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“THE CONTEST OF THE OF CENTURY” $ WIN RETAIL VALUE OVER 13 ,400 EVOLUTION THE DRUMSET MODERNMODERNDRUMMERTHE WORLD’S #1 DRUM MAGAZINE DRUMMERJanuary 2013 MAKE A STATEMENT! IMPROV CONCEPTS INTRODUCING MD’s 2013 PRO PANEL THE ALWAYS DARING VINNIE COLAIUTA Wants You to Be You + DANIEL GLASS A CENTURY OF DRUMS + MIKE PORCARO A DIFFERENT VIEW ModernDrummer.com REVIEWED! YAMAHA RECORDING CUSTOM, ZILDJIAN BOUNCE AND RENAISSANCE RIDES, TAYE METALWORKS SNARES, KELLY SHU BASS DRUM ISO MOUNTS, SENNHEISER EVOLUTION 900 SERIES Volume 37, Number 1 • Cover and contents photos by Michael Corral CONTENTS EDUCATION 64 STRICTLY TECHNIQUE Fours and Sevens in 7/8 Part 3: Triple Strokes by Bill Bachman 66 JAZZ DRUMMER’S WORKSHOP Make a Statement! Concepts for Drumset Improvisation by Steve Fidyk 70 UNDERSTANDING RHYTHM Snare Drum Studies Lessons in Counting and Stretching Rhythm by Colin Woodford 72 ROCK ’N’ JAZZ CLINIC Don’t Disturb the Groove! Part 3: Combination Patterns by Tobias Ralph 74 THE JOBBING DRUMMER Popular Play-Alongs Part 3: Synth Metal by Donny Gruendler On the Cover 78 CONCEPTS Inner Drumming Listening With All Four Limbs, Part 4 by George Marsh 34 VINNIE COLAIUTA Vinnie is a lot of things—a lot of superlative EQUIPMENT things—to a lot of drummers. But he’s 20 PRODUCT CLOSE-UP always himself. Now, he says, it’s our move. • YAMAHA Recording Custom Drumset • ZILDJIAN K Constantinople 20" Bounce and 22" Renaissance Rides • TAYE MetalWorks Series Snares FEATURING • KELLY SHU Bass Drum Mic Isolation Mounts 12 UPDATE 28 ELECTRONIC REVIEW • Dispatch’s BRAD CORRIGAN SENNHEISER Evolution 900 Series Microphones • Dave Mason’s ALVINO BENNETT 32 GEARING UP Stevie Nicks’ JIMMY PAXSON 53 THE EVOLUTION OF THE DRUMSET: 80 NEW AND NOTABLE A SPECIAL MD REPORT 82 COLLECTOR’S CORNER DUPLEX Starlight Snare by Harry Cangany 54 SOURCE MATERIALS Matt Dean travels back through time and space to reveal the drumset’s complex and fascinating origins. DEPARTMENTS 8 AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW Introducing the 2013 Modern Drummer Pro Panel 58 DANIEL GLASS: EXAMINING THE by Adam Budofsky DRUMSET’S CENTURY-LONG TALE OF CHANGE 10 READERS’ PLATFORM The drummer/educator has released two DVD sets that shine a bright light on the glorious history of our instrument—and 14 ASK A PRO Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Marco Minnemann on the music inspired by the kit’s evolution. Will Romano takes a long look. 16 IT’S QUESTIONABLE Nokes & Nicolai or Dodge Snare? • Technology Corner: Cross Talk 90 A DIFFERENT VIEW 84 SHOWCASE Featuring Drum Market Toto’s MIKE PORCARO by Billy Amendola 88 CRITIQUE 94 BACKBEATS KoSA 17 “THE CONTEST OF THE CENTURY” 96 KIT OF THE MONTH Motor Rhythms Retail Value Over $ MD DIGITAL SUBSCRIBERS! When you see this icon, click on a shaded box on the page to open the audio player. 13,400 pg 83 Note: Shaded boxes appear when you first view a digitally enhanced page, and then they fade; they will reappear when you roll over the area. Sign up online! AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW MODERNDRUMMER FOUNDER MODERN DRUMMER ADVISORY BOARD: Kenny Aronoff, Eddie Bayers, Introducing the 2013 RONALD SPAGNARDI Bill Bruford, Harry Cangany, Dennis 1943–2003 DeLucia, Les DeMerle, Len DiMuzio, Peter Erskine, Vic Firth, Bob Gatzen, Modern Drummer Pro Panel Danny Gottlieb, Jim Keltner, Paul Leim, PUBLISHER/CEO Peter Magadini, George Marsh, Rod Morgenstein, Andy Newmark, Neil Peart, hree years ago we established the Modern Drummer Pro Panel, as a ISABEL SPAGNARDI Ed Shaughnessy, Steve Smith, Billy Ward, Tway for us to more actively incorporate the contributions of top Dave Weckl, Paul Wertico. working players into our editorial mix. In a sense, the panel is an exten- SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: sion of something we’ve done since the beginning. We at MD have MODERN DRUMMER LORI SPAGNARDI Patrick Berkery, David Ciauro, John always felt that if you want honest drum talk, it’s best to enlist the PRO PANEL Emrich, Mike Haid, Dr. Asif Khan, Rick Mattingly, Ken Micallef, Mark Parsons, expertise of those who are pursuing our art at the very highest levels, VICE PRESIDENT Martin Patmos, Jeff Potter, Will Romano, whether it’s performance, recording, or education. That’s the kind of KEVIN W. KEARNS Bernie Schallehn, Ilya Stemkovsky, Stephen Styles, Robin Tolleson, Lauren drummer the panel will always feature. Vogel Weiss, Paul Wells. The accomplishments of 2013’s panelists are as deep as they are varied, and we’ve ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER already begun planning some intriguing story ideas for the upcoming year. We’d also like TRACY A. KEARNS MODERN DRUMMER magazine (ISSN 0194-4533) is published to take this moment to solicit your ideas. So if there are questions you’d like to address to monthly by any panelist, by all means let us know. You can send your questions directly to me at EDITORIAL DIRECTOR MODERN DRUMMER Publications, Inc., 12 Old Bridge Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. [email protected]. ADAM J. BUDOFSKY PERIODICALS MAIL POSTAGE paid at We consider the Pro Panel a fluid group, with drummers occasionally making editorial Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 and at additional mailing offices. Copyright 2013 by appearances in subsequent years. In fact, this month we invited 2012 panelists Gregg MANAGING EDITOR MODERN DRUMMER Publications, Inc. Bissonette, Gil Sharone, Matt Chamberlain, and Terri Lyne Carrington to share their MICHAEL DAWSON All rights reserved. Reproduction without the personal impressions of our cover artist, Vinnie Colaiuta. As with our recent coverage of permission of the publisher is prohibited. Levon Helm and Buddy Rich, we think such insight adds great value, and again, we look ASSOCIATE EDITOR EDITORIAL/ADVERTISING/ADMINIS- forward to giving you lots more of this type of thing. So now, without further delay, we’d BILLY AMENDOLA TRATIVE OFFICES: MODERN DRUM- MER Publications, 12 Old Bridge Road, like to introduce you to the 2013 Modern Drummer Pro Panel. Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. Tel: (973) ASSOCIATE EDITOR 239-4140. Fax: (973) 239-7139. Email: [email protected]. MICHAEL PARILLO MODERN DRUMMER welcomes manu- SENIOR ART DIRECTOR scripts and photographic material but can- not assume responsibility for them. SCOTT G. BIENSTOCK BENNY GREB DAFNIS PRIETO SUBSCRIPTIONS: US and Canada The 2010 MD Festival performer and author of The highly acclaimed jazz leader and 2008 $34.97 per year; $56.97, two years. ART DIRECTOR the Language of Drumming multimedia tutorial Modern Drummer Festival performer received Other international $59.97 per year. GERALD VITALE Single copies $5.99. series is widely respected throughout the much attention in 2011 for winning a drum community as a captivating player and MacArthur Fellowship Award. This year should SUBSCRIPTION CORRESPONDENCE: a mold-breaking yet pragmatic educator. see the release of a new educational book ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Modern Drummer, PO Box 274, Oregon, BOB BERENSON IL 61061-9920. Change of address: from the drummer, who will be sharing some Allow at least six weeks for MATT HALPERN of its concepts in these very pages. a change. Please provide both old and ADVERTISING ASSISTANT new address. Call (800) 551-3786 The July 2012 MD cover artist has been or (815) 732-5283. Phone hours, highly praised for his playing with the RICH REDMOND LASHANDA GIBSON 8AM–4:30PM Monday–Friday CST, cutting-edge metal band Periphery. He’s The longtime Jason Aldean drummer and MD or visit Subscriber Services at www.moderndrummer.com. just as well regarded, however, for his top- Readers Poll favorite is already a contributor to DIGITAL MEDIA DIRECTOR level teaching abilities. the magazine’s educational efforts. As a Pro EJ DECOSKE MUSIC DEALERS: Modern Drummer Panelist he’ll be broadening the scope of his is distributed by Hal Leonard Corp. (800) 554-0626. [email protected] TAKU HIRANO instruction in some fun and surprising areas. MUSIC ENGRAVER www.halleonard.com/dealers A 2011 MD Fest performer, Hirano is among WILLIE ROSE the busiest and most recognizable percus- STEVE SMITH INTERNATIONAL LICENSING REPRESENTATIVE: Robert Abramson sionists on the international scene. He’s Few drummers command as much respect or & Associates, Inc., Libby Abramson, currently gracing dozens of world stages on enjoy as much name recognition as Vital President, PO Box 740346, Boyton Beach, FL 33474-0346, the Michael Jackson: The Immortal world tour. Information’s leader. Beyond the intense jazz- MODERN DRUMMER PRO PANEL [email protected]. fusion performances he’s known for, Smith is PAT MASTELOTTO an insightful thinker when it comes to any POSTMASTER: Send address changes 2013 Pro Panel to Modern Drummer, PO Box 274, An advanced technician with an unstoppable number of diverse drumming topics. 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