SKF NOTE: Here’s Part 3 of 4 interview segments. The actual interview took place September 1983 at the height of ‘Loverboy’s’ hit song, “Working for the Weekend.” It appeared as the cover story for the March 1984 Modern Drummer magazine.

In Part 3 of this interview, Frenette discusses the following topics:

• Role among drummer, producer, and engineer in making an album (continued)
• Matt’s monitor system and miking his drums
• Forgetting songs
• The importance of playing with dynamics
• Using noise gates on drums
• Drum solos
• Cymbal setup and miking cymbals
• Promoting Loverboy as individual members and as the whole band
• Pros and cons of corporate underwriting of band concert tours

Here is my 1984 MD introduction to Frenette’s interview.

“Things happen fast in the world of rock ‘n’ roll. The first time Matt Frenette was interviewed for MD, people were raving about ‘Loverboy’ on the West Coast, but the group’s popularity did not yet extend to the East Coast.

“The interview was therefore intended to be a portrait of an up-and-coming new artist.

“However, before we had the chance to publish that interview, ‘Loverboy’s’ success had spread across the country. Since Matt Frenette’s position in the drumming world had skyrocketed along the group’s popularity, we are now presenting an expanded feature interview with ‘Loverboy’s’ drummer.”

I will post Frenette Part 4 as soon as possible.