Simon Phillips likes big drums – and lots of them. His double bass drum set and generous cymbal array is a throwback to powerhouse fusion drummer innovators Lenny White and Billy Cobham – both ...
"I put way more emphasis on a drummer's personality than technique." It's a surprising statement, coming from Mike Portnoy, one of the most admired drummers in heavy music for the past three decades.
He discussed how he started playing double bass drums. “I didn’t start playing another kick drum until around ’83. I was basically just single kicking and doing that type of stuff, and then I got ...
Is there anything this man can't do? During a recent interview with our friends at Metal Underground, Gene "The Machine" Hoglan was talking about how he got started talking about the double-kick bass ...
On Friday, November 17, 2017 at 8:00 pm, the Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow St. presents the Louie D Trio + 1 at its Friends Coffeehouse. This cool Jazz trio, made up of seasoned musicians ...
DRUMS WEEK 2025: This is a rabbit hole that we could burrow into indefinitely, but as a starting point for your YouTube foraging we've compiled 11 isolated drum tracks from players regarded for their ...
John Robichaux's orchestra circa 1896. Seated at left is Edward 'Dee Dee' Chandler, with his primitive drum set. (James Karst) Great innovations were being made in American popular music in the late ...
Simon Phillips likes big drums – and lots of them. His double bass drum set and generous cymbal array is a throwback to powerhouse fusion drummer innovators Lenny White and Billy Cobham – both ...