Modern Drummer is a monthly publication targeting the interests of drummers and percussionists. The magazine features interviews, equipment reviews, columns offering advice on technique, and information for the general public. Modern Drummer is also available on the internet. The publication is based in Boca Raton, Florida.
First published in 1977, today the print version of Modern Drummer is available in 67 countries. The monthly digital edition, enhanced with music and videos corresponding to the current issue's contents, is available on the internet. An electronic newsletter featuring unique editorial, MD Wire, is also published monthly. A corresponding website is used to supplement the magazine with blogs and other items which cannot be provided in the paper format, such as audio-video presentations.
In 1993, Modern Drummer Publications introduced a bimonthly drum dealer-oriented magazine called Drum Business, and for more than 20 years its book division has released works by drum educators. In 2006 the company published its first hardcover book on the history of drumming, entitled The Drummer: 100 Years Of Rhythmic Power And Invention. Since 1987 it has also produced the Modern Drummer Festival.
ModernDrummer is a monthly publication targeting the interests of drummers and percussionists. The magazine features interviews, equipment reviews, columns...
in an interview with ModernDrummer that he "was raised on that stuff as much as rock and metal." He was influenced by drummers Vinnie Paul, Mike Portnoy...
into the ModernDrummer Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2016, Mitchell was ranked number 8 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of All...
force in defining the standard band-drummer's kit. ModernDrummer magazine regards Krupa as "the founding father of modern drumset playing". Upon his death...
awards for his musical performances, including an induction into the ModernDrummer Readers Poll Hall of Fame in 1983 at the age of thirty, making him the...
(31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) was an English musician who was the drummer of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Noted for his speed, power, fast single-footed...
October 2019) was an English drummer. His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the reputation of "rock's first superstar drummer", for a style that melded...
the sound of Jeff Porcaro." He was posthumously inducted into the ModernDrummer Hall of Fame in 1993. Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro was born on April 1, 1954...
Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021) was an English musician who was the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021. Originally trained...
Known for his technical skill as a drummer in Dream Theater, Portnoy has won 31 awards from the ModernDrummer magazine. He is the second youngest person...
by music publications with induction into the ModernDrummer Hall of Fame in 2012, and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013. Philip David Charles Collins...
Fame as a member of the Police in 2003, the ModernDrummer Hall of Fame in 2005, and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013. Copeland was born in Alexandria...
prestigious ModernDrummer Festival. He also appeared on the cover of the October 2008 issue of ModernDrummer magazine, and in 2009 ModernDrummer Magazine...
into the ModernDrummer Hall of Fame in 1982, becoming the second rock drummer to be chosen, and in 2011 he was voted the second-greatest drummer in history...
(born May 10, 1961) is an American musician and songwriter who is the drummer for the progressive metal band Tool. He has also contributed to albums...
1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born...
(born May 9, 1959) is an American jazz fusion and funk drummer. He was inducted into the ModernDrummer Hall of Fame in 2001. Chambers was born on May 9, 1959...
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