RICHIE HAYWARD Little Feat is back—with a new line-up, a new album, and a newly invigorated Richie Hayward behind the kit. An up-close look at one of our most esteemed practitioners. • Robyn Flans and William F. Miller 38 HIGHLIGHTS OF MD's FESTIVAL WEEKEND '95 Festival number eight: Steve Smith, Peter Erskine, Stephen Perkins, Mike Portnoy, Gregg Bissonette, Kenwood Dennard, Rayford Griffin, Alan White. What's that? Couldn't make it? Lucky for you, our flash bulbs were working overtime! 51 FERGAL LAWLER The Cranberries' name might suggest pretty, polite pop, but Fergal Lawler's drumming adds a burning passion that boosts this very hot band to fiery heights. • Ken Micallef 70 Volume 19, Number 10 Cover photo by Aldo Mauro Columns EDUCATION NEWS EQUIPMENT 82 ROCK 10 UPDATE 24 NEW AND PERSPECTIVES Chris Gorman of Belly, NOTABLE Bruford's Ostinato Dawn Richardson, Challenge jazzer Bob Gullotti, and 30 PRODUCT BY ROB LEYTHAM Tony McCarroll of Oasis, CLOSE-UP plus News Gibraltar Hardware 86 ROCK 'N' BY RICK MATTINGLY JAZZ CLINIC 142 INDUSTRY The "3 Hands" Concept HAPPENINGS BY JON BELCHER 88 DRUM SOLOIST DEPARTMENTS Paul Motian: "Israel" TRANSCRIBED BY STEVE KORN 4 EDITOR'S OVERVIEW 90 STRICTLY TECHNIQUE 6 READERS' 33 Specialty Bass Syncopation Accent PLATFORM Drum Beaters Exercises: Part 2 BY RICK VAN HORN BY DAVE HAMMOND 14 ASK A PRO 136 SHOP TALK 82 IN THE STUDIO David Garibaldi, Max A Non-Slip Tip The Drummer's Weinberg, and Jim Keltner BY J.J. VAN OLDENMARK Studio Survival Guide: Part 7, Multitrack 20 IT'S Recording QUESTIONABLE BY MARK PARSONS PROFILES 104 ELECTRONIC 118 CRITIQUE 102 FROM THE PAST INSIGHTS Bill Stewart and Arthur "Zutty" Singleton Jim Chapin CDs, Questions & Answers BY BILLY MESSINETTI Ignacio Berroa and Giovanni Hidalgo 110 UP & COMING Horacio "El Negro" videos, and more 126 HEAD TALK Hernandez The Twisted Torso BY KEN ROSS BY RON HEFNER 140 DRUMLINE 122 A DIFFERENT 130 PERCUSSION 146 DRUM MARKET VIEW Including TODAY Al Di Meola Vintage Showcase Getting The Right Vibe: BY TERI SACCONE Are Mallet Instruments For You? 152 DRUMKIT OF 138 ON THE MOVE BY ED HARTMAN THE MONTH 113 MD GIVEAWAY Win a unique custom snare drum from Magstar! MD Festival '95 No doubt about it, this year's Drum Festival solid funk grooves and super chops he's so well known for, Weekend clearly was one of the best ever. and Alan White's riveting performance was further (See page 58 for highlights.) Sold-out weeks enhanced by an enlightening question & answer period. in advance, this year's event drew drummers And what better way to end a great weekend of drumming from as far away as Norway, Israel, and New than with Gregg Bissonette & the Mustard Seeds. An Zealand to see the show. incredibly proficient and versatile player, Gregg's energy Festival '95 had something for just about and enthusiasm permeated throughout the auditorium. everyone. A remarkable display of precision Along with all the great drumming, many attendees drumming by DCA drum corps quartet champions Hip walked out with a wide assortment of valuable door prizes Pickles got things underway on Saturday. Recent poll win- and got autographs from their favorite players. They also ner Mike Portnoy kept things on a high level with an hour saw Henry Adler and Carol Calato (accepting for her dad of power playing and some valuable insight on odd time Joe Calato of Regal Tip) presented with MD's 1995 signatures. The always amazing Kenwood Dennard was on Editor's Achievement Awards. next with a unique clinic that utilized not only drumset, but Obviously, staging an event like this requires the full sup- keyboards and vocals as well. Back for his second Festival port of a lot of people. My thanks go to everyone at Drum appearance, the inimitable Steve Smith left no doubt in any- Workshop, Evans, Latin Percussion, Ludwig, Mapex, one's mind why he holds a place on the MD Honor Roll for Paiste, Pearl, Pro-Mark, Sabian, Shure, Slingerland, Sonor, Best All-Around Drummer. Last but not least was a tasteful, Starclassic, Technics, Vic Firth, Yamaha, and Zildjian for well-balanced set from Peter Erskine and his trio. Peter's their kind support of Festival '95. Also, special thanks to musically intelligent, meticulous drumming style never fails the MD staffers and volunteers who work the show through- to inspire. out the weekend, and to Festival Coordinator Rick Van On Sunday, the infectious rhythms of the LP Latin Horn for another outstanding production. Finally, my Percussion Ensemble served as our opener, followed by a thanks to all the MD readers who came from near and far to high-energy performance by Stephen Perkins on a kit that attend this year's show. We look forward to seeing all of included conga, bongos, and timpani. The ever-cool you again next year. 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I was It's great to read about someone who has year's Modern Drummer Festival. I was surprised to hear that I won. It's quite an worked so hard to get where he is today. delighted to be able to play my music there honor! I have been reading Modern Denny is a truly dedicated drummer, and I with the trio. And I am overwhelmed and Drummer for twenty of my thirty years. To believe that we will all be seeing and hear- tremendously encouraged by the readers' read about great players in your magazine ing more from him in the future. confidence as reflected by my win in the is always very inspiring, and has always Greg Pollard Mainstream Jazz category of MD's helped me to know that I was on the right San Leandro, CA Readers Poll. Thanks to everyone! track. Thanks again to you and your read- Peter Erskine ers! Santa Monica, CA Scott Mercado Seattle, WA RESPONSE TO BOTTOMLEY The Modern Drummer Festival was one of I feel that Ron Bottomley missed the point the best weekends of my life and I will in his criticism of the Burning For Buddy cherish it forever. It could not have come CD in the July Readers' Platform. I agree together without a lot of hard work and GET DEFENSIVE that it would be great to have some of the dedication by the MD staff. Thank you I'd like to comment on Ron Hefner's "Get more established big band drummers that from the bottom of my heart. Defensive" article in your May '95 issue he mentioned playing on another album Stephen Perkins concerning different methods of protecting with the BR band, and I would stand in line Tarzana, CA your drums against theft. to buy such a recording. But what made the As a drummer for a regional band, I can original BFB album great was not that so Festival '95 was truly magical! The audi- understand the risk and exposure we put many of the performing drummers were ence was phenomenal and just exemplifies our drums through on a regular basis.