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KAT percussion employees Greg Irwin, Bill Katoski, Maria Katoski and Mario DeCiutiis with a drumKAT MIDI percussion multipad in 1987

A Brief History of KAT Percussion

KAT Percussion's innovations pushed the boundaries of MIDI percussion instruments, starting in the mid 1980's and continuing through today.... Read More

#WCW: Lauren Brown, the Tap-Dancing Drummer from KOLARS

Lauren Brown is a Boston gal, who has been tap-dancing since she was around six. She always loved it, beginning as a 42nd Street fan, then morphing into a Savio... Read More

Sheila E: Drawing Inspiration from the Chaos of Current Events

BY ERIC EVERETT | FROM THE SUMMER 2019 ISSUE OF DRUM! She’s been an integral part of superstar bands, forged her own path as a successful solo artist and songw... Read More

Aaron Draper Brings Acoustic Soul And Electric Vibe On Tour With Rihanna, Eminem, And Adele

BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF DRUM! Aaron Draper’s career started at light speed just out of high school and hasn’t slowed down. Now, at a... Read More

#WCW: Van Morrison’s Touring Percussionist Teena Lyle

Teena Lyle recently embarked on her third tour with blues, jazz, and soul veteran Van Morrison, (this time on an East Coast US tour) who recently released his 3... Read More

#WCW: Meet Afro-Caribbean Bomba Percussionist Amarilys Rios

Amarilys Rios is a percussionist and dancer from Puerto Rico who specializes in Bomba, a dynamic Afro-Puerto Rican tradition in which dancers challenge the drum... Read More

Tabla Demystified: Get Started With The World’s Most Expressive Drum

BY DAVID YOVINO | FROM THE FALL 2018 ISSUE OF DRUM! You don’t need to be a tabla master or have access to Abbey Road Studios to appreciate what has been cal... Read More

#WCW Carolyn Brandy on How Women Are Taking Back the Drum

Carolyn Brandy is one of the fore-mothers of the women's drumming movement. She's a hand percussionist who has played and studied Afro-Cuban and Caribbean drumm... Read More

Jake Wood Hamilton hand drum Juli Williams Drum magazine percussion

Jake Wood: In the Pit with ‘Hamilton’

BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE | FROM THE SUMMER 2018 ISSUE OF DRUM! Hamilton premiered in 2015 and quickly made its way to Broadway. In 2016, it was nominated for a recor... Read More

#WCW: Fogo Azul NYC Is The All-Female Drumming Group Taking New York By Storm

Fogo Azul NYC is the brain-child of Stacy Kovacs, and is an all-female drumline, marching band, samba band, Brazilian band, and much more. Kovacs was formerly t... Read More