Paul Robinson and I were supposed to get together at Drummer Live but in the event, the racket there wasn’t conducive to recording an interview and he came around to my place for a couple of gallons of coffee and a good chat. By the time the coffee kicked in we were both losing our
Classic Eric Delaney I arranged to meet Eric Delaney at Tom’s Drums in Denmark Street and believe it or not the great man was early while I turned up fashionably late. In the fifties it was Eric who turned me and arguably every other drummer of my generation on to the possibilities of
Geoff Dunn I have been aware of Geoff’s name for 25 years now but we had never met. The first drum clinic I ever went to in London was 25 years ago to see Gerry Brown (the USA drummer not the UK one) and there was this young lad supporting him called Geoff
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Warren Cann He's the drummer behind one of the most recognisable beats in music history. He’s also one of the pioneers of electronic drums, a visionary who saw the potential behind the odd-looking boxes of tricks and explored further, always pushing the boundaries. Yet Warren Cann appears to have been overlooked for his
In association with the major drum and cymbal companies, Remo will once again present DrummerNight, in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. It will be held at Manchester Central on the 23rd September 2017 as part of The UK Drum Show. Diplomats of the Drumming world will gather to celebrate the many millions of hits that
Thousand Oaks, CA - April 2017... Orange County Drum & Percussion (OCDP) maple snares are valued for their excellent projection, fine tone, and great looks. The new OCDP Limited Edition Maple Hybrid 14 x 6.5-inch Snare displays all of these attributes and then some. The new hybrid snare employs special blended, 6-ply maple/poplar shells that
April 5th, 2017 - Bad Berleburg, Germany. Sonor, one of the world’s leading drums and percussion manufacturers, today introduces their new SQ1 Series, a new dimension in sound. SQ1 drums are made of pure European Birch and feature ´Sound Sustainers´, a true innovation in drum technology that offers unparalleled sustain and better projection. Together with
Steve White Steve White – looking ahead and moving forward Steve White is one of the most respected drummers in the U.K. and is renowned worldwide for having held the position of drummer for Paul Weller for over 25 years until; they parted ways in 2007. Repeatedly featured in drum polls, festivals and
Interview with Don Powell - Slade by Steve Grantley We had been thinking of including Slade drummer Don Powell in our Great British Drum Heroes section for some time. As Steve Grantley, drummer with Stiff Little Fingers and The Alarm, co-wrote a book titled Cum On Feel The Noize – The Story Of Slade for
