THE WORLD’S #1 DRUM RESOURCE BOB MOSES DRUM WISDOM • ON REVIEW: EVANS AND INNOVATIVE PERCUSSION RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS’ Unlimited April 2022 5 Chad Smith Drum Transcriptions Peter Erskine • Billy Ashbaugh Tony Verderosa Legendary Producer Rick Rubin On Working With Chad d Clayton Cameron Perfect Time©2021 DRUM WORKSHOP, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. dwdrums.com TRUE-PITCH 50 TUNING 3MM TRUE-HOOPS DW COATED/ CRIMPED HEAD BY REMO 6.35MM THICK CAST ALUMINUM EDGE RINGS. 1.7MM THICK SPACE CARBON EDGE CENTER MAG THROW-OFF SYSTEM WITH 5P ADJUSTMENT THE LEADING EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY THE LEADING EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY The DW Edge Snare Drum ™ remains the quintessential hybrid go-to for both live and studio applications. Building on that patented design, we proudly present the forward-thinking Ultralight Edge ™ . USA-made Space Carbon and cast, aircraft-grade aluminum are integrated to produce a tonal signature like no other. Combined with pro-grade Collector’s Series ® components, it’s engineered to inspire well into the future.38 CLAYTON CAMERON Clayton talks about brushes, the influence of tap dancing, and his rhythmic explorations from his new book entitled Perfect Time. He also previews his upcoming column for Modern Drummer. by Mark Griffith 46 MARTIN BULLOCH of Mogwai Veteran of the Inde drum scene Jeff Ryan talks to Mogwai’s drummer Martin Bulloch about their new record As the Love Continues. by Jeff Ryan 48 BEHIND THE LEGENDS A behind the scenes look into exactly what went into making the new Steve Smith Legends book. The Legends books are not just another drum book. by Mark Griffith 24 CHAD SMITH Chad talks about the new Red Hot Chili record Unlimited Love, the recent tour with Eddie Vedder, drum influences, his gear, and much more. By Mark Griffith 26 RICK RUBIN Legendary record producer talks to us about what Chad Smith brings to a recording session, and his role in recording the new record Unlimited Love. By Mark GriffithVolume 46 • Number 4 Cover and contents photos by Travis Shinn LESSONS 50 BASICS Concepts for Beginners by Billy Ashbaugh 52 JAZZ DRUMMER’S WORKSHOP The 8/8 Concept by Bob Moses 54 CREATIVE PERCUSSION CONTROLLERS Essential Dialog by Tony Verderosa 58 ROCK PERSPECTIVES Drum Channel: Chad’s Red Hot Chili Peppers audition by Chad Smith 62 TEACHERS FORUM Past Masters of Rock... Absorb, Adapt & Adopt! by Dom Famularo 64 TRANSCRIPTIONS In honor of the new Red Hot Chili Pepper recording, we borrowed five transcriptions from some classic RHCP records that appeared in Chad Smith’s Legends book DEPARTMENTS EQUIPMENT 18 NEW AND NOTABLE The latest products from the drum Industry: Mapex Saturn and Venus kits. Sabian HHX Anthology. TnR Isolation Mounts. Majestic Percussion Opus One Snare drum. 22 PRODUCT CLOSE UP The Evans Snare Drum tune up kit is the perfect way to improve your snare drum sound without buying a new snare drum. Brooks Wackerman’s new A7X signature stick from Innovative Percussion. By Nic Kubes ODERN DRUMMER LEGENDS CHAD SMITH moderndrummer.com Legends INCLUDES CHAD’S FIVE MODERN DRUMMER COVER STORIES RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS’ CHAD SMITH 4 EDITORS OVERVIEW An overview of this month’s Modern Drummer from MD’s new Editor and Director of Content, Mark Griffith. 6 KIT OF THE MONTH This month we feature Adam Parker’s extreme tribute to his favorite drummer, Carter Beauford. 8 JAZZ INSIGHTS Going to the Movies By Peter Erskine 14 HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DRUMMING Drumming and music industry veteran James Petercsak debunks a common myth about fitness, and assists us in getting into better “drum shape.” 72 NEXT GEN Two of the brightest young Next Gen drummers have an insightful conversation about developing as a drummer in the 21st Century. 78 COLLECTOR’S CORNER Donn Bennett’s Drum Vault: If it Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix it. Donn gives the background and takes us on a tour of Stan Lynch’s iconic Tama kit 80 IN MEMORIAM Sandy Nelson 81 EYE CANDY In this month’s installment, we are treated to Sonor’s beautiful Steve Smith 30th Anniversary drumset. This is a drumset for the ages. In the future it will no doubt become a collector’s dream.Modern Drummer April 2022 4 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Billy Ashbaugh, Donn Bennett, Michael Dawson, Peter Erskine, Bob Girouard, Mike Haid, Will Romano, Rich Scannella, Ilya Stemkovsky, Tony Verderosa. MODERN DRUMMER magazine (ISSN 0194-4533) is published monthly by MODERN DRUMMER Publications, Inc., 1279 W. Palmetto Park Rd PO Box 276064 Boca Raton, FL 33427. PERIODICALS MAIL POSTAGE paid at Fairfield, NJ 07004 and at additional mailing offices. Copyright 2021 by MODERN DRUMMER Publications, Inc. EDITORIAL/ADVERTISING/ ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES: MODERN DRUMMER Publications , 1279 W. Palmetto Park Rd PO Box 276064 Boca Raton, FL 33427. Tel: 973-239-4140. 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All-Access Digital + Print Delivered US $9.99 (*per month) International $12.99 (*per month) *billed annually. Subscribe today at moderndrummer.com/subscribe modern_drummer Introducing... M y name is Mark Griffith, I am a professional musician who happens to play drums. I tour, play locally, record, do clinics, masterclasses, teach, and I write. I started writing for Modern Drummer under Ron Spagnardi’s leadership 25 years ago, I came back to Modern Drummer a year ago to interview Chad Smith for his Legends book. Much to my surprise, David Frangioni and David Hakim reacted to some of my suggestions by offering me the opportunity to take the lead in the series of Legends books. I am proud that Legends has evolved into a very special series of books. A few months ago, David Frangioni and David Hakim asked me to take a stronger role in Modern Drummer and appointed me as the Editor and Director of Content for MD. MD is no longer guided by the universal phrase, “Content is King.” Our new mantra is “GREAT Content is King.” This month, Chad Smith and I continued our conversation by taking a close look into the new Red Hot Chili Peppers record Unlimited Love. Legendary producer Rick Rubin even gave us some thoughts on exactly what makes Chad a special musician. Chad’s drum tech also gave us some valuable insights on Chad’s Eddie Vedder touring kit. It’s been much too long since we have heard from jazz drummer Clayton Cameron . It turns out that he has been busy teaching at UCLA and is exploring some very interesting concepts in drumming, rhythm, and time. On the other side of Los Angeles, Peter Erskine is continuing his profound contributions in drum education by teaching at USC. Peter has a great way of explaining specific aspects of professional jazz drumming, check out this month’s column on creating “Drum Intros” on the gig. However, drummers don’t have to make the trek to LA to learn from Clayton or Peter. Both Clayton and Peter are now writing regular columns for MD. Modern Drummer is establishing a new focus on Electronic and Hybrid drumming that will be guided by the groundbreaking Tony Verderosa . Billy Ashbaugh is a drumming veteran of ‘NSYNC and The Moody Blues. Billy has great way of presenting useful information for new and working drummers. Drumming whiz Raghav Mehrotra is starting a series of interviews to introduce us to the Next Generation of drummers with some youthful peer to peer interviews. This month he talks with Sarah Thawer. Of course, Modern Drummer will keep recognizing the trail blazers of drumming history. We will be digging much deeper into the great drummers of today while we continue introducing the future greats of drumming and investigating the lifestyle of being a “Modern Drummer.” One of our most exciting new contributors is drum industry veteran John “Johnny D” DeChristopher. Starting this month, John will be collaborating with MD on his weekly interview podcast “Live from My Drum Room.” We are also going back to the future by introducing the digital editions of legendary instructional drum books from the Modern Drummer Library. Check out this month’s excerpt from Bob Moses’s life changing book Drum Wisdom. The world is changing, and so is Modern Drummer. We are now publishing an extended monthly digital issue, complete with hotlinks and additional digital content. Modern Drummer, changing the world, one drummer at a time! 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Scan QR Code for more Info:Modern Drummer April 2022 6 April’s Kit of the Month comes to us from Hampton, Arkansas. It is Adam Parker’s Carter Beauford replica kit. Adam explains, “I have followed Carter’s kit every year since I was 14. Eventually I started replicating it because I loved it so much. Carter and Henry Luniewski (Carter’s tech) both keep things so interesting with all the yearly changes to the kit. I have kept my kit current (with Carter’s) and have had every iteration of the kit since 2005. This kit helped me get in touch with Carter’s drum tech and Dave Matthews Band stage manager, Henry Luniewski. He and I became friends and now I am lucky enough to get to check out Carter’s actual kit every year.” The drums are Piano Black Yamaha Recording Custom’s in sizes 8,10,12,14, with two 16x16 floor toms, and a 16x20 bass drum. The snares are a 6.5x14 Pearl Masterworks Limited Edition Santos Rosewood, and a 10x7 Pork Pie Walnut (I think Carter is currently using a 6.5x14 Ludwig Alex Van Halen Signature Rosewood, and 10x7 Pork Pie Mahogany.) The cymbals are a mix of Zildjian K, K Custom, A, and A Custom. They include a 6" Zil Bel, two 6” A Custom splashes, 8" A Custom splash, 8" K Splash, 10" A Custom splash, 14" A New Beat hi-hats, 15" K Dark Thin Crash, 16" A Custom EFX Crash, 18" K Dark Medium Thin Crash, 19" K Dark Thin Crash, 19" A Ultra-Hammered China, 20" A Custom Flat Ride, 21" A Ultra-Hammered China, and a 22" K Custom Medium Ride. The percussion includes an LP Jam Block, Travis Barker Signature cowbell, 72 bar whole-tone chimes, and a mix of hand percussion. The timbale is a 7x13 Pearl Elite brass. Everything is mounted with Yamaha hardware, and Adam uses DW Machined pedals. “This kit stays at my church,” the proud owner concludes, “The most questioned part of my kit is my Japanese wedding bell. Carter has a famous Chinese wedding bell on his kit. To keep the kit complete, I searched for one that was close to his. I finally found one and it is the closest one I’ve ever heard. Truly a rare find!” -Mark Griffith Carter Beauford Replica KitNext >