The year 1948 was an interesting time for the world: Israel is declared a state, the Baby Boom hits, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, Warner Brothers showed its first color newsreel, and Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer, Vol. I entered its first year of publication. Not nearly available in stores then as it is now, the book still managed to gain widespread popularity and throughout the years has become a staple in music education-having been hailed as “ the definitive study o ... more »

David's career really took off around 1997 when he started to land some of the more high profile sessions and live gigs both in and outside of the Nashville scene. His long and versatile list of playing and recording credits includes work with Legendary Rock Guitarist Les Dudek, John Waite, The James Brown Horns, Shane Theriot. Country Artists Joe Diffie, Doug Stone, Tanya Tucker, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Lila McCann, Jo Dee Messina, Jo-El Sonnier and ... more »

Come out and learn how to "Rockify" the classics with Seminole Music and Sound! This is a FREE teaching seminar hosted by the great Carmine Appice. Carmine first came into the spotlight with the band Vanilla Fudge in the late 1960’s.  Later, Carmine joined Grammy-winning guitar hero Jeff Beck, becoming a member of the internationally acclaimed trio: Beck, Bogert and Appice. One of the premier showmen in rock, he became known worldwide for his astonishing live ... more »

On February 7th, 2009, the DrummerConnection.com Crew – Billy Ashbaugh, Joe Brewer and Eric Rosebrock set out to visit Dave Simmons – old Friend of Billy Ashbaugh and member of DrummerConnection.com as he performed his gig with KC & The Sunshine Band at Universal Studio’s Mardi Gra, 2009. Dave was kind enough to get us access and film a drum kit tour with his stage manager / and drum tech before the show. There’s lots of good pointers and tips in here.    ... more »

The NAMM show is the most sought-after convention for drummers. With a colossal display of drums, new products, creative ideas and up coming future occurrences. The year is 2009 and so we had the privilege to attend the show, shoot some footage, talk to some great people/drummers and check out the cool new gear that is for release for this year. Being that this is Drummer Connection’s second NAMM show, we came back with a plan of action! Even cooler, DC founder Eric Rosebrock ... more »

Almost every week for the past 3 years, someone from the DC crew has made a trip out to drumfreaks DrumRoom to jam and do some playalongs. We thought it would be cool to document one of those days. On this day in November of '08, drumfreak, Keith and Damian made the trip! It's real easy to spend the entire day there and completely loose track of time. We sifted through the footage that day and came up with 11 videos for you guys. It's amazing to see just how much things change ove ... more »