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ADAM CRUZ
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The Danilo Pérez/Chick Corea collaborator—and now a leader
42 as well—has a genetic predisposition to mix things up. Throw
in a ton of blood, sweat, and imagination, and you’ve got one
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himself. But the Foo Fighters drummer says his real allegiance is to rocking E
honestly and with style. And there’s no better proof of his aesthetic than
the Foos’ latest and greatest blockbuster of an album,Wasting Light.
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Studio Legend STEVE GADD Bill Z
Humble Pie’s JERRY SHIRLEY
Styx’s TODD SUCHERMAN
GET GOOD:
ELP/Asia’s CARL PALMER 58
Slipknot’s SHAWN “CLOWN” CRAHAN DOUBLE BASS
GIMME 10!
18 Leader/Sideman ANTONIO SANCHEZ
Few things in our trade equate with power as much as the
34 IN THE STUDIOGIL SHARONE on Otep’s Atavist bombast provided by a two-footed aural assault. Tips and
insights from the Cult’s John Tempesta, Stork’s Thomas
Lang, and Shadows Fall’s Jason Bittner.
A DIFFERENT VIEW
68 DANNY KORTCHMAR
Rock Royalty’s Right-Hand Man
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SAM ULANO
Education
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
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9 Exercises to Ease Muscle Tension
Self-Myofascial Release Techniquesby Shirazette Tinnin
STRICTLY TECHNIQUE
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The Spivack/Wilson Approach to Technique
Part 1: Levers and Wrist Turns
by Richard Martinez and Kevin Crabb
ROCK ’N’ JAZZ CLINIC
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Open-Handed PlayingPart 1: Unlocking the Hidden Potential
by Claus Hessler
IN THE POCKET
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Advanced BluesSyncopated and Polyrhythmic Feels
by Jim Payne
DRUM SOLOIST
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Ostinato Studies Part 1: The Building Blocksby Jason Gianni
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AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW
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You Lead the Way by Adam Budofsky
READERS’ PLATFORM
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ASK A PRO
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2011 MDPro Panelist Peter Erskine
IT’S QUESTIONABLE
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Removing Bass Drum Inlays •
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DRUM MARKET
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SHOWCASE
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CRITIQUE
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BACKBEATS
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Sparkles and Stripes Forever
Equipment
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GEARING UP
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AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW
You Lead the Way
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