Matt Garstka

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Matt Garstka Joins DW

Premier Prog Drummer Matt Garstka Joins The DW Artist Roster DW Drums couldn’t be more excited to announce the latest DW endorser: Matt Garstka. Matt has recorded and toured with the ground-breaking band Animals As Leaders for over ten years. He has…

Modern Drummer
Sep 22, 2021

Animals as Leaders Live Stream Event

Animals as Leaders—guitarists Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes, and drummer Matt Garstka—will be conducting a special live-stream event on Thursday, July 9 at 4 p.m. in Los Angeles, 7 p.m. in New York, 12 a.m. in London, and 8 a.m. in Tokyo,…

Modern Drummer
Jul 9, 2020

Episode 83: Matt Garstka, How to Practice Syncopation, Dixon Little Roomer, and More

In this episode, Mike and Mike discuss April 2017 cover artist Matt Garstka of the progressive band Animals as Leaders. In the education segment, the hosts discuss some fun ways to interpret the written rhythms in Ted Reed’s classic book…

Modern Drummer
Mar 10, 2017

Thomas Lang Announces Big Drum Bonanza 2015

Drummer/producer Thomas Lang (stOrk/Paul Gilbert), has announced the Big Drum Bonanza 2015 (#BDB2015), which will take place July 1 through 5 at the Palm Garden Hotel in Thousand Oaks, California. Drummers of all ages, levels, and styles are invited to…

Modern Drummer
May 4, 2015

Listen to the Drumming on Spotify: Great Tracks From MD's March 2015 Issue

Matt Starr's Rock Perspectives column in March, "Diamonds in the Ruff," deals with three-stroke ruffs, giving us a handy entry into some of rock's most revered songs, all of which feature this highly applicable rudiment. Then we present the two…

Modern Drummer
Feb 18, 2015
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March 2015 Issue of Modern Drummer featuring Animals as Leaders’ Matt Garstka

(Available digitally Janury 29, 2015; on newsstands February 3, 2015) On the Cover Animals as Leaders’ Matt Garstka Some would say that even in the most futuristic of musical styles, it still don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got…

Modern Drummer
Jan 29, 2015

Video: Matt Garstka Demonstrates Animals as Leaders’ “Nephele???

Watch Modern Drummer’s March 2015 cover artist, Matt Garstka, explain and demonstrate the intro to “Nephele,” from Animals as Leaders’ The Joy of Motion. Learn more about the March 2015 issue of Modern Drummer and how to buy it here.

Modern Drummer
Jan 29, 2015

Video: Matt Garstka Demonstrates Animals as Leaders’ “The Future That Awaited Me???

Watch Modern Drummer’s March 2015 cover artist, Matt Garstka, explain and play through the main groove of “The Future That Awaited Me,” from Animals as Leaders’ The Joy of Motion. Learn more about the March 2015 issue of Modern Drummer…

Modern Drummer
Jan 29, 2015
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