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Audix and the Audix Logo are trademarks of Audix Corporation. 001_005_SEPTEMBER_ 2015.indd 5 6/25/15 3:20 PM CONTENTS “I like being in Volume 39 • Number 9 MEINL USA, LC situations where I’ll be super-distracted but I © 2015 38 On the Cover won’t get thrown o˜ . If Marilyn Manson’s anyone on stage were to get lost, all they’d Gil Sharone have to do is look at me and they’d know exactly where they are.” After conquering the intricacies of Dillinger Escape Plan and the soulful subtleties of Jamaican music, this wicked beatmaker has accepted the challenge of crushing the heaviest ÿ re-breathing rhythms of modern rock—no matter how wild it gets out there. Cover and contents photos by Adam Budofsky by Clemente Ruiz Features 18 Catching Up With… the Verbs’ Steve Jordan /// Alice in Chains’ Sean Kinney 50 August Burns Red’s Matt Greiner Flying high in faraway places. by David Ciauro 58 Circa Survive’s Steve Cli˜ ord Playing exactly what he wants to be playing. by Ilya Stemkovsky 62 District 97’s Jonathan Schang Dancing on a prog volcano. by Will Romano 68 A Di˜ erent View: Steven Wilson Rid of the grid with Porcupine Tree and more. by Will Romano Education Equipment Departments 72 Basics 26 Product Close-Up 8 An Editor’s Overview Build a Beat! RBH Drums Americana Jump Kit The One-O˜ Conundrum A Step-by-Step Approach to Creating Paiste PSTX Series Cymbals by Michael Parillo Interesting Grooves Craviotto Johnny C. Series Snare Drums by Rich Redmond 10 Readers’ Platform 32 Electronic Insights 73 Rock ’n’ Jazz Clinic Creative Compression Techniques 14 News Grooving in Form 4 Ways to Pump Up the Excitement in THE BYZANCE EXTRA DRY DUAL CRASH Part 2: AABC Your Drum Tracks 22 It’s Questionable by Mike Johnston Mind Matters: Is the Money Worth the By Meinl Cymbals 36 Gearing Up Abuse? • Is This a Leedy? 74 Strictly Technique Ariana Grande’s Be a Winner in the Premier Drums Practical Single Strokes Keith ”Stix” McJimson and Sabian Cymbals87 Showcase Contest Exercises for Rolling in Time Featuring Drum Market The striking visual is what caught your eye, but there is a deeper reason for the by Je˜ W. Johnson 84 New and Notable Total prize package unusual appearance of the Byzance Dual Crash. The sound. The two contrasting worth $6,450! 90 Critique 76 Jazz Drummer’s Workshop 86 Collector’s Corner areas of the cymbal (the outer lathed & polished band vs. the raw unlathed center) Swing Style 101 Stone Custom Drums 92 In Memoriam give the Dual Crash not only a distinct look, but also a thicker center that can be used Part 1: Avoiding the 1 A.J. Pero • Lennie DiMuzio by Justin Varnes for light riding and a thinner edge for a fast and trashy crash sound. The combination 82 O˜ the Record 96 Kit of the Month 78 Around the World Mr. Big’s Pat Torpey Big Rascals of large and small hammering gives you a cymbal that opens up and then gets out Breaking Down the Quasi-Linear The Cumbia of the way. Search "Dual Crash" on Youtube and you will see what we mean. Drumset Adaptations of a Traditional Beat to “Take Cover” by Matt Starr Colombian/Panamanian Rhythm The Byzance by Steve Rucker and Carlomagno Araya Grand prize: Premier 4-piece Modern Classic Club kit (14x20 bass drum, 14x14 fl oor tom, and Be a Winner in8x12 the rack tom withPremier mahogany Drums shells, and 5.5x14 birch-shell Extra Dry Series 80 Rock Perspectives snare*) and a Sabian cymbal and Sabianpackage Cymbals that includes an Contest Progressive Drumming Essentials 18" AAX Omni, a 22" AAX Omni, and 14" AAX Freq Hats. Part 3: Polyrhythmic Patterns *Hardware not included from Meinl. Total prize package by Aaron Edgar Premier presents its new Modern Classic MEINL PROFESSIONAL CYMBALS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE AT AUTHORIZED STOCKING DEALERS. worthClub $6,450! kit, which was reviewed in the February 2015 issue of Modern Drummer: FIND YOUR DEALER AT MEINLCYMBALS.COM/DEALERS “The subtle vintage/retro vibe of this kit makes it look as timeless as it sounds.” Page 57 Sabian Omni cymbals were designed with Jojo Mayer to create a revolutionary, versatile sound, and the AAX Freq Hats never get out of control. Enter today! Enter today! www.moderndrummer.com Consumer Disclosure: 1. To enter, visit www.moderndrummer.com between the dates below and look for the Premier/Sabian Contest button (one entry per email address). 2. ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES RECEIVED. 3. CONTEST BEGINS AUGUST 1, 2015, AND ENDS AT MIDNIGHT 006_TOC_SEPTEMBER 2015.indd 6 GMT ON OCTOBER 31, 2015. 4. Grand Prize Drawing: Winners will be selected by random drawing on November 10, 2015. Winners will be notifi ed by phone or 6/25/15 2:31 PM email on or about November 12, 2015. 5. Employees, and their immediate families, of Modern Drummer, Premier, Sabian Ltd., Sabian, Inc., and their affi liates are ineligible. 6. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, misdirected, and/or delayed entries. 7. Open to residents of the U.S. and Canada, 18 years of age or older. Void in Quebec, Canada; Florida; New York; and where prohibited by law. 8. Maximum of one prize awarded per contest. 9. Prizes: Grand Prize – One (1) winner will receive the prizes as described above. Approximate retail value of prize: $6,450. Approximate retail value of contest: $6,450. 10. Canadian participants must fi rst correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question before being declared a winner. 11. Sponsored by Modern Drummer Publications, Inc., 271 Route 46 W, H-212, Fairfi eld, NJ 07004, 973-239-4140. 12. This contest is subject to the complete Offi cial Rules. For a copy of the complete Offi cial Rules and/or the winner’s name, send an email to: [email protected] or write to: Modern Drummer Publications/Premier-Sabian/Offi cial Rules/Winners List, 271 Route 46 W, H-212, Fairfi eld, NJ 07004.