Watch: ‘Futureman’ Roy Wooten Bass Drum Solo
In 2018 we were pleasantly surprised to bump into “Futureman” Roy Wooten on the Summer NAMM expo floor. After a fascinating but all-too-brief conversation abou... Read More...
Features
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 his life with sticks (... Read More...
From the Archive: In and Out of the Studio with Toto’s Jeff Porcaro
From the November/December 1991 issue of Drum! magazineIt's 2 P.M. in North Hollywood, California. As the summer sun turns streets into asphalt skillets, r... Read More...
Behind the Scenes with Nashville-based Drumstick & Mallet Makers Innovative Percussion
By Nicolas GrizzleBefore the pandemic took hold, we had a chance to sit down with Chris Long, vice-president of operations at Nashville-based drumstick an... Read More...
Extreme Sports Drumming: Mangini, Donati, Morgenstein Weigh in on the Quest for Speed
By Andy Doerschuk
Cars don’t drive fast enough. Supermarket express lines crawl at a snail’s pace. We wither while waiting for modems to download and fax machin... Read More...
Exclusive Premiere: Chris Hornbrook Drum Playthrough of Greg Puciato’s (Dillinger Escape Plan) Heavy New Single, ‘Do You Need Me To Remind You’
By Nicolas Grizzle
Greg Puciato (Dillinger Escape Plan, Killer Be Killed), one of the most intense voices in metal, is releasing a solo album. Drum! has an exc... Read More...
22 Essential Soul Beats For Drummers
By Billy Lee Lewis
Take a moment to consider the names we use to identify various typer of popular music, such as “swing,” “speed metal,” “Afro-Cuban,” and “co... Read More...
Drummer’s Resource Host Nick Ruffini on Starting, Maintaining, and Learning From His Popular Podcast
BY AJ DONAHUE | FROM THE JUNE 2016 ISSUE OF DRUM!
Nick Ruffini is a doer, and he wants you to be a doer too. He’s spent time as a touring drummer, a restaurateur... Read More...
The Genius Of Jeff Porcaro’s Drum Parts For Toto’s ‘Rosanna’
BY DANIEL GLASS
I’ve decided to celebrate my 50th “Moment In History” column by focusing on Jeff Porcaro, a drummer who left us 25 years ago, but is still rega... Read More...
Dropping the Beat: When Kenny Aronoff Got Fired by John Mellencamp but Earned Back the Job
BY JAKE WOOD
Kenny Aronoff is about as successful as a freelance drummer can get. With credits that read like a top-40 list, Aronoff has cemented himself as a ... Read More...