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MODERN DRUMMER

FEATURES:

CONTENTS

BUDDY RICH

It was four years ago, the January, 1977 premier issue of

Modern Drummer, that Buddy Rich graced our cover. Rich is

back again, with comments that are inspiring and honest. This

exclusive interview is filled with anecdotes tracing Rich's early

career and personal acquaintances. But the main focus is Rich's

philosophy regarding his music and the success and failure

that he holds himself accountable for. His strong convictions

about his art and life have carried him to the pinnacle of rever-

ance among musicians who have played for or listened to him

throughout the years.

ROCK DRUMMERS OF THE 80's

As we move into a new decade, certain trends in contem-

porary music have already become apparent. To find out more

about rock music of the 80's and the style of drumming that it

incorporates, we have interviewed Clem Burke of Blondie;

Bruce Gary of The Knack; Stan Lynch of Tom Petty and the

Heartbreakers; and Alan Myers of Devo.

GREAT JAZZ DRUMMERS, PART 4

From the mid 50's into the 60's, jazz drumming artists devel-

oped continually—experimenting with styles and new rhythmic

patterns in big bands as well as the avant-garde groups. Drum-

mers of this period included Louis Hayes, Alan Dawson, Joe

Morello and later Elvin Jones, Jack DeJohnette and Tony

Williams. Fusion was born in the 70's bridging the gap between

jazz and rock and producing a crop of tasteful, technically

skilled musicians, including Danny Seraphine, Bobby Colomby,

Lenny White and Billy Cobham.

MD ARTICLE COMPENDIUM

DRUM EXECUTIVES—WHERE WE'VE

BEEN, WHERE WE'RE GOING

WEIGHTLIFTING AND DRUMMING

COLUMNS:

EDITOR'S OVERVIEW

ASK A PRO

IT'S QUESTIONABLE

READERS PLATFORM

JAZZ DRUMMER'S WORKSHOP

Unison Exercises

by Ed Soph

SHOP TALK

The Care and Feeding of Drums, Part II

by Frank Kofsky

PRODUCT CLOSE-UP

Pedals in Perspective, Part II

by Bob Saydlowski, Jr.

CONCEPTS

Showing Up—The Key to Success

by Roy Burns

ROCK PERSPECTIVES

A Practical Application of Flams

by David Garibaldi

SLIGHTLY OFFBEAT

Driving Utopia

by Karen Larcombe

THE CLUB SCENE

Tips for the Singing Drummer

by Rick Van Horn

DRUM MARKET

STRICTLY TECHNIQUE

The Always Available Drumset

by Tom Princen

PRINTED PAGE

ELECTRONIC INSIGHTS

Percussion Interfaces, Part I

by David Ernst

INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS

JUST DRUMS

102

It's somewhat hard to believe—but true. Mod-

ern Drummer Magazine is about to enter its fifth

year of publishing. Over the past four years

we've brought you dozens of the world's great-

est drummers through our feature interviews,

and presented the concepts of an equally impres-

sive array of respected authorities via our educa-

tional columns. We've reported on events, new

products and innovations, schools and manufac-

turers. All in all, we've done our damndest to

make Modern Drummer the kind of publication

you'd benefit from and enjoy.

Our reward rests with our acceptance and

subsequent growth. MD is now read by nearly

40,000 drummers in the U.S. and more than 50

foreign lands; the size of an average issue has

tripled since our inception; the magazine's Advi-

sory Board has leaped from the four original

members, to include twenty-six of the leading

experts in America. MD can presently be found

in over 700 of the nation's leading drum shops

and music stores, on newsstands, and in record

and bookshops. We've also had one increase in

frequency from four issues per year to six just

two years ago, which leads me directly to a

rather exciting bit of information.

I'm delighted to officially announce that Mod-

ern Drummer will once again be increasing its

publishing frequency. We're going to nine issues

this time and it'll all begin with our February/

March issue early next year. Numerous requests

for a frequency increase prompted us to survey a

substantial portion of our readership, our adver-

tisers and dealers, to get their thoughts on more

MD. Happily, the overwhelming majority in

every group surveyed were very much in favor

of an increase. We've got a wealth of great mate-

rial and ideas planned for next year, and we're

looking forward to having you with us. Nine is-

sues of MD promises to be even more conducive

to the needs of the thousands of serious drum-

mers who are our loyal readers.

We gave considerable thought on how to

make this issue special in celebration of our fifth

year. We soon realized, nothing could be better

than to revisit Buddy Rich, MD's very first fea-

ture interview subject. Buddy was as receptive

to our request this time as he was when we first

approached him as unknowns, four years ago.

It's difficult to say how much of our early suc-

cess was realized on the strength of that first in-

terview, though I'd venture to say quite a bit.

Thanks Buddy, for giving us the opportunity to

get this project off on the right foot, both then

and now. An insightful and illuminating dis-

cussion with the all-time phenomenon of modern

drumming is here in Buddy: Revisited.

We've also assembled an MD Compendium; a

complete reader reference guide to the feature

material and educational articles we've pub-

lished since our first issue. Though all Volume 1

back issues are no longer available, many of the

more recent issues still are. A bound reprint of

Volume 1, in its entirety, will soon be made

available.

In keeping with our special issue theme,

we've gathered a host of comments from high

level executives within some of our major drum

companies. We asked for their views on the di-

rection of the industry over the past five years.

The result is an interesting perspective on just

where we've been and where we're going as an

industry.

Any landmark issue would hardly be complete

without some personal thank yous. And yet,

there are so many people to thank, one hardly

knows where to begin. Suffice to say that MD

would surely not have reached this point without

the fine work and effort of scores of writers, cor-

respondents, photographers and columnists, to

name a few. Our thanks to all of you. Special

thanks to the MD Advisory Board members who

stand ready to assist every day of the year; to

hundreds of professional drummers around the

world who have become our dear friends; to the

advertising community who has supported our

efforts all along; and to one hard working group

of behind the scenes players, who have been

making the entire complex operation work for

four years, and doing one helluva job in the pro-

cess. My staff.

But most of all, we thank you the individual

reader. After all is said and done, I think it's im-

portant to be aware that there would be no Mod-

ern Drummer at all without your support. We

thank you for staying with us for four years, and

look forward to being an important part of your

musical growth through the editorial content of

this magazine for many years to come.

Ron Spagnardi

Editor

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