From RolandConnect.com: Los Angeles, CA, March 24, 2010 — Roland is pleased to announce the R-05 WAV/MP3 Recorder, an easy to use, affordable, and compact digital recorder that provides crystal-clear audio quality, enhanced recording and editing features, and an extended battery life of over 16 hours of recording time per charge. Whether onstage, in rehearsal, at school, on the street, or in the boardroom, the R-05 provides pristine, uncompressed stereo recording... read more...

Smartphones are beginning to cater to musicians. From metronomes and tuners to loop packages there is something you are bound to find to kill the five minutes you're waiting in your car at the bank drive-thru line. The HTC Android has some apps available in the drumming genre. Although there are not very many at this time, more are being developed. People have varied opinions on them and the best way is to download one and try it yourself. From Drum Circles, Cajons, mini drum kits you play wit... read more...

Drummers! Rick Latham has teamed up with an iPhone Application Development team and released "DrumTrainer" - an iPhone App that teaches you how to read drum notation and play grooves on Kick, Snare and Hat.  Price Tag: $7.99 - Value = Priceless! Check it out! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drumtrainer-rick-latham/id362328631?mt=8 ... read more...

It's typical. Your band rehearses a song endlessly and nails it every time but when you play it live you didn't start together even with a four count, someone started when you stopped, played eight bars longer than you planned or the group didn't end the song correctly. It can be embarrassing and frustrating putting all that time and effort into a song that now sounds like a train wreck. What do you do? Most often fingers get pointed after the show and the blame goes around until you have a full... read more...

    HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - The drummer with Avenged Sevenfold, a rising force in the heavy metal scene, died on Monday at his home in southern California, the group and authorities said. James Owen Sullivan, nicknamed "The Rev," appeared to have died of natural causes, Huntington Beach police Lt. John Domingo said. He was 28. The Orange County coroner's office is investigating the death. "It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we tel... read more...

    By:Rick Broida Along with Beeker and Fozzie Bear, Animal ranks among my favorite Muppets characters. So it's great not only to see him starring in his own iPhone game, but to report that the game's a blast. At first blush, The Muppets Animal Drummer from Disney looks like something out of Rock Band: you've got five drums that light up and change colors (and occasionally catch fire); combo bonuses and power-ups that appear as you progress; and Ani... read more...

The Black Page is the most cutting-edge drum magazine on the market today, containing insightful articles, humor, feature interviews and tips from the pros. The Black Page is distributed via your email address. We send you the link, you download the latest issue. It's that easy. No paper, no ink, no waste. And the best part? The Black Page is FREE, always has been always will be. Feel free to fill out the form below and subscribe to The Black Page to get notification when the ne... read more...

            We just want to personally thank Chad Sexton and the 311 website staff for not only listing our interview with Chad, but putting it up on the bands home page! Look for more updates throughout the year here on drummerconnection.com!  ... read more...

 In Memoriam of Meinl Founder Roland Meinl       March 4th, 1929 - December 4th, 2007   ROLAND MEINL, founder of Roland Meinl Musikinstrumente, a pioneer in the art of cymbal and percussion manufacturing, passed away on December 4, 2007, at the age of 78. Roland was born March 4, 1929, in Silberbach, Sudetenland, as the oldest child of Emil and Hedwig Meinl. After attending elementary and business school, Roland joined the ... read more...

NOW AVAILABLE!   Derek Roddy: Blast Beats Evolved NEW AVAILABLE! “I made this DVD because the development of extreme drumming has never been fully documented or, given its popularity and influence, received the attention and respect it deserves. I wanted to validate this style of drumming—and the drummers who play it—by creating an educational reference that would lead to a better understanding of blast beats and their musical value while st... read more...