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On The Beat with Mike Avenaim: Shares Studio Tips
Hey everyone in Modern Drummer land, I’m Mike Avenaim. I spend most of my time as a session drummer and music director here in Los Angeles, but I also work in studio engineering, producing, programming, and composition for TV and…
Web Exclusive: Hal Blaine
by Dennis Diken The July 2017 Modern Drummer is a special theme issue about the birth of classic-rock drumming. In it we examine the work of some of the most famous and influential players of the time, including the…
Kenny Aronoff Studio Tour!
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the March 2016 issue, which is available here. On The Cover Kenny Aronoff This is one of life’s simple truths: The more you learn, the more you realize how…
On The Beat With Studio Drummer Lee Levin: Tracking for Macy’s Fourth of July Spectacular
Hi, I am so fortunate to make my bread and butter doing what I always dreamed of as a kid—being a studio drummer. Whether you aspire to be a recording musician or work in any other aspect of this amazing…
Jonathan Joseph of Jeff Beck Band
Hello, fellow drummers! It’s been quite some time since I posted anything here at MD, but I am very pleased to report on my new gig with guitar guru Jeff Beck. Jeff’s music has had a profound effect on my…
Sugar Hill’s Clarence Alonzo Oliver
Hello to all the modern drummers around the world! For those of you who don’t know of me, I got my first big break as the touring drummer for the famous vocal group the Moments, aka Ray, Goodman & Brown.…
Bobby Jarzombek
After viewing the newly released DVD Performance & Technique (Warner Bros.) from monster prog-metal drummer Bobby Jarzombek, it's easy to see why he was chosen by metal's flashiest frontman, Rob Halford, for the metal god's solo project a few years…
