So, if you’ve ever doubted Rick Beato and his dedication to the cause, take a look at the latest edition of his ‘Recreating the Sound’ series. As part of a new mini-series, the first of which involved Rick recreating the guitar sound from Led Zeppelin’s Ramble On, Alex Van Halen’s sound gets the Beato treatment, … Continue reading Rick Beato on Alex Van Halen’s Snare Sound
Drummer’s Review HARMAN Professional Solutions and UK distributor Sound Technology Ltd are pleased to announce immediate availability of the new AKG Podcaster Essentials bundle. Designed to give podcasters, video producers and content creators a professional edge, the AKG Podcaster Essentials bundle includes the new AKG Lyra USB microphone, AKG K371 headphones, Ableton Live 10 Lite … Continue reading AKG Podcaster Essentials Bundle Now Available in the UK
Drummer’s Review Meinl Cymbals are proud to introduce new additions to Pure Alloy Custom, one of their most popular cymbal lines today! Following the introduction of Pure Alloy Custom at the 2020 NAMM Show earlier this year, many drummers shared their enthusiasm for this new line of cymbals adding them to their kits all around … Continue reading Meinl Cymbals Proud To Introduce New Additions To Pure Alloy Custom
This article is from an external source, and may contain external links not controlled by Empeda Music. Modern Drummer Magazine Bassist Omer Avital’s group, Qantar, offers a wealth of chops, but the premium is on soul and excitement. The Brooklyn quintet—including pianist Eden Ladin, drummer Ofri Nehemya, and dual saxophonists Alexander Levin and Asaf Yuria—are … Continue reading Ofri Nehemya on Omer Avital and Qantar’s New York Paradox
Drummer’s Review Here’s our review of a selection of Mapex Black Panther 2020 metal shell snare drums, featuring… Wasp Mapex Black Panther 2020 Wasp Snare 10″ x 5.5″, 1.0 mm seamed steel shell, Mapex Sonic Saver hoops, Cylinder-Drive snare strainer, Mapex 45-degree SONIClear bearing edges top & bottom, Chrome shell hardware, REMO heads – coated Ambassador … Continue reading Mapex Black Panther 2020 Metal Shell Snare Drums – Drummer’s Review
Modern Drummer is rebooting its world-famous Drum Festival on September 12 at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time with a live-streaming event honoring the late, great Rush drummer Neil Peart. Proceeds of ticket sales will benefit brain tumor research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The event, which will be produced and distributed via digital concert by LiveXLive … Continue reading Modern Drummer Festival 2020
Drum Channel founder Don Lombardi has received the Percussive Arts Society’s President’s Industry Award. The award is given each year to recognize outstanding leadership in the drum industry as well as significant contributions to drums, drummers, and drumming. After starting his career as a drummer and teacher in Los Angeles, Lombardi opened the Drum Workshop … Continue reading Don Lombardi Receives PAS President’s Industry Award
Charli Persip, one of the premier jazz drummers of the second half of the twentieth century, passed away on August 23 at the age of ninety-one. Persip was born in Morristown, New Jersey, in 1929, and began playing on the fertile Newark, New Jersey, jazz scene after graduating high school. Following a number of rough … Continue reading Jazz Great Charli Persip Passes
Queen + Adam Lambert, featuring founding members Roger Taylor (drums) and Brian May (guitar), are releasing a live performance video of the song “The Show Must Go On” from their upcoming album Live Around The World, which comes out on October 2 in CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, and vinyl formats. The performance of the song was … Continue reading Queen + Adam Lambert Share Live Performance of “The Show Must Go On”
When Nadine Shah had to leave London to look after an ailing family member while recording Kitchen Sink, she entrusted her frequent collaborator and co-writer Ben Hillier with helming the sessions on his own. Hillier is a distinguished producer and mixer who’s worked with Depeche Mode, Blur, the Doves, and many others, in addition to … Continue reading Ben Hillier on Nadine Shah’s Kitchen Sink
