Category Archives: SKF Blog

Les DeMerle – Drum Tuning for All Occasions

Posted on October 27, 2026 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Les DeMerle‘s feature interview appeared in the October 1984 “Modern Drummer.” DeMerle was, and still is, an interesting musician maintaining a unique balance between the business and artistic sides of drumming. Digital media has no doubt changed the … Continue reading →

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Dave Weckl—Hand Technique (1983)

Posted on October 18, 2026 by Scott K Fish

SKFNOTE – August 5, 1983 I interviewed 23-year old Dave Weckl in his Bridgeport, CT apartment. In 1983, no one else at Modern Drummer thought Weckl warranted a feature interview. The feature interview I argued for became a much shorter … Continue reading →

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Dave Weckl–The Spiritual Side of Life (1983)

Posted on October 15, 2026 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This clip is from my 1983 interview with Dave Weckl for Modern Drummer. MD published a much shorter version of this interview in April 1984 as an “Up and Coming” profile of Weckl, which still holds up well.  Weckl … Continue reading →

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Dave Weckl—Approaching Time (1983)

Posted on October 11, 2026 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I think his name is Chris. He was a young guy who called me from time-to-time, at Modern Drummer, full of enthusiasm about a local upstate New York drummer he said we should interview. Chris was the only … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gruber – Teaching Saved My Life

Posted on September 4, 2026 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This excerpt is from audiocassette Side B of my Modern Drummer Freddie Gruber interview. Gruber was a respected drum teacher whose students include Neil Peart, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl, and Vinnie Colaiuta. Gruber, a product of post-World War … Continue reading →

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