Modern Drummer
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Underoath's Aaron Gillespie
by Waleed Rashidi Spend just a few minutes watching Aaron Gillespie perform Underoath songs on stage from the comfort of your home computer via live footage posted on YouTube, and you’ll likely encounter two results. First, you’ll feel totally exhausted…
Drummer Blog: Walfredo Reyes Jr.
Hello, MD readers! This is the first blog I've ever written—about time, right? The main purpose is to present an update on what I've been doing lately and what I've done in past twenty years! I just finished touring with…
Alex Johnson
Hi, my name is Alex Johnson, and I play drums in a band called The Cab. We are currently on the RockBand Live tour with label-mates Panic At The Disco, The Plain White T's, and Dashboard Confessional–who, might I add,…
Kevin Ratterman of Wax Fang Blog
Hello there, fellow polyester and wood attack artists! This is Kevin Ratterman of the Louisville, Kentucky—based band Wax Fang. Like many of you, I'm completely in love with music and humbled and honored to be able to be behind the…
On the Beat With Denny Seiwell Drummer
Hello, MD readers, this is Denny Seiwell letting you in on some info about me that is not too widely known. Obviously, my history is usually weighted with my years with Paul McCartney & Wings. I'd like to tell you…
Felipe Torres
Hi to all my fellow Modern Drummer readers. My name is Felipe, and I've been playing drums for thirteen years. As I write my first blog for MD, I'm currently getting ready to tour with a new band for me,…
Terry Lee Bolton Blog
Hi, Modern Drummer readers, Terry Lee Bolton here–a.k.a. "Shotgun." First and foremost, I've been a drummer since I was three years old. I'm also a guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, vocalist, harmonica player, and mandolin player, as well as a songwriter and…
Buckcherry's Xavier Muriel
Story by Billy Amendola “When I practice, I don’t do it to rock ’n’ roll. I’ll put on old Prince, Kool & The Gang, or Michael Jackson records. I think a lot of people forget how incredibly grooving those…
Drummer Blog: Joshua Dekaney
Grupo Pagán recently recorded an album with producer Jimmy Haslip (The Yellowjackets) in spacious JA Castle studios of Utica, New York. Save the World is fourteen original tracks including music by Haslip and Santana. Special guests feature Eric Marienthal on…
Paul Withers Blog
When John mentioned he might need a drummer for Pro Audio, we were working in the edit bays of some of America's top reality shows, making content that would be in America's (and in some cases the world's) living rooms…
Eric Kretz Update
Since Stone Temple Pilots disbanded five years ago, Scott Weiland (Velvet Revolver), and the DeLeo brothers Robert and Dean (Army Of Anyone, among other projects) have made plenty of noise on their own. As for drummer Eric Kretz, he’s been…
Pat Petrillo: Smooth, Groovin'-And Proud Of It
What's Up, MD! Just returned from a clinic tour of the UK, my second in four months, and it went real well. I like to fly Virgin Atlantic when going to the UK, because they have great service, especially in…
Ryan Yerdon - Life On The Road With Puddle Of Mudd
Hey MD readers! My name is Ryan Yerdon, and I play with Puddle of Mudd. It's been a crazy year for us Mudd kids. We've been touring since April '07. Touring can be an awesome experience, doing what you love…
Phanie D of Girl In A Coma
Hey, all, I'm Phanie D, drummer for Girl In A Coma. I'm not your typical drummer, I guess. I'm not taught, and to this day I'm still not too familiar with drummer terms. I learned purely because I love it.…
