How to play the drums – Ultimate Guide

Drums are an important part of every type of music. They are the heartbeat, keeping time for the rest of the instruments to follow along. Learning how to play ... Read More

Six Keys To Drum Tuning

By Mike Fasano, as told to Andy Doerschuk Mike Fasano is one of the few industry pros that can work both sides of the drumming business with equal aplomb. A... Read More

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 as Johnny Vatos Herna... Read More

How to Play the Trickiest Classic Drum Intros ever Recorded

BY BRAD SCHLUETER It’s happened to all of us. A song comes on the radio, and you tap your foot along with the music and the drum intro. A few beats later, you s... 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

How to Increase Double Bass Drum Speed with Heel-Toe Technique

BY "TIGER" BILL MELIGARI We’ve worked on footwork combinations for single bass and double bass before, and now we’ll add a technique that I use to easily play ... Read More

Lesson: Accented Triplets with Multiple Rebounds (Part 1)

BY 'TIGER' BILL MELIGARI I originally developed these accented triplet drills to improve my own accenting skills combined with multiple rebounds including sing... Read More

Lesson: Jazzin’ Up ‘Stick Control’ With 4-Way Coordination (Part 2)

BY "TIGER" BILL MELIGARI In the last lesson we applied 4-way coordination to the first eight exercises from the book Stick Control by George Lawrence Stone. Th... Read More

Review: INDe RESoArmor Drum Set

BY BRAD SCHLUETER | FROM THE SUMMER 2019 ISSUE OF DRUM! INDe Drum Lab’s latest innovation is its RESoArmor finish. It looks like a high-end lacquer or psychedel... Read More

2 Custom Drum Companies Expand Production Facilities

BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE Two custom drum companies have moved into new production facilities with increased capacity this summer. SJC opened in its larger production... Read More