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Ed Shaughnessy Launches ‘Energy Force’ Big Band

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: An pre-internet example of how drummers kept up with news of our favorite players. This December 19, 1974 Down Beat magazine release about Ed Shaughnessy‘s “new 17-piece ensemble” Energy Force has a photo of Mr. Shaughnessy worth studying. … Continue reading →

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Owen Hale: Can a Studio Drummer Earn Enough to Consider It a Steady Job? (1982)

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: An excerpt from my 1/12/1982 interview with Owen Hale for Modern Drummer. A reader asked a general question, “Can a studio drummer earn enough money to consider it a steady job?” I posed that question to Owen when he … Continue reading →

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Sandy Nelson: Introductory Phone Conversation with Scott K Fish (1982) 

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Finding snippets of unrelated phone conversations within my Modern Drummer interview cassettes is affecting how I digitize my cassettes. These unrelated snippets are also reminders of my work habits — and my work-around tricks — pre-internet, pre-digital sound. … Continue reading →

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Bill Maxwell on Learning Bebop Drumming (1981)

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Andrae Crouch, The Winans, Freddie Hubbard, Koinonia — Bill Maxwell’s work as drummer and producer is among the best. Bill first came to my attention through my ears in 1981. No pre-judging on my part. The full story of … Continue reading →

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Rod Morgenstein: How I Got My Drum Sound on Dixie Dregs’s ‘Industry Standard’ Album

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Sometimes, when drummers such as Rod Morgenstein, or drum industry people, were willing to answer Modern Drummer readers’ questions by phone, I would grab the nearest cassette, tape the call, and transcribe the answer for publication. I never … Continue reading →

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