Box Cajon Seat Cushion
Let’s face it, sitting on a wooden box and hitting it isn’t a particularly comfortable past time. See it’s great to see that Pearl have offered cajon players some relief.
Pearl Percussion introduces the new Box Cajon Seat Cushion, providing additional...
We don’t normally think of the music business as a source of entrepreneurial insight, but we should. The best bands have longevity, a depth of customer loyalty, and an enviable level of profitability. And what they know—about marketing, partnerships, the power of bartering, and overcoming obstacles—isn’t...
Top10 Selling Drum DVDs in Europe for Feb 2013
Want to know what your next drum DVD purchase should be? Here is a list of the top ten selling DVDs in Europe for Feb 2013. Why not choose one and see what the fuss is about!
1 JoJo Mayer – Secret Weapons for the Modern Drummer
2...
A new poster has been released for the biopic of CBGB club founder, Hilly Kristal, featuring Foo Fighters’ very own Taylor Hawkins. The band’s drummer plays Iggy Pop in the movie, scheduled to come out this year.
According to Rolling Stone, the movie recounts the tale of how Kristal...
TAMA John Dolmayan Signature Snare.
System Of A Down’s drummer John Dolmayan has teamed up with Tama drums to create a signature snare drum.
John Dolmayan says, “After several years of discussions and development with TAMA, i’m very proud to unveil my signature snare...
One of the more surprising trends in drumming is the sheer number of famous drummers testifying before Congress to lobby for arts funding. First it was Chad Smith who last month appealed to U.S. Senators to support music education in schools. And today former Guns ’N Roses/Velvet Revolver drummer...
Pearl Percussion Elite Concert Woodblocks
Belfeld, NED – New for 2012, Pearl Percussion has redesigned their Elite Concert Woodblocks, providing a clearer tone, resonance, and attack to your concert percussion collection. Available in a low, medium, and high pitch, the Elite Concert Woodblocks...
It must have taken a lot of guts for Max Duhamel to publicly admit why he has decided to take a break from Kataklysm after serving 21 years in the Canadian death metal band.
Today Duhamel released the following statement: “It is with an a extremely heavy heart that I announce today that I...
Cobra Jr. was developed with the same design concept as the Iron Cobra, offering high performance at an affordable price. Now the Cobra Jr. has gotten even better. The new flat surface of the footboard offers enhanced control for slide technique, and the re-designed Power Glide cam shape allows for...
The “40 Years of Spectrum” live-streaming event takes place March 16 at 9 am Pacific Standard Time and will be moderated by Modern Drummer managing editor, Michael Dawson. The event will feature Billy Cobham at the kit talking about the making of Spectrum and demonstrating many of the techniques...
Drummer Harry Judd from the British boy band McFly has been diagnosed with a minor heart condition which he said he developed through training for this month’s London Marathon.
Judd, 27, told fans via Twitter that he had “acquired an ectopic heart beat through excessive exercise”...
Dave Grohl has revealed that his favorite David Bowie album is … drum roll, please: Let’s Dance. As reported by NME.com, the Foo Fighters frontman told BBC6 Music the 1983 Bowie album is especially conducive to “air drumming.”
“People will think I’m crazy for...
The Living Colour and advocate of world Rhythms, Will Cahoun, buried his drums as a sound experiment.
The result is a brass snare drum which is currently being developed.
This signature snare will be called the Nomad. It is a 13” x 6” brass drum. He was inspired after he buried...
Are you ready for Silverfox Percussion’s Ridiculous Stick Tricks contest? Whether you’re playing a custom kit at Madison Square Garden or a gourd on the streets of Ghana, Silverfox wants everybody who’s anybody to show what they’ve got in the stick trick department.
With...
The drumming world has lost one of its giants as March 28 marked the passing of Robert Zildjian, founder of iconic Sabian Cymbal Company. After years of fighting cancer, Zildjian ultimately lost his battle with the disease, leaving behind his wife, three children and eight grandchildren.
“It...
