Modern Drummer Issue 408

2013·15.9 MB·English

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CONTENTS
Cover and contents
Volume 37, Number 11 photos by Alex Solca
EDUCATION
54 Off the Record Ilan Rubin
On the Cover Choice Cuts From Paramore and Exhibit A by Ken Micallef
Ray Luzier 58 Strictly Technique
42 Chops Builders Hemiolas, Part 2 by Bill Bachman
by Mike Haid
60 In the Pocket
The “new” guy? Not so much. In fact, Korn has enjoyed the talents of Funk Drumming Training Camp
this supremely hard-working shredster for six years now, and before Part 5: Paradiddle-Based Grooves by Mike Adamo
that, David Lee Roth tapped his talents for eight. One thing’s for sure:
Luzier’s passion behind the drums is as intense today as it’s ever been. 64 Rock Perspectives
Double Bass Workout
Part 4: Advanced Grooves by Todd Vinciguerra
12 Update
66 Jazz Drummer’s Workshop
Sebadoh’s Bob D’Amico • Sigur Rós’s Orri Páll Dýrason Approaching Standards A Framework for Musical
Practice, Part 2: Melody and Form by Steve Fidyk
28 Woodshed 72 In the Studio
Dylan Wissing by Joe Gorelick Seeing Sounds Part 5: Specialty Mics by Donny Gruendler
At his own Triple Colossal Studios, this New Jersey–based drummer
has cranked out tracks for top R&B and pop stars, including Alicia
EQUIPMENT
Keys, Drake, and Kanye West. Here, we get a tour of his space and
walk through a typical recording session.
18 Product Close-Up
• Mapex Saturn IV MH Exotic Drumset and Nomad Snare
30 EncoreThe Power Station by Ken Micallef • Paiste Signature Precision Cymbals
An unlikely 1985 alliance between a veteran rock crooner, an • Spaun Tamo Ash Drumset
iconic new-wave band, and an R&B drummer par excellence • Gibraltar Lightning Rod Telescoping
resulted in one of the heaviest, funkiest albums of the decade. Single-Braced Hi-Hat Stand
• Swan Percussion Black Swan
• Canopus 8x14 Zelkova Snare Drum
32 Get Good: Backing Soloists
by Robin Tolleson 25 Electronic Review
Gorilla Ears GX-3B Monitors
MD Pro Panelists Kenny Washington and Dafnis Prieto help
make one of our toughest drumming challenges a little easier.
26 Gearing Up Pink’s Mark Schulman
34 Steven Drozd 84 New and Notable
Kliph Scurlock
and by Adam Budofsky
DEPARTMENTS
The Flaming Lips have always gone about things a bit diff erently
from everyone else. This month, the group’s dynamic drumming duo
shed light on the making of their latest artistic triumph, The Terror. 8 An Editor’s Overview
Live the Dream! by Billy Amendola
76 First Person 10 Readers’ Platform
Deep listening makes for deep drumming—at least that’s 14 Ask a Pro Kenny Aronoff , Alan White
the argument that drummer and Meinl USA artist relations
manager Chris Brewer makes here. Listen up, iTunes junkies!
16 It’s Questionable
Mind Matters: Emotional Problems, or Just Quirky?
78 Portraits
David Langlois by Michael Parillo 88 Showcase Featuring Drum Market
Unless you’re already familiar with this fascinating player,
you’ve probably never seen—and defi nitely not heard— 96 Critique Taking the Reins
the unique percussive world he’s created for himself.
Stratospheric rhythms from the salt of the earth. 100 Inside Methods Aquiles Priester
92 What Do You Know About...? 102 Backbeats Muscle Shoals Documentary
Frank De Vito by Jeff Potter 104 Kit of the Month A Journey to Remember
“The late ’50s into the ’60s was a golden era—I wasn’t ‘number one,’ but
I worked a lot.” The combination of realism and work ethic that the L.A. WINWill Calhoun’s$5900
studio vet convey s with that statement is just the type of attitude that drumset, ,
has kept him employed for more than half a century. valued at
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AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW
Live the Dream! Founder MODERN DRUMMER ADVISORY BOARD:
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It feels like such a short time ago that Publisher/CEO Keltner, Paul Leim, Peter Magadini, George
Isabel Spagnardi Marsh, Rod Morgenstein, Andy Newmark,
I was wishing MD readers a happy Neil Peart, Steve Smith, Billy Ward,
summer, and here we are already at the Dave Weckl, Paul Wertico.
Senior Vice President
beginning of autumn. Time fl ies when Lori Spagnardi CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:
you’re having fun! Patrick Berkery, David Ciauro, John Emrich,
Mike Haid, Dr. Asif Khan, Rick Mattingly, Ken
I hope you had the chance to get out Vice President
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and see a few live shows this summer; Kevin W. Kearns Potter, Will Romano, Bernie Schallehn, Ilya
there were certainly some great acts on Stemkovsky, Stephen Styles, Robin Tolleson,
tour. Look for our Facebook post “What Associate Publisher Lauren Vogel Weiss, Paul Wells.
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