Features DAVE ABBRUZZESE With nary a note on Pearl Jam's breakthrough album, Ten, Dave Abbruzzese flew to the top of MD's 1993 Readers Poll in the Up & Coming category. Now the brand-new Five Against One is out, and Dave's really laying down his mark. • Matt Peiken 20 TONY REEDUS Can today's jazz drummer find happiness on both sides of the avant-garde/straight-ahead coin? Well, Tony Reedus has, making him one of the most sought-after skinsmen around. • Ken Micallef 26 ZILDJIAN AT 370 Zildjian certainly should be proud of their long history: Their cymbal design innovations often coincided with the major artistic leaps of our drumset masters. Since the company is celebrating their deep roots in a big way this year, we thought it a good time to check in. • Rick Van Horn 30 Volume 17, Number 12 Cover Photo By Lance Mercer EDUCATION NEWS EQUIPMENT 48 OFF THE 8 UPDATE RECORD Billy Cobham, Mike Portnoy Toss Panos, Lance Huff of David & the Giants, and the Bulletboys' 52 STRICTLY Jim D'Anda, plus News TECHNIQUE The Hi-Hat 138 INDUSTRY BY JOE MORELLO HAPPENINGS 62 DRIVER'S SEAT Big Bands & Bass Drums DEPARTMENTS BY CHARLIE PERRY 4 EDITOR'S 36 PRODUCT OVERVIEW 66 LATIN CLOSE-UP SYMPOSIUM Pearl Masters Maguinho's 6 READERS' Custom Drumkit BY RICK VAN HORN Brazilian Rhythms PLATFORM BY PETE MAGADINI 39 Rhythm Tech 12 ASK A PRO indexTension Drum 94 SHOW Tuners BY ADAM BUDOFSKY DRUMMERS' 16 IT'S SEMINAR QUESTIONABLE Pete Engelhart Crashers Trials & Tribulations BY ADAM BUDOFSKY Of A New York 50 DRUMLINE Show Drummer 40 LP Gajate Bracket BY LARRY CALLAHAN BY ADAM BUDOFSKY 102 CRITIQUE Taw Duplicate X 98 THE JOBBING Products NDEX DRUMMER 126 1993 I BY RICK VAN HORN The Clubdate Business UPDATE BY PETER J. TENEROWICZ 44 NEW AND 140 DRUM MARKET NOTABLE 106 TEACHERS' FORUM 143 DRUMKIT OF 54 COLLECTORS' How To Practice THE MONTH BY GARY WILLIAMS CORNER Radio King PROFILES Endorser Model 116 ROCK 'N' BY HARRY CANGANY JAZZ CLINIC 68 UP & COMING Soloing Over Ostinatos Rodney Holmes BY ROD MORGENSTEIN BY BILL MILKOWSKI 118 ROCK CHARTS 96 PERCUSSION Gregg Bissonette: ODAY "Friends" T Michael "Kalani" Bruno TRANSCRIBED BY BY DAVE BLACK FRANK YOUNG Editor/Publisher Ronald Spagnardi The Best Of Concepts Associate Publisher Isabel Spagnardi Managing Editor Rick Van Horn Features Editor William F. Miller Associate Editor Adam J. Budofsky Editorial Assistant Justin J. Cordes Early in 1980, I received a phone call from drum- Art Director Scott G. Bienstock mer/author Roy Burns. Roy called to tell me that he Art Assistant Lori Spagnardi had a few ideas for some articles for the magazine. Administrative Manager Tracy A. Kearns The articles would be conceptual in nature, practical, Bob Berenson informative, and of importance to all drummers. I Advertising Director was immediately receptive to the proposal, and sug- Advertising Assistant Joan C. Stickel gested we create a new department called Concepts. We both assumed Marketing And Susanne Losquadro it might run for a year or so. However, it was the beginning of a rela- Public Relations tionship between Roy and MD that would continue uninterrupted for the next twelve years. MODERN DRUMMER ADVISORY BOARD: Henry Adler, Kenny Roy's background as a player and teacher was certainly credible. He Aronoff, Louie Bellson, Bill Bruford, Jim Chapin, Alan Dawson, Dennis had worked with bands led by Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, and DeLucia, Les DeMerle, Len DiMuzio, Charlie Donnelly, Peter Erskine, Vic Firth, Danny Gottlieb, Sonny Igoe, Jim Keltner, Peter Magadini, George Lionel Hampton. During the '60s he was a staff musician at NBC-TV Marsh, Joe Morello, Rod Morgenstein, Andy Newmark, Neil Peart, Charlie in New York. Later, he became a clinician for the Rogers Drum Perry, Dave Samuels, John Santos, Ed Shaughnessy, Steve Smith, Ed Company, for whom he performed clinics around the world. Today Thigpen, Dave Weckl. Roy heads up Aquarian Accessories, still does an occasional clinic, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Robyn Flans, Simon Goodwin, Rick and is in considerable demand as a teacher on the West Coast. Mattingly, Ken Micallef, Matt Peiken, Teri Saccone, Robert Santelli. For twelve consecutive years Concepts belonged solely to Roy, and MODERN DRUMMER magazine (ISSN 0194-4533) is published monthly by MODERN DRUMMER Publications, Inc., 870 Pompton the column became a real favorite with thousands of MD readers. Avenue, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. Second-Class Postage paid at Cedar Interestingly, Concepts was rated among the top three in popularity Grove, NJ 07009 and at additional mailing offices. Copyright 1993 by MODERN DRUMMER Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. with readers throughout the '80s. Perhaps it was Roy's simple, Reproduction without the permission of the publisher is prohibited. enlightening advice and straight-forward language that drummers EDITORIAL/ADVERTISING/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES: could relate to. Maybe it was the subject matter itself. Roy addressed MODERN DRUMMER Publications, 870 Pompton Avenue, Cedar topics like originality, enthusiasm, attitude, confidence, perseverance, Grove, NJ 07009. Tel.: (201) 239-4140. showmanship, self-discipline, and professionalism. And he openly dis- MODERN DRUMMER welcomes manuscripts and photographic mater- cussed matters like obtaining an endorsement, dealing with discour- ial, however, cannot assume responsibility for them. Such items must be agement and frustration, finding the right drum teacher, gaining expe- accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. rience, and getting ahead in a tough, competitive business. MUSIC DEALERS: Modern Drummer is available for resale at bulk rates. Direct correspondence to Modern Drummer, Dealer Service, P.O. Roy Burns ultimately wrote over 125 articles for Modern Drummer, Box 389, Mt. Morris, IL 61054. Tel.: (800) 334-DRUM or (815) 734- and I'm now very proud to announce the release of The Best Of 6013. Concepts, advertised elsewhere in this issue. A true treasure chest of SUBSCRIPTIONS: $29.95 per year; $51.95, two years. Single copies inspirational reading, The Best Of Concepts is a collection of the finest $3.95. of Roy's articles culled from twelve years of Concepts, all in one vol- SUBSCRIPTION CORRESPONDENCE: Modern Drummer, P.O. Box ume for easy reference and repeated reading. 480, Mt. Morris, IL 61054-0480. Change of address: Allow at least six weeks for a change. Please provide both old and new address. Toll Free In his brief introduction, Roy simply states, "My intent has always Tel.: (800) 551-3786. been to help young drummers. I sincerely hope this book will in some POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Modern Drummer, P.O. Box way benefit aspiring young drummers everywhere." We believe Roy 480, Mt. Morris, IL 61054. certainly achieved his objective, and we think you'll agree that The Best Of Concepts contains some of the most helpful and inspiring material ever written for serious drummers. TIM "HERB" ALEXANDER DON'T USE WINDEX music has unduly influenced the percussion "Herb" Alexander is one of the most cre- In the August Shop Talk column by Bill manufacturing industry] that appeared in ative drummers playing today—in a band Detamore of Pork Pie Percussion, Bill sug- your August '93 issue has taken me to the that defies categorization. MD couldn't have gests the use of Windex for cleaning limit. I'm thirty-eight years old, and I've picked a better drummer at a better time for drumshells. I know that Bill is a fine drum- been a drummer since 1965. I've been in its September cover story. Matt Peiken did builder, but his choice of cleaning products school bands, drum & bugle corps, rock an excellent job with the story, and the setup leads me to believe that he may be less bands, and now a blues band. I've taught description was most illuminating. And keep familiar with the chemical makeup of paints drumset and corps style drumming, and I've those playing transcriptions and explana- and clearcoats—and the effects of other worked in three major drum shops in tions coming—they're great! chemicals on them. After reading this arti- Toronto for a total of almost ten years in Bill Dalton cle—and the reference to it again in the retail sales. All that said, here's the point. Salem OR September issue—I asked our chemical I've had it with the likes of Mr. Hefner: the engineering staff to provide me with a list golf-shirt, sans-a-belt-slacks, white-loafer of why you would never want to use crowd who can't stand the fact that manu- Windex (or any other ammonia/alkaline facturers don't dwell on them anymore. CLAYTON CAMERON window cleaner) on painted drumshells. The factors missing in Mr. Hefner's arti- Your fine feature on Clayton Cameron was Listed below are those reasons. cle are research and an open mind. Every especially interesting to me. I recently 1. Windex is ammonia-based and highly major percussion manufacturer offers booked Tony Bennett for a fund-raising alkaline. These factors can promote drying equipment to cater to any level, style, or performance for my hospital foundation, and cracking, possible stains, and an accel- budget. Every music store orders their and I had the pleasure of spending time erated decay of the finish. inventory from wholesalers or direct from with Clayton. He is the consummate pro- 2. Windex leaves anionic surfactant residue the drum companies. Don't phone stores; go fessional and gentleman, and he freely (in layman's terms: static), which attracts there to do some research. See for yourself, shared words of advice and inspiration—in and holds dust and dirt. and find options you didn't know about. If a quiet and sincere way.