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VIDEO! Product Close-Up: Zildjian Kerope Series Cymbals (From the May 2014 Issue)
by Michael Dawson Zildjian spent the past couple years developing a new line of cymbals with New York City studio drummer/composer Zach Danziger that would recall the worn-in look, soft feel, and warm tones of highly coveted models made by…
VIDEO - Ludwig NAMM Show 2014 New Gear Coverage
In this video Ludwig's Josh Allen gives a tour of the Ludwig booth from The NAMM Show 2014. The NAMM Show is the world's largest trade-only event for the music products industry. It is one of the two largest…
Matt Starr of Ace Frehley
I’m sitting in a hotel room in Northern California. I hear a train go through the town. It’s 3 am. I’ve just finished doing ten minutes of yoga to untangle my back from sitting on a drum stool all day…
Jazz Drummer's Workshop: Stick Control Revisited, Part 2: 3/4 and 6/8 Drumset Applications (October 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TAqAjMoVWE Welcome to the second installment in our series on drumset applications of George Lawrence Stone’s famous book Stick Control. The variations in this lesson utilize the “72 Single Beat Combinations” found on pages 5–7. Be sure to check…
Product Close-Up: Ludwig Classic Maple Drumset
October 2013 Product Close-Up Ludwig Classic Maple Drumset by Michael Dawson Ludwig drums are widely regarded as the sound that defined rock ’n’ roll, thanks in large part to their close association with ’60s/’70s superstars like the Beatles’ Ringo Starr…
Rebeats to Release The Gretsch Drum Book
The North American release of the newest Rebeats publication, The Gretsch Drum Book, by Rob Cook with John Sheridan, will take place on August 3 in New York City as part of the Gretsch 130th Anniversary Celebration Event. The event…
Ludwig Metal Snare Drums
Supralite Supraphonic Black Beauty March 2013 Product Close-Up Ludwig Black Beauty, Supraphonic, and Supralite Snare Drums by Michael Dawson Ludwig snare drums have played a crucial role throughout drumming history. These coveted instruments, from one of the U.S.’s original drum…
Vinnie Colaiuta Officially Joins Ludwig
Ludwig has announced the addition of Vinnie Colaiuta to its family of drum and hardware endorsers. This comes at about the same time as Colaiuta’s switch to Paiste cymbals. Vinnie will be taking his new Legacy and Classic Maple kits…
Toontrack Americana EZX
This EZdrummer expansion pack captures the raw, no-frills essence of the Americana genre, recorded at the Congress House Studio in Austin with veteran engineer Mark Hallman (Carole King, Dan Fogelberg). The pack features natural-sounding Fibes and 1960s Ludwig drumsets, a…
Steve Moore, aka the Mad Drummer
Hello again, MD readers. My name is Steve Moore, aka the Mad Drummer. Some of you might remember me as “the Drummer at the Wrong Gig” on YouTube. To say I’ve had the best year of my life would be…
Nia Lovelis of Cherri Bomb
When I was really young my parents took me horseback riding, and the sound and feel of the rhythm got stuck in my head. It was then I knew I wanted to play drums. I come from a musical family:…
Web Update News
John Tempesta is in the studio working on a new Cult record. For more on John go to moderndrummer-com.go-vip.net/2010/11/john-tempesta-2/. 311 have a new studio album out, Universal Pulse, produced by Bob Rock (Aerosmith, Metallica) and mixed by drummer Chad…
Ryan Peel
What up, MD readers! My name is Ryan Peel, and I’m a drummer/singer-songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee. I just released my debut single, “Even If,” and I’m getting ready to release my follow-up EP in September. I’m a second-generation drummer and…
Aaron Steele of Aabaraki
Hey, all, it is a pleasure and honor to be writing a blog for Modern Drummer. I grew up in the church tradition, playing gospel. Around age eleven I got really into break-dancing and I kind of got away from…
