Tag Archives: Modern Drummer

Les DeMerle on The Greatest Four-Bar Drum Break Ever Recorded

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Scott K Fish

Les DeMerle‘s interview appears in the October 1984 Modern Drummer. Les was an interesting musician who maintained a good balance between the business and artistic sides of drumming. At one point during the interview I ask Les, “It’s intriguing that … Continue reading →

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Ed Soph: Knowing the Reasons

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Ed Soph was living in a small Garrison, New York house in the middle of the woods when we first met. My friend, Chris Conrade – a terrific drummer and teacher now living in Oregon – studied with … Continue reading →

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The Best Drum Solo Nobody Heard

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: My 5/2 post, “The Top Secret Drum Method,” in which a drummer fears someone stealing his ideas, prompted a wonderful reply from my friend, Rick Mattingly, former Modern Drummer Features Editor. Rick is correct. I not at MD … Continue reading →

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The Top Secret Drum Method

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Scott K Fish

The Top Secret Drum Method by Scott K Fish Now and then I recall a brief correspondence I had with a drummer – call him Eddie – seeking help publishing and selling his drum method book. At the time, Modern … Continue reading →

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Mickey Dolenz: Why I Play Drums Half-Right, Half-Left

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Scott K Fish

There’s a reason the Monkees’ Micky Dolenz plays drums that way: ‘I know it’s bizarre’ APRIL 30, 2015 BY SOMETHING ELSE! [T]he unique set up the Monkees’ Micky Dolenz employs for his drum kit. When he…began to learn the instrument, … Continue reading →

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