Volume 25, Number 12 Cover photo by Alex Solca P.O.D.'s Wuv On their latest, Satellite, Wuv and his pals in P.O.D. prove loudness is next to godliness. by Ken Micallef 66 Blue Man Group's Tim Alexander UPDATE Even drum stars get the blues. Ex-Primus Sum 41's Steve Jocz groundbreaker Tim Alexander shifts gears New Found Glory's Cyrus Bolooki and joins the coolest show off Broadway. Alex Solca by Mike Haid 82 Cheap Trick's Bun E. Carlos Old 97's Philip Peeples The Eagles' Captain Beyond's Bobby Caldwell Local H's Brian St. Clair Scott F. Crago Poison's Rikki Rockett His first Eagles rehearsal left Scott 22 Crago with anything but a peaceful, easy 100 feeling. That was then; this is now. by Robyn Flans REFLECTIONS JOE MORELLO ON... Acoustic Vs. Electronic ...Buddy, Gene, Buhaina, Papa Jo, and the rest of jazz drumming's royalty. In The Studio by Rick Mattingly There's one simple rule in the brave 30 new studio world: Those who adapt will 114 survive. MD asks top pros for their take on the sitch. by Mike Haid PERCUSSION TODAY BLAST! Golf Rocks! With the success of this drum-crazy theater per- formance, pretty soon even your aunt Edna will We summoned The Gods Of know what a triple paradiddle is. Lissa Wales : Drumdom, and the celebration of by Lauren Vogel Weiss The Brotherhood Of The Stick began. And we saw it was good. Very good, 132 148 Alex Solca by Ted Bonar MD Giveaway Win A Cadeson Limited-Edition 98 Chinese Water Color Drumkit (#002!) and Istanbul Agop Mel Lewis Signature Cymbals Education 140 OFF THE RECORD 144 DRUM SOLOIST 160 ELECTRONIC INSIGHTS Weezer's Patrick Wilson: Bill Stewart: "Everybody's Party" The Comfort Factor: "The Green Album" Transcribed by Jeremy Brown Experimenting With by Ed Breckenfeld Alternate Setups 146 THE MUSICAL DRUMMER by Rick Long 142 JAZZ DRUMMERS' Understanding The Language WORKSHOP Of Music, Part 3: 164 SHOP TALK Bar Hopping: Accidentals And Intervals A Practical Guide To Noise Phrasing With Threes In Four fay Ron Spagnardi Reduction, Part 1: by John Riley Welcome To The Real World by Mark Parsons Departments Page 154 4 AN EDITOR'S OVERVIEW 16 IT'S QUESTIONABLE 162 ON THE MOVE A Happy Camper by Rick Van Horn 154 CRITIQUE 166 BACKBEATS Summer NAMM Show 6 READERS' PLATFORM 158 INSIDE TRACK Drumming Events, KoSA Percussion Workshop, Puya's Eduardo Paniagua 12 and more ASK A PRO by T. Bruce Wittet Danny Gottlieb and Mike Bordin 172 DRUM MARKET Including Vintage Showcase Equipment 44 NEW AND NOTABLE Summer NAMM 2001 56 PRODUCT CLOSE-UP Tama Starclassic Performer Drumkit by Robin Tolleson 58 New Paiste Dimensions Models by Rick Long 60 D'Amico Adjustable Bass Drum Cradle by Adam Budofsky 61 Quick Looks: TreeWorks Hand Crafted Page 58 Chimes 62 Custom Showcase: Whitney Penguin Drums by Will Romano Page 62 Volume 25, Number 12 The World's Most Widely Read Drum Magazine EDITOR/PUBLISHER RONALD SPAGNARDI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ISABEL SPAGNARDI ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER TRACY A. KEARNS A Happy Camper SENIOR EDITOR RICK VAN HORN EDITORIAL DIRECTOR WILLIAM F. MILLER MANAGING EDITOR ADAM J. BUDOFSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR TED BONAR EDITORIAL ASSISTANT SUZANNE HURRING SENIOR ART DIRECTOR SCOTT G. BIENSTOCK ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR MICHELE M. NEWHOUSE ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR JOSEPH KING his past August I spent a week at the KoSA Percussion Workshop ADVERTISING DIRECTOR BOB BERENSON T at Castleton State College in Vermont. It was my second year as a ADVERTISING ASSISTANT JOAN C. STICKEL member of the faculty, and I came away having learned as much or EDITORIAL / ADV. ASSISTANT BILLY AMENDOLA MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DIANA LITTLE more information than I presented to my classes. The old adage is WEB SITE DIRECTOR KEVIN W. KEARNS true: By your pupils you'll be taught. OFFICE ASSISTANT ROSLYN MADIA What I enjoyed most about the drum camp experience was the MODERN DRUMMER ADVISORY BOARD: Henry Adler, diversity that existed in every aspect. The faculty included top drum- Kenny Aronoff, Eddie Bayers, Louie Bellson, Bill Bruford, Harry mers, percussionists, and other instrumentalists from a wide range of Cangany, Jim Chapin, Dennis DeLucia, Les DeMerle, Len DiMuzio, Charlie Donnelly, Peter Erskine, Vic Firth, Bob Gatzen, musical styles. The curriculum offered everything from tips for begin- Danny Gottlieb, Sonny Igoe, Jim Keltner, Paul Leim, Peter Magadini, George Marsh, Joe Morello, Rod Morgenstein, Andy ners to challenges for more advanced players. And the student body Newmark, Neil Peart, Ed Shaughnessy, Steve Smith, Ed varied widely in terms of age, instrumental focus, and experience Thigpen, Billy Ward, Dave Weckl, Paul Wertico. level. 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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Modern Drummer, PO MD's report on the 2001 KoSA Percussion Workshop appears in this Box 480, Mt. Morris, IL 61054. issue's Backbeats. MEMBER: Magazine Publishers Of America, National Association Of Music Merchants, American Music Conference, Percussive Arts Society, Music Educators National Conference, Percussion Marketing Council, Music Magazine Publishers Association MODERN DRUMMER ONLINE: www.moderndrummer.com PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES JOHN DOLMAYAN COVER VERSIONS I'm disturbed by what I see as a shift in I have nothing against Modern Drummer's editorial emphasis. younger players, and You seem to be getting away from I believe that MD players of established credibility and should include them in influence, in exchange for those who its pages. But I feel may be currently trendy but have little that the cover story to talk about besides their most recent should be reserved for album or tour. drummers who have Using the past six months' (April made, and who con- through September) issues as exam- tinue to make, a gen- ples, and referring only to the cover uine difference to the artists, you've featured Billy Martin, art form. Joey Waronker, Danny Carey, Joey William Francis Los Angeles, CA Kramer, Travis Barker, and John Dolmayan. Kramer is a veteran rocker, but hardly a major drumming innovator. It's really great to see Martin, Waronker, and Carey have had MD finally loosening success with high-profile groups, and I up and featuring some admit that they had a few insights to hot new players on It's good to see a drummer in a new and offer. But between the three of them the cover, instead of exciting band take his playing as seriously they total less than ten years in the burying them inside. as John Dolmayan does. Okay, he's into drumming spotlight. Barker and John Dolmayan, Travis toys, and he's popular with beautiful Dolmayan are definitely in "flavor of Barker, and Danny young women (which is difficult not to the month" bands, and while I don't Carey are all making envy). But anybody who lives under the disparage either of them personally, I new statements in creed of "Discipline, Work, Faith, question whether their careers will drumming, and they're Solitude" and who says that his main goal sustain past that of their bands' popu- the kinds of guys who as a drummer is to make the songs (as larity.