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January 22, 2017

Zildjian Travis Barker Double Mallet

Rock drummers hit hard. It's what we do. And broken sticks are par for the course. Perhaps even more so with mallets, due to the ...

Drummers & Percussionist FS, Feature Stories

July 15, 2015

bySteve Kozlowski

A Minute With the Minneman: Drummer & Multi-instrumentalist Marco Minnemann

There are many insanely technical and talented drummers out there, making it a challenge to stand out from the pack and become one of the ...

Drummers & Percussionist FS, Feature Stories

June 5, 2015

byScott Kahn

Gavin Harrison: Cheating the Laws of Drumming Physics

In the world of technical rock/progressive/fusion drumming, the “best of the best” list is a short one, filled with names such as Peart, Portnoy, and ...

Bass Player FS, Feature Stories

June 4, 2014

byScott Kahn

Rob Giles: The Other Dude From Circa Zero

Rob Giles of The Rescues has a familiar sounding voice, presumably because if you watch popular, prime time, network television shows, there’s a fair chance ...

Drummers & Percussionist FS, Feature Stories

June 11, 2012

byChris Golinski

You Can’t Do That on Drums Anymore. An interview with Chad Wackerman

Chad Wackerman is truly in a league of his own. In a world of monster drummers where chops, licks, and competitive virtuosity have taken center ...

Drummers & Percussionist FS, Feature Stories

August 10, 2011

byScott Kahn

Nick D'Virgilio: Spock and Cirqumstance

Photo: Erick Anderson Nick D’Virgilio is one of those guys with a fantastic list of credits but who isn’t quite a household name. If progressive ...

November 14, 2007

byScott Kahn

Drum Recording 101: A Primer

At some point in your musical life, you’ll want to record drums for yourself and have them sound good, whether for rough demos or full-blown ...

Drummers & Percussionist FS, Feature Stories

July 11, 2007

byEric Sands

Gavin Harrison: Rhythmic Illusionist

As the drummer for Porcupine Tree since their 2001 release, In Absentia, Gavin Harrison exploded onto the drum scene with his intricate fills, solid groove, ...

Drummers & Percussionist FS, Feature Stories

July 11, 2007

byJason Gianni

Steve Smith Drums Up Some Vital Information

It is 11:00am on a Tuesday morning at New York City’s famed Drummer’s Collective school of music (a.k.a The Collective). Fortunately, the school is on ...