Modern Drummer Magazine

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.

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Video Lesson! Progressive Drumming Essentials, Part 11: Making Four Sound Like More

 This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the June 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock Perspectives Progressive Drumming Essentials Part 11: Making Four Sound Like More I’ll never forget the first time I heard Meshuggah.…

Modern Drummer
Apr 28, 2016

Video Demo! Kumu - Limited Series All Maple and All Mahogany Drumsets

This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the June 2016 issue, which is available here. Product Close-Up Kumu Limited Series All Maple and All Mahogany Drumsets Precisely made, professional-grade kits from Finland's top craftsman. Founded in…

Modern Drummer
Apr 28, 2016

Video Demo! Masterwork - Jazz Master and Valena Series Cymbals

This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the June 2016 issue, which is available here. Product Close-Up Masterwork Jazz Master and Valena Series Cymbals A tribute to the tradition and a creative push forward. Masterwork, an…

Modern Drummer
Apr 28, 2016

Video Demo! Doc Sweeny - Midnight Edge and Narra King Snare Drums

 This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the June 2016 issue, which is available here. Product Close-Up Doc Sweeny Midnight Edge and Narra King Snare Drums Custom single-ply and hand-painted stave-shell drums. Doc Sweeny is a…

Modern Drummer
Apr 28, 2016

June 2016 Issue of Modern Drummer magazine featuring Peter Erskine

    (Available in print and digitally April 28, 2016) Print Copy ○ iTunes ○ Amazon ○ GooglePlay ○ Subscribe On the Cover Peter Erskine “Can we still keep getting better as we get older? It is possible. But art…

Modern Drummer
Apr 28, 2016
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Iconic Singer, Songwriter, and Multi-Instrumentalist Prince Dies at Age Fifty-Seven

Prince from the January 2005 issue of Modern Drummer; photo by Afshin Shahidi As music fans are still reeling from the recent passing of music legends David Bowie, Maurice White, Merle Haggard, Glen Frey, Paul Kantner, George Martin, and Keith…

Modern Drummer
Apr 21, 2016

May 2016 Issue of Modern Drummer featuring Andrés Forero of Hamilton

(Available digitally March 31, 2016; in print April 1, 2016) Print Copy ○ iTunes ○ Amazon ○ GooglePlay ○ Subscribe On the Cover Andrés Forero “Andrés Forero is one of the most creative and versatile players of our time, and…

Modern Drummer
Mar 31, 2016

Video Demo! Paiste - Signature, 2002, 602, and RUDE Additions

This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the May 2016 issue, which is available here. Product Close-Up Paiste Signature, 2002, 602, and RUDE Additions Specialty/artist-designed models and a ride for all occasions. Swiss cymbal maker Paiste…

Modern Drummer
Mar 31, 2016

Video Lesson! Basics - Five-Stroke Glue with Rich Redmond

 This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the May 2016 issue, which is available here. Basics Five-Stroke Glue Fortify Your Grooves With A Staple Rudiment The world’s greatest drummers have often laid the foundation of their…

Modern Drummer
Mar 31, 2016

MD Spotlight w/Mini Documentary: Remo Belli

 This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the May 2016 issue, which is available here. Spotlight Remo Belli How Time and Circumstance Gave Rise to the King of the Mylar Drumhead Remo is one of the…

Modern Drummer
Mar 31, 2016

Video Lesson! Groove Construction: Part 1, Snare Displacement with Jost Nickel

 This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the May 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock 'N' Jazz Clinic Groove Construction Part 1: Snare Displacement In the first part of this series, we’ll create new grooves…

Modern Drummer
Mar 31, 2016

April 2016 Issue of Modern Drummer featuring Joe Saylor

  (Available digitally February 26, 2016; in print February 2, 2016) Print Copy    ○   iTunes     ○    Amazon     ○    GooglePlay     ○     Subscribe   On the Cover Joe Saylor “The place you really learn how to play is…

Modern Drummer
Feb 26, 2016
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March 2016 Issue of Modern Drummer featuring Barry Kerch

(Available digitally January 29, 2016; in print February 2, 2016) On the Cover Barry Kerch “The ‘Cut the Cord’ video is us in a live setting.If you put the four of us in a room with an aggressive song, that’s…

Modern Drummer
Jan 29, 2016

February 2016 Issue of Modern Drummer featuring Adam Deitch

(Available digitally December 29, 2015; in print January 3, 2016) On the Cover Adam Deitch “There’s a constant search for finding out what your sound is and what you’re able to express in the moment, when it counts. It just…

Modern Drummer
Dec 30, 2015
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