DW’s Slingerland Revival Will Begin With Radio King Snare Drums
BY PHIL HOOD
The announcement that Gibson had sold the Slingerland name to DW Drums caught the world by surprise last week.Don Lombardi, co-founder of DW D... Read More...
Behind the Scenes
Social Media And Your Drumming Career: It’s About Monetization
BY PHIL HOOD
When Yoyoka, an eight-year-old Japanese girl, stunned the world with her stellar drum cover of Led Zeppelin's "Good Times, Bad Times" last year sh... Read More...
6 Tips on Building Your Drumming Career with Social Media
BY PHIL HOOD
A drummer friend recently asked me if she should be promoting herself more often online. It’s a tough question because the answer is, “it depends.... Read More...
Promoting Your Drumming Career Online: ‘Press’ Means Digital, Too
BY PHIL HOOD
The theme of this series thus far has been using social media to promote your drumming career. However, your marketing efforts don't have to be ex... Read More...
Drums with Strings: Bermuda Schwartz Celebrates 39 Years as Weird Al’s Drum Guru
2019, Strings Attached Tour.Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz just completed his 39th year with Weird Al Yankovic. And, the band just finished a career-topping, 67-st... Read More...
8 Social Media Posting Rules for Drummers
By Phil Hood[Ed. Note: This is the second of two postings on social media for drummers. (Check out "Six Tips For Building Your Career On Social Media" here.... Read More...
6 Tips on Building Your Drumming Career with Social Media
By Phil HoodA drummer friend recently asked me if she should be promoting herself more often online. It’s a tough question because the answer is “it depends... Read More...
Sick Drummer Is The Home Of Extreme Metal Percussion
Nine Questions With Ian MacDonald
By Phil HoodIan MacDonald, sick in all the right ways.Ian MacDonald's passion involves interviewing drummers who are... Read More...
What Goes Into Product Reviews?: 9 Questions With Drumming Writer Rick Van Horn
BY PHIL HOOD
For 21 years the man pictured here was really the most important drumming product reviewer on the planet. As Modern Drummer’s original lab-coat-we... Read More...
Educating The World With Percussion: Nine Questions With Dr. Craig Woodson
BY PHIL HOOD
The happy, smiling man with all the kid’s percussion instruments has probably put percussion education into more classrooms around the world than ... Read More...