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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.
Listen to the Drumming on Spotify: Great Tracks From MD’s November Issue
Our November 2014 Spotify Playlist features a typically diverse selection of tracks. This month we take particularly good care of all of you R&B and heavy-rock fans. We start things off “Bodyguard,” the opening track from soul legend Betty Wright’s…
Product Close-Up: Grover Pro Custom Snare Drums (From the July 2014 Issue)
by Michael Dawson The famed concert-percussion manufacturer Grover Pro recently launched a unique custom snare drum program where customers can log on to the company’s website and order a one-of-a-kind instrument made from a variety of shell, hardware, and finish…
MD Columnist John Emrich Assists Peter Erskine With Multimedia Performance for KIN
The Kellogg Innovative Network’s “Etudes for Innovation, Opus 5” event, which took place May 29, 2013 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, featured Peter Erskine with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, led by Bob Mintzer. The show’s producer, Jeffrey Ernstoff, wanted…
School Of Bongo by Trevor Salloum
BOOK/CD LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED $19.99 There are plenty of books out there, including three others by Trevor Salloum, that address the use of bongos in musical styles that commonly include the Afro-Cuban instrument. Unlike its predecessors, though, School of…
Drum Diaries, Volume One by Michael Gould
E-BOOK LEVEL: ALL $10.99 This unique multi-media e-book isn’t designed to be a complete, all-encompassing drumming method. Rather, it’s conceived as a collection of short exercises, practice tips, and play-alongs that are meant to inspire you to explore new ideas…
Jethro Tull Thick As a Brick (Collector’s Edition)
CD/DVD Don’t say I didn’t warn you: If you take your copy of the new Collector’s Edition CD/Audio DVD of Jethro Tull’s 1972 studio album Thick As a Brick to work and pop it into your computer, you’re going…
TRX ICON Series Cymbals
Read the complete review in the February 2012 issue of Modern Drummer magazine. Click below to listen. 9" Splash 14" Hi-Hats 16" Thin Crash 17" Thin Crash 18" Medium Crash 18" Stacker 19" China…
Paiste Twenty Masters Collection Cymbals
The complete review of the Twenty Masters Collection cymbals is on page 20 of the January 2012 issue of Modern Drummer magazine. Medium rides Dark rides Sweet ride Dark Crisp rides Dark Dry rides Deep…
Listen to a Sound File of Mapex’s Black Panther Velvetone Drumset
The complete review of the Mapex Black Panther vintage-style Velvetone drumset is on page 22 of the December 2011 issue of Modern Drummer magazine. Click below to listen to Mapex artist Gregg Bissonette play some classic grooves on the…
Listen to Sound Files of New Meinl Byzance Cymbals
A complete review of various new Meinl Byzance cymbals can be found on page 24 of the November issue of Modern Drummer magazine. Traditional-Extra-Thin-Hammered-crash Sand-Hats Trash-Crash
Listen to Sound Files of UFIP Bionic, Class, and Natural Series Cymbals
The complete review of the UFIP Bionic, Class, and Natural Series cymbals is on page 28 of the September issue of Modern Drummer magazine. Bionic Series Class Series Natural Series
Listen to a Sound File of Mapex’s Black Panther Blaster Drumset
The complete review of the Mapex Black Panther maple/walnut Blaster drumset is on page 24 of the September issue of Modern Drummer magazine.
Listen to a Sound File of Zildjian’s 22-inch Swish Knocker
22" A Swish Knocker The complete review is on page 25 of the August issue of Modern Drummer magazine.
Listen to Sound Files of Meinl Classics Custom Cymbals
The complete review is on page 18 of the June issue of Modern Drummer magazine.
