VOLUME 14, NUMBER 9 BUDGIE FEATURES Siouxsie & the Banshees drummer Budgie had a field day with the band's latest spin-off project, the Creatures' Boomerang album. In this interview, Budgie explains how WlNARD one drummer and one singer can create a strong pop record based HARPER on rhythms from the drumset, marimbas, and other tools of percussion. Who says bop is dead? Winard •by Adam Budofsky Harper has all but proven other- 28 DAVE wise, as his band, the Harper Brothers, has risen to the top of the jazz charts with their unique WECKL take on contemporary bop. Here Winard discusses his love for the When one of the top drummers form, plus his work with Betty PRODUCERS on the planet has his first solo Carter, Carmen McRae, album out, and is touring behind Abdullah Ibrahim, and ON DRUMMERS Chick Corea's hottest record in other jazz greats. years, you can bet he's got a few •by Bill Milkowski 24 What do today's top producers things to talk about. In this inter- expect from drummers in the stu- view, Weckl certainly does dis- dio? In this exclusive feature, MD cuss the above, plus a few of the posed this and other important other situations he's questions to four of the music encountered since the business's most-respected produc- last time we chatted, ers: heavy metal's Tom Werman, • by Rick Mattingly 18 pop music maven Russ Titelman, country music's Josh Leo, and jazz expert Jeff Weber. •by Robyn Flans 32 MD TRIVIA CONTEST Win a complete Yamaha Power recording Custom drumkit! 124 Cover Photo: Lissa Wales COLUMNS Education 42 ELECTRONIC INSIGHTS Understanding Sound Systems: Part 4 68 BASICS In The Practice Room BY SPIROS A. PSARRIS BY GARY LEONE Departments 44 ROCK 'N' JAZZ CLINIC 72 HEALTH AND Applying Cross SCIENCE 4 EDITOR'S News Rhythms To The Dealing With Carpal OVERVIEW Drumset: Part 1 Tunnel Syndrome BY ROD MORGENSTEIN BY SUSAN ALEXANDER 6 READERS' 8 UPDATE PLATFORM Kevin Cloud, Clayton 46 CONCEPTS Cameron, the The's How Much Should Equipment Dave Palmer, Zoro, You Practice? 12 ASK A PRO plus News BY ROY BURNS 14 IT'S 120 INDUSTRY 39 PRODUCT QUESTIONABLE 48 ROCK CLOSE-UP HAPPENINGS PERSPECTIVES Brady Drumkit And Hitting Hard: Part 1 Snares 71 DRUMLINE BY KENNY ARONOFF BY RICK VAN HORN 78 CRITIQUE Profiles 56 MASTER CLASS 41 Pearl Quarter Toms Portraits In Rhythm: BY RICK VAN HORN 132 DRUM MARKET Etude #23 52 UP & COMING BY ANTHONY J. CIRONE 76 FROM THE PAST 136 PHOTO GALLERY John Wackerman The Evolution Of The John Bonham BY ROBYN FLANS 59 STRICTLY Hi-hat BY RICHARD CREAMER TECHNIQUE BY CHET FALZERANO Rhythmic Rudimental 64 ENCORE Ginger Baker: Progressions: Part 4 126 NEW AND Disraeli Gears BY JOE MORELLO NOTABLE BY ROBERT SANTELLI 60 ROCK CHARTS 74 A DIFFERENT John Bonham: "The Ocean" VIEW TRANSCRIBED BY Gary Burton WILLIAM F. MILLER BY RICK MATTINGLY EDITOR/PUBLISHER Ronald Spagnardi ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Isabel Spagnardi MANAGING EDITOR Rick Van Horn FEATURES EDITOR William F. Miller A New Look ASSOCIATE EDITOR Adam Budofsky CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Rick Mattingly EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Karen Walsh ART DIRECTOR Scott G. Bienstock If you've noticed something about this issue of Modern Drummer that looks different from previous ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER Tracy A. Kearns months—it's not your imagination. We've actually ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Joan C. Stickel undergone what's known as a graphic redesign. As many of you know, we've maintained the same ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Bob Berenson basic look for several years now. Sure, we've made SALES AND MARKETING Crystal W Van Horn subtle changes here and there over the years to keep DIRECTOR Photo by Lori Spagnardi the magazine fresh. However, this is the first time MAIL ROOM SUPERVISOR Leo Spagnardi we've made any type of major design change since we began publishing in 1977. And though we never felt there was anything CONSULTANT TO THE Arnold E. Abramson inherently wrong with our old look—nor did we ever hear any PUBLISHER complaints about it—we did feel it was time for a face-lift. One of the first things you'll probably note is our somewhat MODERN DRUMMER ADVISORY BOARD Henry Adler, Kenny larger logo. 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READERS' PLATFORM Terry Bozzio that lead them through their weekly principally from other musicians with I am very excited about the lessons. Congratulations to EPPI award whom I work—notably guitarists. articles/editorials and product reviews in winners Carlson, Duff, and Gaber I hope to see more input not only from the June '90 issue! This is the best coverage [Industry Happenings, June '90 MD] for the drummers, but from those who most yet (in many months). Please keep up the recognition they so richly deserve. strongly affect and are affected by great work you have started with this issue! John Atkinson drummers, including other musicians, David Harris Manhattan Beach CA bandleaders, sound techs, booking agents, Kansas City MO record producers, and—perhaps most importantly—audience members. Keep up Can you tell me where I can get a Terry the wonderful work! Bozzio nose fob? I have a problem: my nose Correction From Max Jerry Griffin falls off when I solo, and this would The Update entry in the June issue, by Oklahoma City OK certainly be the answer to my predicament. Robert Chancellor, referred to me as the Dr. Lamar DuBois "ex-drummer of the E Street Band." This Denton TX is not accurate, as the E Street Band has not broken up. Also, although it is true that Hearing Problems I am studying law, I do not recall ever saying I'm 21 years old and have been playing the or implying to Mr. Chancellor that I was drums for seven years. Through this time, Mel Lewis giving up performing. I'd like to take this I've been a regular reader of MD.