BY PHIL HOOD
If the modern era of boutique drum making has a father, it’s Joe Montineri. His snare drums in the ‘80s were the first exposure many had to the id... Read More
The 2019 Hit Like A Girl Contest opens for entries on March 1. This contest, which was started by drum industry marketing expert David Levine in 2011, has grown... Read More
When I walked into the Korg USA booth at the recent NAMM show in Anaheim and saw a Sakae kit I was still surprised and knew there was more to the story. ... Read More
BY PHIL HOOD
If I started listing all the people Daru Jones has played with in the last 20 years we’d be here until the internet freezes over. It’s a big list d... Read More
By Phil Hood
The New York recording scene was hopping in the '70s. There was plenty of work for TV, movies, jingles, record dates, and even the occasional porn... Read More
The winners of the 2018 Hit Like A Girl contest from China performed on the main stage at NAMM 2019. And as if performing at the largest music convention in the... Read More
BY PHIL HOOD
The Orange County Coast has been bathed in either icy winds or surprising sunshine this past week and a half; musicians are promising to reconnect... Read More
BY PHIL HOOD
Meinl is well-known for its cymbals and hand percussion in North America. In Europe, it's also known as one of the leading distributors of brands ... Read More
BY PHIL HOOD
At a trade show not long ago I found myself talking to a young drum maker about his marketing. At some point I asked him, “When you’ve got a new p... Read More
The rich history of the Zildjian company began in the early 17th century with Avedis Zildjian I, an Armenian alchemist in the city of Constantinople. But the mo... Read More
