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TAILORED TO YOUR FEEL, AND NOW IN MORE MODELS The Vic Firth catalog continues to expand so you can find your perfect pair. PureGrit and DoubleGlaze are going beyond just 5A and 5B, and are now available in three new sizes – 7A, X5A, and X5B – so you can improve your grip without changing your choice of stick. PureGrit is a raw, textured, and lacquer-free stick, ideal for drummers who prefer a natural feel. DoubleGlaze offers an extra coating of our special lacquer to deliver a uniquely tacky feel, for additional grip when you need it. TEXTURED, NATURAL GRIP UNIQUE TACKY FEEL VICFIRTH.COM ©2019 Vic Firth June 2013 Modern Drummer 1 CONTENTS Volume 43 • Number 11 CONTENTS Cover and contents photos by David Swanson 38 MARK GUILIANA The famed drummer is back in electro mode with his way forward-looking Beat Music project. Bonus Lesson: A Beat Music Style and Analysis. by Ken Micallef and Willie Rose 44 KING CRIMSON’S GAVIN HARRISON Pushing forward with the ever-evolving art-rock institution, digging in deeper as a full-f edged member of the Pineapple Thief, and forever shaping the song. by Ilya Stemkovsky 52 THE REGRETTES’ DREW THOMSEN Goodbye jazz school, and hello pop-punk heaven. by Lia Braswell ON THE COVER 26 THE RACONTEURS’ PATRICK KEELER 58 STEVE LUKATHER ON FIVE It’s been eleven years since we’ve heard Patrick Keeler JEFF PORCARO TOTO TRACKS The legendary guitarist picks his favorite driving the Raconteurs on a brand-new set of noisy, infectious, recordings featuring his late, great and hard-grooving songs. And that’s just too long. brother-in-arms. by Patrick Berkery by Billy Amendola LESSONS DEPARTMENTS 62 STRICTLY TECHNIQUE 4 AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW The Ancient European Rudimental Codex Part 1: The Final of Seven by Claus Hessler Skipping Down Memory Lane by Billy Amendola 66 ROCK ’N’ JAZZ CLINIC Hand and Foot Rolls Creative Combinations for Fills by Jost Nickel 6 READERS’ PLATFORM What’s Your Favorite Jef Porcaro Track? 68 ROCK PERSPECTIVES A New Perspective on Polyrhythms Two-over-Five Variations by Aaron Edgar 8 MUST-HAVE GEAR Peter Frampton’s Dan Wojciechowski 70 HEALTH AND SCIENCE Exercise for Drummers Part 1: Four Strength-Training Moves to Improve 10 OUT NOW Bass Drum Speed and Endurance by Brandon Green John Wicks on Fitz and the Tantrums’ All the Feels 12 ON TOUR EQUIPMENT Mike Sleath with Shawn Mendes 14 PRODUCT CLOSE-UP 80 CRITIQUE Yamaha Tour Custom and Recording WIN! Adam Deitch on Lettuce’s Elevate, Vinnie Paul’s Custom Snares A DW package worth farewell Hellyeah performance, a pair of Beatles/ Tama Dyna-Sync Bass Drum Pedals more than $12,000! Ringo books, and more. Alesis Strike MultiPad Page 24 Creative Percussion Hex Stax and Groove 82 ENCORE Dave Weckl’s Master Plan Chain-ger Bonus Lesson: Transcriptions of choice cuts. 22 IN THE STUDIO 86 IN MEMORIAM Korn’s Ray Luzier Nashville Great Jerry Carrigan 72 SPOTLIGHT 88 KIT OF THE MONTH Sugar Percussion’s Jef erson Shallenberger A Boutique Beauty 76 NEW AND NOTABLE AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW Skipping Down Memory Lane Founder Ronald Spagnardi 1943–2003 i, everyone! I hope you enjoyed your summer. Did you get out to any live shows? H President/CEO Isabel Spagnardi Play some great gigs? Make a record? Let us know what you’ve been up to, and you could be Senior Vice President Lori Spagnardi selected to be one our Spotlight Subscribers— Publisher David Frangioni our way to let you update us on your personal SolcaAlex Vice President Kevin W. Kearns accomplishments, and for you to get to know your fellow Modern Drummer family members. If Associate Publisher Tracy A. Kearns you’re interested in being included, email me at Advertising Director Bob Berenson [email protected], and be sure to put Advertising Assistant LaShanda Gibson Spotlight Subscriber in the subject line. Speaking of subscribers, this past July 7 MD reader and VIP contest winner Senior Art Director Scott G. Bienstock Bryan Shadden and his guest, Steven Roper, came out to Los Angeles with Editorial Director Adam J. Budofsky us to celebrate Ringo Starr’s Peace and Love private birthday party at Capitol Managing Editor Michael Dawson Studios. Bryan joined us in singing “Happy Birthday” and attending a meet- and-greet with Sir Richard himself. You can read all about his experience at Associate Editor Willie Rose moderndrummer.com. Editor at Large Billy Amendola Turning to this month’s issue, on page 58 we feature a piece on one of my biggest drumming inf uences, Jef Porcaro. I can vividly remember, back in the THE MD PRO PANEL/ADVISORY BOARD: Chris Adler, Kenny Aronoff, Eddie day, spending hours at my local record shop scrolling through the credits on Bayers, Gregg Bissonette, Jason Bittner, Bill Bruford, Will Calhoun, Terri Lyne the backs of albums looking for Jef , who contributed to records in such a wide Carrington, Matt Chamberlain, Jeff Davis, Peter Erskine, Daniel Glass, Benny variety of genres. I’d buy a handful of records and then rush home and play Greb, Matt Halpern, Horacio Hernandez, Gerald Heyward, Taku Hirano, Susie along to them. When the core band on most of those records with Jef formed Ibarra, Jim Keltner, Paul Leim, Peter Magadini, George Marsh, Pat Mastelotto, the band Toto, I was ecstatic; all my favorite studio musicians in one band, Allison Miller, Rod Morgenstein, Andy Newmark, Stephen Perkins, Dafnis writing, singing, and playing their own music. While Jef is no longer with us, Prieto, Rich Redmond, Brian Reitzell, Jim Riley, Antonio Sanchez, Gil Sharone, Chad Smith, Steve Smith, Todd Sucherman, Billy Ward, Kenny Toto still performs to this day, and I spoke to the legendary guitarist/songwriter Washington, Dave Weckl, Paul Wertico Steve Lukather, who co-founded the band with Jef , about his f ve favorite Toto tracks featuring the drummer. Knowing how dif cult a task that was, we’re super thankful to Luke for playing along. He even obliged when we asked him to pick CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: SUBSCRIPTIONS: Patrick Berkery, Stephen Bidwell, U.S. $29.95, Canada $33.95, f ve more Jef tracks, this time from recordings he made outside of Toto. You can David Ciauro, John Colpitts, Bob Girouard, other international $44.95 read about those at moderndrummer.com. Mike Haid, John Martinez, Ben Meyer, per year. For two-year Also in this issue, I spoke with long-time Peter Frampton drummer Dan Ken Micallef, Jeff Potter, Will Romano, subscription prices go to www. Bernie Schallehn, Ilya Stemkovsky, Robin moderndrummer.com. Wojciechowski about the gear he’s using on the guitarist’s much-publicized Tolleson, Lauren Vogel Weiss, Paul Wells. Single copies $6.99. farewell tour. Much to my surprise, Dan told me he’s using the kit owned by the late John Siomos, who played on most of Frampton’s early material, MODERN DRUMMER magazine SUBSCRIPTION CORRESPONDENCE: including the record-breaking Frampton Comes Alive! 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