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Episode 53: Billy Amendola with Josh Freese
Welcome to this week's Modern Drummer Podcast with Billy Amendola and his guest Josh Freese. If you’re not familiar with his enormous body of work, please look up his discography, and it’ll make your head spin. Since a very young…
Bronx/New York Session Drummer Tony Lewis
Talking About Gear, Records, and The Soundtrack To The Innermost Galaxy. Greetings MD people! My name is Tony Lewis and I am a drummer/songwriter from the Bronx, New York, and have been playing now for fifty years. I’ve been fortunate…
Omar Hakim Releases Video for “Walk the Walk???
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiE1jrHz6_I&feature=youtu.be Omar Hakim, who is widely renowned for his work with Weather Report, Sting, David Bowie, and Daft Punk, among many other artists, has released a video for the track “Walk the Walk” from his recent solo album, We Are…
Omar Hakim Video Fluid Time, Groove, and Listener Anticipation
“You don’t want to force it; you just want to be on the ride. Sometimes things that are repeated over and over again gain momentum.” Omar Hakim is talking about the track “Remember to Remember,” from his new solo album,…
VIDEO! Rock & Jazz Clinic: Give the Audience Some! (From the March 2014 Issue)
by Mike Johnston Playing songs in odd times can be challenging to you as a drummer, but one thing that doesn’t get much attention is how tough odd times can be on the audience. It’s called “odd” for a…
VIDEO - Part 3: Paul McCartney Drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNGs94fOQI8 “Helter Skelter” In part three of our web exclusive interview, MD contributor Cam Patterson speaks with Abe Laboriel Jr. about how he balanced gigs with Sting and McCartney and what it was like playing the Concert For New York.…
VIDEO - Part 2: Paul McCartney Drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inNwIUaicWc “Maybe I’m Amazed” In part two of our web exclusive interview, Modern Drummer contributor Cam Patterson speaks with Paul McCartney drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. about his famous bass-playing dad, Abe Sr., and we have more with drum tech Paul Davies.…
VIDEO - Part 1: Paul McCartney Drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwm6W6MDYMM “Let Me Roll It” In part one of our web exclusive interview, MD contributor Cam Patterson speaks with Abe about life on the road and growing up with different genres of music in his household, and we have an…
CJ Burton with Air Supply
Greetings, everyone! It’s an honor to be part of this Modern Drummer blog experience! This is a perfect way to share my musical existence with the greatest audience on the planet. So, welcome, and thanks for checking out my very…
Josh Freese: Time Bandit
By Ken Micallef Time. Feel. Groove. Pulse. For many, these are illusive concepts with multiple meanings. Does a heavy metal drummer “feel” the pulse in the same way as a pop drummer? Does a punk drummer approach groove the same…
Keith Carlock: More Than Time For Sting
Making his Big Apple splash working with The Blues Brothers and Wayne Krantz, Mississippi-born Keith Carlock went on to record and tour with Steely Dan. A tremendous groove player who can also flatten your ears with his dazzling all-over-the-kit prowess,…
Abe Laboriel, Jr.: Riding A Wave Of Success
When you meet with Abe Laboriel Jr., you can't help but smile the entire time. It's not just hearing about his success stories, it's that his presence exudes a glow and inner kindness that is both spiritual and contagious. That…
