Steve Gadd has enjoyed a long and fruitful career with Yamaha and has played a key role in the return of the company’s iconic Recording Custom kit. We caught up with the drumming legend to talk about his link to the Recording Custom past, present and future.
Tell us about your...
As a recording drummer that plays a variety of styles of music, there’s a process I tend to automatically go through when deciding what’s going to work best on a song I’m about to record. I have to think about what part is going to work the best as well as what sounds I’m hearing for the cymbals...
Meet Elvin. Elvin is Stanton Moore’s trusty pug dog named for legendary jazz drummer, Elvin Jones. Recently, DW were trying to think of a way to describe how incredibly lightweight their new 6000 Series Ultralight hardware is. Sure, they could just tell you it weighs in at a mere 19 pounds,...
In short… YES! As great as it is having Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, a YouTube channel, and all the rest, it doesn’t serve a great purpose of people trying to look you up on a professional level. A website is a clear, concise and easy way to direct people to somewhere about what you’re...
One of Prince’s former drummers who lives in Tampa is trying to get his rhythm back. He’s trying to beat a life-changing health scare. John Blackwell, Jr. performed with Prince for 15 years. With a sharp hat on his head and decked out in a snazzy suit Blackwell is considered a master...
Black Stone Cherry did something earlier this year that every band wishes could happen to them: put out a new album that is better than all the others they’ve done in the past. Every band strives for that goal, to put out material that keeps getting better with each record they produce. With Kentucky,...
For those who engage in physically demanding sports, like mountain climbing or a long-distance running, the phrase “mental toughness” is thrown around quite a bit. Even outside the realm of sports, the word has caught on with business gurus, personal trainers, and, yes, even musicians.
Playing...
At just over two months old, Van Howick has launched in the UK this month, bringing an eye-catching range of drumsticks to the market. Sheffield based Van Howick was created by two former studio owners who wanted to give drummers a product with ‘personality as well as quality’.
“No...
The series features the Q71 Kick Drum Microphone, Q72 Instrument Microphone and C02 Pencil Condenser Microphone. The Q71 Kick Drum Microphone features a powerful low frequency response and is voiced to capture the full essence of your kick drum. It’s equipped with a swivel-style mic stand adapter...
While the three instrumental members of Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave are currently touring as part of the rap/rock supergroup Prophets Of Rage, drummer Brad Wilk hinted in a new interview with Alternative Nation that an Audioslave reunion could happen at some point. Calling...
“We are a family. We are brothers. We love each other. I’m closer with these guys than I am with just about anybody in the world. And they are my family, and we really get along, and we really enjoy being together. You know, we tour and we’re on all these festivals where there’s...
What does it take to play drums behind the fastest-selling star of the 21stCentury? Derrick Wright has been playing live with Adele for eight years and the gig is still just as moving as ever for the drummer himself. “The first show in Belfast, we were doing ‘When We Were Young’ and I’m...
Picking up the sticks at the ripe old age of 2, Chris Coleman’s early years were dominated by the gospel leanings of his Father and Uncles who performed together in gospel ensembles. Determined to make it as a drummer, he practised relentlessly, earning himself numerous accolades and awards...
The crossing of paths between Georgia metallers Baroness and post-rock drumming journeyman Sebastian Thomson required an almightily traumatic experience to be set in motion.
Back in the summer of 2012 Baroness were touring the UK with original drummer Allen Blickle. Meanwhile, Thomson was taking...
Where does the 800-pound gorilla sleep? The same place that the virtuoso drummer plays: wherever he wants to. Good drummers are in constant demand, able to write their own tickets, and play with whomever they’d like. And there are never enough of them around.
A good drummer can find him-...
