Snaring The Killer Snare Drum Sound
BY KAREN STACKPOLE
From delicate brushwork to bombastic rim-shots, the snare drum’s wide dynamic range fills out the frequency spectrum betw... Read More...
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DAY 10 TAKE’R FOR A RIP, EH?
From the May issue of Drum | BY JARED FALK | DAY 10 of 10
Today’s Focus: Hands & Feet
Duration: 30 Minutes Practice each exercise indi... Read More...
Lesson: Brian Blade New Orleans-Inspired Groove
BY STEWART JEAN
In the video above we have a groove that’s not necessarily traditional, but more New Orleans-inspired. New Orleans drummer ... Read More...
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A 10-DAY PLAN TO BUMP UP YOUR BPMs
The Fastest Way to Get Faster: A 10-Day Plan To Bump Up Your BPMs
From the May issue of Drum | BY JARED FALK
There are plenty of ways to improve your speed and many are effective. At the end of the day, th... Read More...
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Small Is Beautiful At The SoCal Drum Show
BY PHIL HOOD
Walking into a big music convention reminds me a little of walking into Yankee Stadium. When you catch that first glimpse of t... Read More...
REVIEW: Zildjian K Sweet Series Cymbals
FROM DRUM! MAGAZINE'S APRIL 2018 ISSUE | BY AJ DONAHUE
Zildjian’s series of A Sweet rides hold a special place in many a drummer’s heart. T... Read More...
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Inside the Ever-Changing World of Boingo with Drummer Johnny ‘Vatos’ Hernandez
BY ANDY DOERSCHUK | FROM THE JULY-AUGUST 1994 ISSUE OF DRUM!Sad but true—it isn’t always the easiest thing to be in a cult band. Just a... Read More...
Pure Genius: Inside the Mind of Dennis Chambers
By Wally Schnalle | From the July-August 1994 issue of Drum!In the lobby between sets a young student of the paradiddle was overheard s... Read More...
GROOVE ANALYSIS
Groove Analysis: Royal Blood’s Ben Thatcher
From DRUM! Magazine’s September 2017 Issue | Text And Transcription By Andy Ziker | Video Lesson By Marc Carmi Smith
After a rela... Read More...
Groove Analysis: Green Day’s Tre Cool
BY ANDY ZIKER
During a Span of 26 years and 11 albums with Green Day, Tré Cool has set a high standard for punk rock drumming, exemplified ... Read More...
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In 2018 we were pleasantly surprised to bump into “Futureman” Roy Wooten on the Summer NAMM expo floor. After a fascinating but all-too-bri... Read More...
Ronald Bruner Jr.: The Road to Clarke
By John Ephland | From the Spring 2008 issue of TrapsYou can’t start much younger. Drummer Ronald Bruner Jr. can honestly state that hi... Read More...
From the Archive: In and Out of the Studio with Toto’s Jeff Porcaro
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