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September 2022 Issue – Volume 46 • Number 9. The flipbook experience is not currently available in our mobile app but can be seen through any browser.
This issue includes:
Rob Silverman and Drumology: Drum Duets with the Masters: By Mark Griffith
Drummer Rob Silverman and his brother pianist Michael Silverman are modern day musical entrepreneurs. They own and run a popular record label called Autumn Hill Records, produce jazz festivals throughout the midwest, lead bands, compose, record, and produce records, and write instructional music books. Rob is best known for his series of Drumology records where […]
DRUMOLOGY: DRUM DUETS WITH THE MASTERS. Rob Silverman is best known for his series of Drumology records where he plays drum duets with some of the greatest drummers in the world. In this exclusive interview Rob (and his brother Michael) talk about Drumology 1, 2, and 3, their record label Autumn Hill Records, and the rest of Rob’s (and Michael’s) fascinating career’s in music.
FEATURES:
The Daru Sessions Vol.2: By Mark Griffith
Influences and Hip Hop Drumming Daru Jones and I have returned with the second episode of The Daru Sessions. Daru Jones has just released a record called Daru Jones Play the Breaks (Live at Layman.) On it, he plays 25 grooves that he has recorded with other artists, and he explains their origins….
Joe Franco Double Bass Drum Renaissance Man: By Mark Griffith
This year is the 40th Anniversary of one of the best drum books ever written, Joe Franco’s Double Bass Drumming. In 1964 Colin Bailey published Bass Drum Control. That was the first book that dealt with the subject of playing the bass drum, bass drum control, and speed. It is a legendary book written by […]
Dirk Verbeuren: The Drumming, the Legacy… and Megadeth: By Mark Griffith
Dirk Verbeuren is a musical veteran and great drummer with a lot of knowledge to share. His drumming was first heard with bands such as Aborted and Sybreed. He co-founded Scarve, a forward thinking death metal band which released four albums and toured Europe extensively. Verbeuren’s fine-tuned ear, impeccable musical memory, sensitivity to structure, and […]
Modern Drummer 2022 Readers Poll Winners
It is time to announce the winners of the 2022 Modern Drummer Readers Poll. Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks for your artistry and contributions towards the history and evolution of modern drumming. Thank you for your recordings, concerts, clinics, shows, books, videos, articles, and everything else that you do to promote great […]
The 31st Annual Chicago Drum Show: Story by Brian Hill and Bob Campbell Photos by Bob Campbell
On May 21 & 22, 2022, the Chicago Drum Show hosted/produced by Rob Cook returned in full force to the Kane County Fair Grounds. Rob and his staff really outdid themselves again this year by continuing to produce the longest running and largest drum show. With over 160 vendors, the event offered literally something for […]
EDUCATION:
Realistic 9/8
TimeContinuing Modern Drummer’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of Carmine Appice’s Ultimate Realistic Rock book, this month we present one of the bonus sections that was included in Ultimate Realistic Rock, and not included in the original text of Realistic Rock. Last month Carmine walked us through how to play in 7/8 and presented us […]
Double Bass Drumming: by Joe Franco
This month we will continue with a section from Joe Franco’s groundbreaking book, Double Bass Drumming. This month Modern Drummer are including Joe’s explanation of double bass fills using his Single Stroke System and include several of Joe’s fantastic sounding double bass fills from the book. Double Bass Fills Double Bass Fills patterns are broken […]
Joe Morello: Master Studies
George Lawrence Stone was a legendary drum teacher and musician, one of his prize pupils was Joe Morello. Joe carried on Stone’s valuable teachings and added his valuable insights in his books Master Studies and Master Studies II. This month, Modern Drummer will start offering some of Joe Morello’s most valuable teaching concepts and wisdom […]
Sound Design Part 2: The Microcosm Effects Pedal: By Tony Verderosa
In Part 2 of this Sound Design Series, we will explore the use of hardware effects pedals as a means of processing drum and percussion sounds. In Part 1 of this series, we focused on computer-based effects plugins used in a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). Computer based DAW’s along with music production software like Logic […]
Accent Options: By: Jonathan Barber
Drum Channel and I would like to share something with you that I created called accent options. This is a warmup or rudimental exercise that I like to use. You can take any rudiment that has an accent and apply three different strokes to the accented note. The first one is the single stroke, the […]
The Business Side of Drumming: By Billy Ashbaugh
For this month’s article, I’m going to share some of my personal insights for dealing with the business side of drumming. If you’re lucky enough to be making a living playing drums, then you are already aware of the importance of this topic. Bad decisions in business can either make or break your success. Even […]
1928 Ludwig Black Beauty Moose Drum Trap Set: By Tim Northup
Let’s take a trip back in time to the year 1928, the early jazz age. Drummer Jack “Peacock” Kelly, of Chicago’s Mark Fisher Orchestra, is one of the world’s highest paid drummers. Jack is featured on the cover of the 1928 Ludwig Catalog playing a trap kit with an oil painted Moose bass drum head […]
ASI 3DME BT G2 In-Ear Monitor System: By Donn Bennett
I’m a drummer. I make music by banging on things with wooden sticks. My relationship with my instrument is purely organic. Cords, wires, buttons, and knobs make me nervous. Don’t even get me started on downloading an app. For playing live, the sound isolating earphones I first used actually provided better hearing protection than the […]
TAMA unveils a new Starclassic Walnut/Birch kit
TAMA is proud to unveil a beautiful new Starclassic Walnut/Birch kit featuring a compelling Light Charcoal finish over a Tamo Ash outer ply. This finish provides a fantastic complement to the texture of the wood grain, creating an intricate, intertwining cascade for a unique visual effect. The design is capped off with Antique Brushed Black […]
