Modern Drummer Issue 283

164 Pages·2003·15.2 MB·English

Contents
Contents
Volume 27, Number 6
MD’s 2003 Product Extravaganza
It’s that time of year again: new product season!
Feast your eyes, fellow drummers, because
the makers of all the things we hit
have been working extra hard.
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Wherever his drums take him—Amen, Ugly Kid Joe, Black
Sabbath, Glassjaw, and now Godsmack—Shannon Larkin brings a Brian Stephens
menacing, thunderous ability to ROCK.
by David John Farinella drummer/educator/producer/writer
Russell Batiste
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of The Funky Meters
Matt Wilson
Ian Froman
He’s been one of thejazz drummers to watch these past few years, of Metalwood
enlivening shows and recordings by Dewey Redman, Lee Konitz, and
Cecil McBee, and releasing his own terrific albums. In every situation, Terry Chambers
a Matt swings, supports—and surprises.
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Playback 118
Magma’s 128
Mick Fleetwood
Christian Vander
The Mac is back, with the first new
Buckingham/Nicks album in fifteen years, and
Prog fans are usually familiar with Yes, Genesis, ELP, and King a world tour ahead. Mick Fleetwood provides
Crimson. But there have been numerous other bands exploring the a first-hand report on the band’s groundbreak-
outer reaches of rock since the late ’60s. Magma is among the ing, 35-year career.
most fascinating; a short chat with monster drummer Christian by Adam Budofsky
Vander should make that clear.
by Morgan Ägren In Memoriam 151
WIN! WIN! WIN! 110 Mongo Santamaria
We say goodbye to one of the most important
Win Marco Minnemann’s Drum And Cymbal Setup figures in Latin music history. It’s no coinci-
From DW And Meinl, Along With Sticks, Heads, dence he was a world-class percussionist.
And Videos From Pro-Mark, Evans, And Warner Bros.!
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Win A Drum Lesson From Sum 41’s Stevo32!
Education
86 ROCK ’N’ JAZZ CLINIC 94 ROCK PERSPECTIVES 104 HEALTH & SCIENCE
Ghost Notes: How’d They Do That? The Ergonomics Of Drumming
Adding Depth To Your Groove Part 1: Solving Rock’s Most Puzzling by Steve Holland
by Ken Vogel Drum Licks
by Ed Breckenfeld 108 TEACHERS’ FORUM
88 STRICTLY TECHNIQUE Teaching The Younger Student
Getting Creative With Reed’s 98 OFF THE RECORD by David Miele
Syncopation Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins:
Part 1: Jazz Variations One By One 112 ELECTRONIC INSIGHTS
by “Tiger” Bill Meligari by Ed Breckenfeld Using Samples And Loops:
Live Applications Made Easy
90 JAZZDRUMMERS’ WORKSHOP 100 THE JOBBING DRUMMER by Dan Garvin
Odd Times In-Ear Monitoring
Part 1: Playing Outside The Box Part 1: Considering The Advantages
by John Riley by Mark Parsons
Page 98
Departments
Page 140
8 AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW 126 MD’S 2003 CONSUMERS 152 SPECIALTY PRODUCTS
The Kid In The Candy Store POLL BALLOT SHOWCASE
by Adam Budofsky
140 CRITIQUE 156 DRUM MARKET
10 READERS’ PLATFORM Including Vintage Showcase
14 IT’S QUESTIONABLE 146 BACKBEATS 160 DRUMKIT OF THE MONTH
Sabian’s Drums Along NAMM,
Yamaha Groove Night, and more
18 ASK A PRO
Mike Portnoy, Gregg Bissonette,
Ralph Humphrey, and Dave Weckl Page 160
124 On The Move

AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW
Volume 27, Number 6
The World’s Most Widely Read Drum Magazine
EDITOR/PUBLISHER RONALDSPAGNARDI
CHIEFFINANCIALOFFICER ISABELSPAGNARDI
ASSOCIATEPUBLISHER TRACYA. KEARNS
SENIOREDITOR RICKVANHORN
EDITORIALDIRECTOR WILLIAMF. MILLER
MANAGINGEDITOR ADAMJ. BUDOFSKY
The Kid In The Candy Store EDITORIALASSISTANT SUZANNEHURRING
SENIORARTDIRECTOR SCOTTG. BIENSTOCK
ASSISTANTARTDIRECTOR MICHELEM.NEWHOUSE
ASSISTANTARTDIRECTOR JOSEPHKING
As I sit writing this month’s editorial, I’m less than a day away from my ADVERTISINGDIRECTOR BOBBERENSON
ADVERTISINGASSISTANT JOANC. STICKEL
fortieth birthday. As cliché as it sounds, as we approach this point in EDITOR/ADVERTISINGASSOCIATE BILLYAMENDOLA
our lives, we do tend to reflect—you know, size ourselves up in terms of WEBSITEDIRECTOR KEVINW. KEARNS
OFFICEASSISTANT ROSLYNMADIA
accomplishments, relationships, tastes…belt size. OFFICEASSISTANT ROSEMARYBLAHA
In all honestly, I’m doing alright. I still behave badly with my buddies
once every couple of weeks. Still spend a lot of money on new CDs. Still
MODERN DRUMMER ADVISORY BOARD:Henry Adler,
play out and record with my band. Still drive too fast. My politics are still
Kenny Aronoff, Eddie Bayers, Louie Bellson, Bill Bruford, Harry
left of center. My belt size is still the same…or…close. Cangany, Jim Chapin, Dennis DeLucia, Les DeMerle, Len
DiMuzio, Charlie Donnelly, Peter Erskine, Vic Firth, Bob Gatzen,
Drumming has certainly had something to do with all this. Other instru- Danny Gottlieb, Sonny Igoe, Jim Keltner, Paul Leim, Peter
Magadini, George Marsh, Joe Morello, Rod Morgenstein, Andy
ments, you perform on. The drums? You PLAY the drums. I mean, how Newmark, Neil Peart, Ed Shaughnessy, Steve Smith, Ed
many stories have you read in MDwhere the interviewee says something Thigpen, Billy Ward, Dave Weckl, Paul Wertico.
like, “My parents always knew I was going to be a drummer, because I CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Michael Bettine, Robyn Flans,
Burt Korall, Rick Mattingly, Ken Micallef, Mark Parsons, Mike
was banging on pots and pans before I learned to talk.” Our attraction to Haid, Robin Tolleson, Lauren Vogel Weiss, T. Bruce Wittet.
the drums is all about “playing”—making noise, improvising, creating a
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