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The final word… 27 Aug 2013 | 04:48 pm
Drummer asks the burning questions to get the answers you need to know. This month on the hot stool, UK session-supremo Ash Soan reveals his love for the old-school as well as leaving band-mates in fa...
Linear Patterns – Part III 25 Aug 2013 | 01:58 pm
Time to get creative with a linear approach to triplets from Steve Timms In part three of our study on linear drumming, we are going to look at some triplet grooves and fills. We begin with a simple ...
Teacher feature 24 Aug 2013 | 01:51 pm
How long have you been teaching for? 25 years. Do you specialise in any particular styles or areas of drumming? All styles but my own preference is funk, soul and R&B – I also still gig regularly a...
Four-Bar Jungle Loops 22 Aug 2013 | 03:05 pm
Jungle Drummer believes consistency is key to nailing these rolling beats All of the examples for my column this issue come from a loop CD that I recorded. After having the unfortunate experience of ...
Vic Firth High-Fidelity Earplugs 21 Aug 2013 | 09:13 pm
High quality earplugs from one of the biggest names in drumming Words: Nick Carter Images: Thru-A-Lupe Photographic With a 50-year history of making drumsticks, mallets and brushes that every drum...
In the moment 20 Aug 2013 | 08:22 pm
Born in New Jersey and now Manhattan based, Mark Guiliana first came to international prominence playing with Avishai Cohen. Since leaving the Israeli bassist’s group, Guiliana has been involved in ma...
Testing times – Part III 19 Aug 2013 | 02:15 pm
Time to add your feet into the equation with Pete Lockett Let’s kick straight off from where we finished last issue, voicing groups of five and three together around the kit to develop our ability fo...
Regal Tip Sticks 18 Aug 2013 | 02:33 pm
Four fresh models from the US stickmakers Words: Nick Carter Images: Thru-A-Lupe Photographic Last issue we brought you news that US drumstick luminary Regal Tip has introduced four new models int...
Healthy mind, healthy body 17 Aug 2013 | 01:37 pm
So here we are, one month on, and hopefully getting to grips with the breathing techniques I suggested in the last article, setting up our kits with optimum efficiency in mind and feeling the improvem...
Snare drum 101 – Part VI 16 Aug 2013 | 03:11 pm
Dean Hendy gets samba-esque sounds with some simple snare techniques Carrying on from last month’s lesson, we continue on the percussive side of things with a look at snare drum technique. We are goi...
