On the Cover Shannon Leto - Modern Drummer · PDF filePart 2: “Funky Drummer”...
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CONTENTS Equipment 20 Collector’s Corner 1928 Ludwig Deluxe “Black Beauty” Snare 24 Product Close-Up • Gaai Big G Series V Neck Drumkit • Istanbul Agop Xist Series Additions • Vic Firth Titan 5B Drumsticks • Percussion Kinetics Vector G3 Bass Drum Pedal 30 Electronic Review Earthworks DP30/C Drum Periscope Microphone 32 Gearing Up Between the Buried and Me’s Blake Richardson 80 New and Notable Cover and contents photos by Alex Solca page 87 Education 69 Basics Rhythmic Displacement Essentials Milking the Most From the Money Beats by Rich Redmond 70 Strictly Technique Upbeat Triplets Breaking Free From the Downbeat by Bill Bachman 73 Around the World Samba Starter Part 2: The Suinge by Adam Osmianski 74 Rock ’n’ Jazz Clinic Groove Freedom Part 2: “Funky Drummer” Permutations by Mike Johnston 76 Jazz Drummer’s Workshop Syncopation Revisited Part 3: 5/4 Applications by Steve Fidyk 78 Health & Science Improve Your Timing! Jump-Rope Exercises for Drummers by Billy Cuthrell Departments 8 An Editor’s Overview Who Are You Now? by Adam Budofsky 10 Readers’ Platform 12 News 16 Ask a Pro Jimmy D’Anda, Jon Fishman 18 It’s Questionable Mind Matters: Band Democracy 84 Showcase Featuring Drum Market 88 Critique Featuring Taking the Reins 91 Inside Methods 100 Essential Drumset Lessons 92 First Person A Copy Life 94 Backbeats Modern Drummer/Columbus Pro Percussion’s Drum Daze 2014 96 Kit of the Month Bells and Whistles Volume 38 • Number 8 On the Cover Features 48 Shannon Leto by David Ciauro “I learned from everybody I listened to. But when we started playing, it was just our thing. So I did my thing.” The drummer for 30 Seconds to Mars takes the road less traveled. 34 Hitting the Stage Bonzo Bash: The John Bonham tribute series continues. by Mike Haid 36 Great Drum Covers II More classic LP artwork with a drum-centric attitude. 38 Encore Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours: The art of the song. by Patrick Berkery 40 Catching Up With… Billy Hart /// Russ Kunkel /// Paul T. Riddle 42 Setting Sights Elaine Bradley gets bold with Neon Trees. by Ken Micallef 60 Influences Harvey Mason, the Chameleon. by Ken Micallef 62 Simon Collins Sound of Contact’s leader slays drums and demons. by Will Romano 66 What Do You Know About…? Lee Goodness, Curtis Mayfield’s ’80s-era foil. by Drew Schultz 006_TOC_AUGUST_ 2014.indd 6 5/21/14 3:08 PM
Transcript of On the Cover Shannon Leto - Modern Drummer · PDF filePart 2: “Funky Drummer”...
CONTENTS
Equipment20 Collector’s Corner 1928 Ludwig Deluxe “Black Beauty” Snare
24 Product Close-Up • Gaai Big G Series V Neck Drumkit • Istanbul Agop Xist Series Additions • Vic Firth Titan 5B Drumsticks • Percussion Kinetics Vector G3 Bass Drum Pedal
30 Electronic Review Earthworks DP30/C Drum Periscope Microphone
32 Gearing Up Between the Buried and Me’s Blake Richardson
80 New and Notable
Cover and contents photos by Alex Solca
page 87
Education69 Basics
Rhythmic Displacement Essentials Milking the Most From the Money Beats by Rich Redmond
70 Strictly Technique Upbeat Triplets Breaking Free From the Downbeat by Bill Bachman
73 Around the WorldSamba StarterPart 2: The Suinge
by Adam Osmianski
74 Rock ’n’ Jazz Clinic Groove Freedom
Part 2: “Funky Drummer” Permutations by Mike Johnston
76 Jazz Drummer’s Workshop Syncopation Revisited
Part 3: 5/4 Applications by Steve Fidyk
78 Health & Science Improve Your Timing!
Jump-Rope Exercises for Drummers by Billy Cuthrell
Departments8 An Editor’s Overview Who Are You Now? by Adam Budofsky
10 Readers’ Platform
12 News
16 Ask a Pro Jimmy D’Anda, Jon Fishman
18 It’s Questionable Mind Matters: Band Democracy
84 Showcase Featuring Drum Market
88 Critique Featuring Taking the Reins
91 Inside Methods 100 Essential Drumset Lessons
92 First Person A Copy Life
94 Backbeats Modern Drummer/Columbus Pro Percussion’s Drum Daze 2014
96 Kit of the Month Bells and Whistles
Volume 38 • Number 8
On the Cover
Features
48 Shannon Letoby David Ciauro“I learned from everybody I listened to. But when we started playing, it was just our thing. So I did my thing.” The drummer for 30 Seconds to Mars takes the road less traveled.
34 Hitting the Stage Bonzo Bash: The John Bonham tribute series continues. by Mike Haid
36 Great Drum Covers II More classic LP artwork with a drum-centric attitude.
38 Encore Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours: The art of the song. by Patrick Berkery
40 Catching Up With… Billy Hart /// Russ Kunkel /// Paul T. Riddle
42 Setting Sights Elaine Bradley gets bold with Neon Trees. by Ken Micallef
60 In� uences Harvey Mason, the Chameleon. by Ken Micallef
62 Simon Collins Sound of Contact’s leader slays drums and demons. by Will Romano
66 What Do You Know About…? Lee Goodness, Curtis May� eld’s ’80s-era foil. by Drew Schultz
006_TOC_AUGUST_ 2014.indd 6 5/21/14 3:08 PM
