Mike Mangini Archives - DRUM! Magazine

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

Mike Mangini: ‘5 Things I‘m Doing Wrong’

FROM THE FALL 2019 ISSUE OF DRUM! You might think that Mike Mangini, Dream Theater’s acclaimed drumming virtuoso and a former faculty member at Berklee College... Read More

10 Drumming Educators Share Their #1 Piece Of Advice For Students

From the February 2017 issue of DRUM! | By David E. Libman Some drummers brag about being self-taught, even though many should consider lessons.... Read More

More Rockin’ Apps For Drummers

Originally published in the January 2016 issue of Drum magazine. BY JAKE WOOD Six years ago the app market was a young tech toddler, clumsily stumbling ar... Read More

Mike Mangini Writes His Own Rules

BY ANDREW NUSCA Mike Mangini is perpetually hungry, though you wouldn’t be able to tell at first glance. His cascade of ebony hair, which falls past his should... Read More

How I Got The Gig Mike Mangini

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZAGPI0aaHU&ab_channel=FikriIkhtiyaarullah After enduring a six-month-long gag order, Mike Mangini has finally come cl... Read More

Mike Mangini’s Drum Kit

BY ANDY DOERSCHUK Mike Mangini took a page out of Billy Cobham’s drum setup strategy by designing a symmetrical kit in which the left side looks remarkably lik... Read More