Cover Photo by Rick Malkin FEATURES TERRI LYNE 18 CARRINGTON Having begun her professional career at the age of ten, Terri Lyne Carrington has recently enjoyed some high- exposure gigs, first with Wayne Shorter and most recently as the house drummer on The Arsenio Hall Show. She discusses the background that prepared her for those situations, and explains what went into her recent solo album, Real Life Story. by Robyn Flans TROY Photo by Jaeger Kotos 24 LUCCKETTA Drumming for Tesla requires Troy Luccketta to conform to a basic hard rock framework, but within that he likes to experiment and come up with fresh ideas. Here, Troy recalls his formative years, revealing the positive attitude that helped him stay with it until he achieved success. by Teri Saccone Wales BOBBY PREVITE 28 Lissa Besides making his own solo albums, Bobby Previte has by worked with such artists as Billy Bang, Elliott Sharp, Tom Photo Waits, and John Zorn. Always looking to expand the boundaries, Previte explains the philosophies behind his innovative work. by Adam Budofsky Latin Percussion's 32 MARTIN COHEN When Martin Cohen couldn't find a good pair of bongos, he decided to make his own, thereby starting what was to become Latin Percussion, Inc. Today, 25 years later, LP is the leading manufacturer of Latin and ethnic percussion Mauro instruments. Cohen reminisces about the beginnings of Aldo his company, stressing the fact that meeting the needs of by musicians has always come first. Photo by Rick Mattingly and Adam Budofsky COLUMNS VOLUME 13, NUMBER 9 EDUCATION ROCK 'N' JAZZ ROCK CHARTS CLINIC Alex Van Halen: EQUIPMENT "Finish What Ya Switching Gears With PRODUCT Winger Started" CLOSE-UP DEPARTMENTS by Rod Morgenstein Transcribed by James 46 Morton Tama Snare Drums 78 by Rick Van Horn EDITOR'S ROCK 42 OVERVIEW PERSPECTIVES SOUTH OF Power Cradle 4 THE BORDER Footboard "Justice And by Rick Van Horn Advanced Conga READERS' Independence'85" 44 Drum Workshop PLATFORM by Kenny Aronoff The Pink Mink Beater by John Santos 6 48 by Rick Van Horn 92 44 STRICTLY ASK A PRO THE JOBBING TECHNIQUE ELECTRONIC 12 DRUMMER Endurance And REVIEW Varying The Backbeat IT'S Control: Part 2 Yamaha RX-8 Digital Sound QUESTIONABLE by Joe Morello Rhythm Composer by Simon Goodwin 60 by Paul Van Patten 16 94 54 CONCEPTS DRUM MARKET Drum Solos SHOP TALK 118 by Roy Burns REVIEWS Cymbal Rivets 68 by Colin SchofieId NEWS ON TAPE 90 BASICS 100 UPDATE The Click FROM THE PAST 8 by Mark S. Zonder Gretsch-Gladstone 76 PROFILES Drums INDUSTRY by Chet Falzerano HAPPENINGS PORTRAITS 98 102 Cornell Rochester by Robin Tolleson NEW AND 38 NOTABLE 106 EDITOR'S EDITOR/PUBLISHER MODERN DRUMMER Ronald Spagnardi ADVISORY BOARD Henry Adler, Kenny Aronoff, Louie Bellson, Bill Bruford, Roy OVERVIEW ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Burns, Jim Chapin, Alan Dawson, Isabel Spagnardi Dennis DeLucia, Les DeMerle, Len DiMuzio, Charlie Donnelly, Peter Erskine, Vic Firth, Danny Gottlieb, Sonny Igoe, Jim Keltner, SENIOR EDITOR Mel Lewis, Larrie Londin, Peter Rick Mattingly Magadini, George Marsh, Joe Morello, Andy Newmark, Neil Peart, Charlie Perry, Dave Samuels, MANAGING EDITOR John Santos, Ed Shaughnessy, Steve Festival Weekend '89! Rick Van Horn Smith, Ed Thigpen. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS If you've been reading recent issues, you've no doubt noticed the ASSOCIATE EDITORS announcements for our annual MD Drum Festival. What's par- Susan Alexander, Robyn Flans, William F. Miller ticularly exciting this year is that we've expanded the event to Simon Goodwin, Karen Ervin Adam Budofsky encompass a full weekend. On September 16th and 17th, some Pershing, Jeff Potter, Teri Saccone, Robert Santelli, Bob Saydlowski, of the finest drummers performing today will display their talents EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Jr., Robin Tolleson, Lauren Vogel, at MD's Festival Weekend '89 in a combination of exciting clinic T. Bruce Wittet. and concert presentations. Cynthia Huang Our past two Festivals were sold-out events, with over 1,000 MODERN DRUMMER Magazine drummers in attendance—some from as far away as Alaska and (ISSN 0194-4533) is published Israel. Once again, we're expecting a sell-out crowd on both ART DIRECTOR monthly with an additional issue days, as drummers from across the country come together to Terry Kennedy in July by MODERN DRUMMER learn from an exceptional roster of talent. 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Mean- A Member Of: time, I'll look forward to meeting with you in September for what promises to be the most memorable event ever staged by Mod- ISSUE DATE: September 1989 ern Drummer. See you there! Magazine Publishers of America MICHAEL SHRIEVE THANKS FROM ZILDJIAN came to the question-and-answer period). Michael Shrieve's cover story in your June I would like to extend a very warm mes- It's a challenge to write about percussion issue revealed him to be a drummer of sage of thanks to all the readers of Modern instruments month after month and keep it today, as well as a part of drumming his- Drummer magazine for the tremendous interesting and accurate, but he does it well. tory. I was at Woodstock and saw the phe- support shown to Zildjian in the recent We appreciate his sincerity in working with nomenal performance Michael did with Consumers Poll. I was simply delighted to us. Santana. I'm very impressed by the prog- see the results of the poll and really proud I have been a Modern Drummer fan since ress he has made since. He is obviously a to read all the enthusiastic comments. the first issue, and have found my back complete musician, displaying taste, versa- Encouragement like this can only inspire issues to be a wealth of reference informa- tility, and a sense of both what is contem- us on to even greater heights, and you can tion throughout my percussive experiences. porary and what is traditional. I enjoyed all be assured of our continued total dedi- Modern Drummer provides a much-needed reading about Michael, and I thank Rick cation to quality, of many more innovative service to all of us drum fanatics out here, Mattingly for the insightful interview.