Table Of Content12 Modern Drummer June 2014
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CONTENTS
Volume 42 • Number 11
CONTENTS
Cover and Contents photos by Rick Malkin
28 NICK MASON
by Adam Budofsky
32 STEPHEN MALKMUS
ON THE COVER
AND THE JICKS’
JAKE MORRIS
CLUTCH’s
by Adam Budofsky
34 JEAN-PAUL GASTER
A quarter century in, he can lay
46 JAY-Z’S
claim to having put down some
ERIC “BOOTS” GREENE
of the most beastly and brainy
by Robin Tolleson
drum tracks of the modern era.
by Michael Dawson
52 JAN DELAY’S
JOST NICKEL
by Ken Micallef
56 8 REASONS TO LOVE
WHITESNAKE
by Ilya Stemkovsky
LESSONS DEPARTMENTS
60 BASICS 8 AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW
Essential Cymbal Patterns Fundamental Figures to Spice Up Your Grooves Hidden Treasures by Billy Amendola
by Powell Randolph
10 READERS’ PLATFORM
62 STRICTLY TECHNIQUE What’s Your Favorite Buddy Rich Performance?
Flam Ostinatos A Creative Approach to a Drumming Staple by Luis Ricardo Méndez
12 OUT NOW
64 STYLE AND ANALYSIS Dean Butterworth on Good Charlotte’s
Buddy Rich “Stars and Stripes Forever” by Eric Fischer Generation Rx
66 JAZZ DRUMMER’S WORKSHOP 13 ON TOUR
Latin Jazz Drumming Part 2: Mambo Bell Variations by Steve Fidyk Jason Bowld with Bullet for My Valentine
68 ROCK PERSPECTIVES NEW COLUMN!
14 DRUM CAM
Sticking Patterns for Odd Groupings Getting Comfortable with Fives and Sevens
Aquiles Priester: “The Temple of Hate”
by Aaron Edgar
15 MUST-HAVE GEAR
70 CONCEPTS
Angel Olsen’s Josh Jaeger
Fear, Ego, and Overplaying The Driving Forces Behind Forcing Chops by Dave Stark
26 ON TOPIC
72 HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Sam Lay
Drumset Ergonomics Part 5: Positioning the Hi-Hat, Ride, and Rack Toms
by Brandon Green 76 RETAILER PROFILE
Columbus Pro Percussion
EQUIPMENT 80 CRITIQUE
New Releases From Jojo Mayer’s Nerve,
16 PRODUCT CLOSE-UP 24 GEARING UP
Finally George with Todd Sucherman, and more
Ddrum Dios Series Snares Keith Urban’s Seth Rausch
Legado Cymbals Heritage, 79V, 84 IN MEMORIAM
Luxo Raw, and Caspian Series 74 NEW AND NOTABLE Jon Hiseman, Gene Stone
Roland TM-6 Pro Trigger Module and
RT-30 Triggers 86 INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS
ToneAlly Percussion Teaching Tool Who’s Playing What,
Evans UV1 Bass Drum Heads Beat Hunger Benefi t, and More
WIN! 88 KIT OF THE MONTH
Drums of the Tombs
A Roland prize package worth
more than $2,300! Page 87
AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW
Hidden Treasures
Founder
Ronald Spagnardi
1943–2003
Hello, everyone in MD land. I hope your
Publisher/CEO Isabel Spagnardi
summer went well. There were so many
classic and new bands out on the road; mith Senior Vice President Lori Spagnardi
S
hopefully you got to enjoy a few of those ff Vice President Kevin W. Kearns
e
live shows. And hopefully you didn’t miss J
Associate Publisher Tracy A. Kearns
last month’s “Alive and Kicking!” theme issue,
Advertising Director Bob Berenson
in which we interviewed players who power
the world’s biggest musical acts. We talked Advertising Assistant LaShanda Gibson
to the drummers with Bruno Mars, Kendrick Senior Art Director Scott G. Bienstock
Lamar, Bon Jovi, Damian Marley, and Lamb
Contributing Designer Richard Leeds
of God about their daily routines, their
Editorial Director Adam J. Budofsky
nightly responsibilities, and what it takes
to play at the very highest levels of stage Managing Editor Michael Dawson
performance, where it’s not just the skills Associate Editor Willie Rose
that matter, but the consistency. The issue is full of lessons we can all benefi t
Editor at Large Billy Amendola
from learning, no matter how big or how small the audiences are that we
play to. Business and Content Development Miguel Monroy
If you didn’t happen to catch the issue, though, you still can! In fact, you
The MD Pro Panel: Chris Adler, Gregg Bissonette, Jason Bittner, Will Calhoun,
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