover Omar Hakim The past couple years have seen him take the superstar EDM duo Daft Punk to (old) school and also put out his most fully realized solo…
Jazz Drummer's Workshop: The Stick Shot
July 2013 Jazz Drummer's Workshop The Stick Shot A Unique Technique for Ultimate Articulation by Steve Fidyk This month we’re spotlighting the stick shot, a technique that’s fairly specific to the jazz lexicon. To obtain this alternate sound, press one…
The July 2012 Issue of Modern Drummer magazine featuing Periphery's Matt Halpern!
(available on newsstands June 5, 2012) Periphery's Matt Halpern Featuring 2012 Readers Poll Results Ray Lucas Influences: Stephen Perkins Update The Meters' Zigaboo Modeliste Pop-Star Drummer Gotye The Mars Volta's Deantoni Parks Woodshed Mike Johnston of MikesLessons.com Portraits Red Fang's John Sherman What Do…