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WIN! A $3,695 BUCKS COUNTY/ZILDJIAN PACKAGE THE WORLD’S #1 DRUM MAGAZINE 6 WAYS TO PLAY SMOOTHER ROLLS BUILD YOUR OWN COCKTAIL KIT Jon Batiste and Stay Human’s Joe Saylor RUMMER M D A RN G E A Late-Night Deep Grooves Z D I O N E M • • T e h n i 40 e z W a YEARS g o a r Of Excellence l d M ’ s # m 1 u r D CLIFF ALMOND CAMILO, KRANTZ, AND BEYOND KEVIN MARCH APRIL 2016 ROBERT POLLARD’S GO-TO GUY HUGH GRUNDY AND HIS ZOMBIES “ODESSEY” 12 Modern Drummer June 2014 .350" .590" .610" .620" .610" .600" .590" “It is balanced, it is powerful. It is the .580" Wicked Piston!” Mike Mangini Dream Theater L. 16 3/4" • 42.55cm | D .580" • 1.47cm VHMMWP Mike Mangini’s new unique design starts out at .580” in the grip and UNIQUE TOP WEIGHTED DESIGN UNIQUE TOP increases slightly towards the middle of the stick until it reaches .620” and then tapers back down to an acorn tip. Mike’s reason for this design is so that the stick has a slightly added front weight for a solid, consistent “throw” and transient sound. With the extra length, you can adjust how much front weight you’re implementing by slightly moving your fulcrum .580" point up or down on the stick. You’ll also get a fat sounding rimshot crack from the added front weighted taper. Hickory. #SWITCHTOVATER See a full video of Mike explaining the Wicked Piston at vater.com remo_tamb-saylor_md-0416.pdf 1 12/18/15 11:43 AM 270 Centre Street | Holbrook, MA 02343 | 1.781.767.1877 | [email protected] VATER.COM C M Y K CM MY CY CMY .350" .590" .610" .620" .610" .600" .590" “It is balanced, it is powerful. It is the .580" Wicked Piston!” Mike Mangini Dream Theater L. 16 3/4" • 42.55cm | D .580" • 1.47cm VHMMWP Mike Mangini’s new unique design starts out at .580” in the grip and UNIQUE TOP WEIGHTED DESIGN UNIQUE TOP increases slightly towards the middle of the stick until it reaches .620” and then tapers back down to an acorn tip. Mike’s reason for this design is so that the stick has a slightly added front weight for a solid, consistent “throw” and transient sound. With the extra length, you can adjust how much front weight you’re implementing by slightly moving your fulcrum .580" point up or down on the stick. You’ll also get a fat sounding rimshot crack from the added front weighted taper. Hickory. #SWITCHTOVATER See a full video of Mike explaining the Wicked Piston at vater.com remo_tamb-saylor_md-0416.pdf 1 12/18/15 11:43 AM 270 Centre Street | Holbrook, MA 02343 | 1.781.767.1877 | [email protected] VATER.COM C M Y K CM MY CY CMY ALL NEW FOR PEARL IN 2016 GET THE ARTIST EXPERIENCE With Music City Custom series. Pearl opens the USA Artist Custom Shop and invites you to create the kit of your dreams. Starting with Reference or Reference Pure shells, each kit is hand-covered, precision CNC drilled, All Maple Shells. Lifetime Warranty. Big Gig, Small Rig, Huge Sound. assembled, and meticulously inspected 5-PC SHELL PACK: $699 in Nashville, TN from a choice of 43 drum size and 29 covered finish options. Introducing Decade Maple Series Drums. Decade Maple is the result of a The Midtown Kit, at home on the street and stage. The ultra-portable Midtown Completed and ready to ship within 14 10 year process and manufacturing refinement project. 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Single Pedal $189, Double Pedal $399 Incorporating the sounds that made Masters a must for studio and stage, shell packs start at just $1,249 and give the road-ready pro a complete From our humble beginnings in 1946 to our worldwide network of drums and drummers percussive statement. 70 years later, Pearl’s family owned-and-operated tradition of innovation and personal service continue forward to give a percussive voice to every player. View the complete 2016 product lineup at WWW.PEARLDRUM.COM CONTENTS Volume 40 • Number 4 28 On the Cover Joe Saylor by Je Potter “The place you really learn how to play is on the bandstand. And it helps learning with people who can really play.” If you’re wondering how Jon Batiste and Stay Human—including their real-deal drummer—can bring such an authentic, infectious vibe to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, all you need do is check out where the band members cut their teeth. Cover and contents photos by Rahav Segev FEATURES 16 Catching Up With…NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN and Tauk’s ISAAC TEEL 38 HUGH GRUNDY’s hook-lled playing on the Zombies’ he’s been the go-to drummer with Guided by Voices’ “She’s Not There,” “Tell Her No,” and “Time of the Season” impossibly prolic frontman, Robert Pollard. represents the epitome of sophisticated, swingin’ British by David Jarnstrom Invasion drumming. Fifty years on, recognition of his talents is at an all-time high. by Dennis Diken 58 GEORGIA HUBLEY and her beloved alt-rock band, Yo La Tengo, have been making magical music together 44 CLIFF ALMOND may be a self-described “ex-Weckl for more than thirty years. MD sits down with the group’s clone,” but the New York–scene vet has more than come founding drummer/singer to trace her unique history. into his own, with Michel Camilo, Wayne Krantz, and the by Patrick Berkery popular Japanese band Quruli.