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December 1990 VOLUME 14, NUMBER 12 THE DRUMMERS OF JETHRO TULL Clive Bunker, Barriemore Barlow, Mark Craney, Gerry Conway, and Doane Perry have played some of the most creative and chal- lenging drumming rock fans have ever heard. Hear what these drummers—and Tull front- man lan Anderson—have to say about the drum seat in this most unusual and enduring band. TONY by Teri Saccone BRAUNAGEL 28 WILLIAM The blues might be the root of Tony Braunagel's deep drum- SIMON PHILLIPS CALHOUN ming grooves, but this musician has got a few other talents up his SOUND SUPPLEMENT In the two years since MD last sleeve. Here Tony discusses his spoke to William Calhoun, his present gig with Bonnie Raitt, What's the next best thing to band, Living Colour, has become and past experiences owning a copy of Simon Phillips' one of the most talked-about with Rickie Lee Jones, elusive Protocol CD? How about rock groups on the scene. In this Bette Midler, and an MD Sound Supplement of one exclusive interview, Calhoun studio work. 24 of its burning cuts, "V8," a trans- shares his recent experiences— by Robyn Flans cription of that track's drum solo, including the recording of the and Simon's thoughts brand-new Time's Up album— on the making of and sheds light on how and why Protocol. his explosive drumming style has 32 turned so many heads. by Adam Budofsky 18 MD TRIVIA CONTEST Win two custom Brady snare drums! 82 Cover Photo: Ebet Roberts Education 50 STRICTLY TECHNIQUE Rhythmic Rudimental Progressions: Part 7 BY JOE MORELLO Equipment 54 ROCK 'N' 40 PRODUCT Departments JAZZ CLINIC CLOSE-UP More Effective EDITOR'S Noble & Cooley 4 Drum Fills Horizon Series Kit OVERVIEW BY WILL KENNEDY BY RICK VAN HORN 6 READERS' 56 HEALTH AND 41 Sonor Soprano And PLATFORM SCIENCE Piccolo Snares Staying Fit: A Drum- BY GIL GRAHAM ASK A PRO mer's Guide To 10 News Eating Right 43 Evans Genera Tom- BY TODD BERNHARDT Tom And EQ II Bass 12 IT'S 8 UPDATE Drum Heads QUESTIONABLE Chris Blackwell, 62 SHOW BY RICK MATTINGLY Deric Antunes, Tony Morales, and Luis DRUMMERS' 44 Trick/Ocheltree CRITIQUE 78 Conte, plus News SEMINAR Snare Drums The Dinner Theater BY RICK MATTINGLY DRUMLINE Drummer 112 130 INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS BY KENNETH ROSS 136 NEW AND 1990 INDEX NOTABLE 124 74 HEAD TALK UPDATE The Four-Bar Break Profiles BY CASEY SCHEUERELL 140 DRUM MARKET 66 UP & COMING 88 TRACKING 144 PHOTO GALLERY Van Romaine Timps And Marimba William Calhoun BY TERI SACCONE In The "Hot Seat" BY LISSA WALES BY EMIL RICHARDS 102 CONCEPTS Technology Vs. Drumming BY ROY BURNS EDITOR/PUBLISHER Ronald Spagnardi ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Isabel Spagnardi MANAGING EDITOR Rick Van Horn The Perseverance Factor FEATURES EDITOR William F. Miller ASSOCIATE EDITOR Adam Budofsky CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Rick Mattingly I often hear from young, aspiring professionals EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Karen Walsh looking for advice on achieving success in a drum- ART DIRECTOR Scott G. Bienstock ming career. Though it's never easy to address this delicate issue, I do try to impart whatever insight ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER Tracy A. Kearns I've gathered after many years in the business. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Joan C. Stickel First, I've always believed that anyone with ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Bob Berenson enough natural ability has just as much opportunity SALES AND MARKETING Crystal W. Van Horn to succeed as anyone else. However, you must make DIRECTOR a brutally honest evaluation of your strengths and weaknesses as a MAIL ROOM SUPERVISOR Leo Spagnardi player. Then focus on building on the strengths and improving on CONSULTANT TO THE Arnold E. Abramson the weaknesses through formal study, a lot of practice, and a good PUBLISHER amount of varied playing experience. But achieving success in our field calls for more than that. It MODERN DRUMMER ADVISORY BOARD: Henry Adler, Kenny often boils down to a matter of unwavering determination, Aronoff, Louie Bellson, Bill Bruford, Roy Burns, Jim Chapin, Alan Dawson, Dennis DeLucia, Les DeMerle, Len DiMuzio, Charlie extreme perseverance, and a refusal to let anybody or anything Donnelly, Peter Erskine, Vic Firth, Danny Gottlieb, Sonny Igoe, Jim distract you from your ultimate goal. Easier said than done. Keltner, Larrie Londin, Peter Magadini, George Marsh, Joe Morello, Andy Newmark, Neil Peart, Charlie Perry, Dave Samuels, John Santos, It's pretty easy to get discouraged, particularly when your Ed Shaughnessy, Steve Smith, Ed Thigpen. career doesn't appear to be headed in a meaningful direction. But CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Susan Alexander, Robyn Flans, Simon sometimes you can't question your inability to see the total pic- Goodwin, Jeff Potter, Teri Saccone, Robert Santelli, Robin Tolleson, ture clearly. I can reflect on a music career that veered in many Lauren Vogel, T. Bruce Wittet. directions over the years. And I can recall wondering what it was MODERN DRUMMER magazine (ISSN 0194-4533) is published leading up to—if anything! It was years later when I realized that monthly with an additional issue in July by MODERN DRUMMER Publications, Inc., 870 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. I'd be drawing on every diverse musical experience in the devel- Second-Class Postage paid at Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 and at additional opment of Modern Drummer. In a sense, those tough, seemingly mailing offices. Copyright 1990 by MODERN DRUMMER Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. 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