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
There are plenty of tips and tricks out there on how to write a catchy song, come up with creative melodies, or be a thoughtful, savvy composer. This will not be among those. This will be a slightly different guide for a slightly different purpose. And as worthy and elusive a purpose as composing original … Continue reading How to make a song
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Having made a show-stopping splash upon its introduction to the musical masses assembled at SUPERBOOTH19 in Berlin, the trade fair for electronic musical instruments presenting the latest developments in (modular) synthesizers, keyboards, effects, studio equipment, and software, subsequently resurfacing somewhat closer to home at SynthFest UK … Continue reading UDO Audio Announces New Take On Traditional Analog Synthesizer With SUPER 6 Show-Stopper
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Tracktion is delighted to present the new, massive, FREE update to MOK’s innovative, wave slicing synthersizer, Waverazor which is packed with tons of new features. Plus, in alliance with PlugInGuru.com the all new Unified – Waverazor with a library of more than four hundred factory patches. … Continue reading Waverazor’s Major Free Update Packed With New Features
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
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News With the introduction of the new PSR-E373 and PSR-EW310, Yamaha has again raised the bar in portable keyboard technology and performance. Both come with exciting features such as a touch-sensitive keyboard and an all-new tone generator LSI that delivers an amazing array of high-quality voices, as well … Continue reading Yamaha Presents The New PSR-E373 And PSR-EW310
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
Martin Custom Shop Experience Program The Martin Custom Shop Experience Program highlights the most elite Custom Shop dealers, offering consumers the highest level of service and attention to detail. The Music Zoo has handled numerous Martin Custom Shop one-off builds for our clientele. We visit the factory multiple times each year, hand-select our own wood … Continue reading The Music Zoo is a Martin Custom Shop Expert Dealer
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
