Features

Chris Bussey

Trio VD drummer discusses the band’s organic and cerebral approach to music

Julien Brown and Damon Reece

Massive Attack’s drum duo mix vintage and modern for a cutting edge sound

Chris Adler

Mind over metal: Chris remains at the forefront of the metal scene with everevolving beats

Allison Miller

Composition comes first for the New York deep-dish drummer, musician, songwriter

Jordan Hastings

Jordan’s mixed education has taken him exactly to where he wants to be - Alexisonfire

Simon Allen

The New Mastersounds re-export the funk to the US and tell how 7” singles are the best business cards

NAMM 2010 – Part 2

We lean towards the obscure in our last instalment of NAMM’s new product coverage

Regulars

Word

Stateside

Recycled

Letters

Audioscreen

Tuition

Gear

Meinl

Marcie Chappa’s peaceful new congas and bongos

Yamaha

Drummer gets the feeling from the new DTX900 electronic drums

DrumTuna

Save time and headaches with the digital Flip drum tuner

Paiste

Send in the heavies – Paiste Alpha Rock Brilliant cymbals are back

Alesis

The TransActive Drummer monitor is a wise choice for e-kit players

Ford

Ford’s Kevlar Maverick Fusion kit is the rebel with a cause

Tama

Tama’s Starphonics set the bar for new snare drums

Software Round-Up

Oli Bell talks us through the latest and greatest drum programming software