Tagged: prog drummers
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Professional Drummers
Alex Cohen | Progressive drumming's advanced class
Alex Cohen writes books on extreme polyrhythm and does things on double bass most drummers would not attempt. His playing, his books, and his Yamaha kit.
Professional Drummers
Danny Carey | Tool's polyrhythm machine
Danny Carey has drummed for Tool since 1990. His jazz and tabla grounding, the odd-time playing, the sigils on the kit, and his Sonor and Paiste rig explained.
Professional Drummers
II | Sleep Token's masked drummer
II drums for Sleep Token and has won six Drumeo awards without ever showing his face. His playing, his DW and Istanbul Agop rig, and the anonymity.
Professional Drummers
Mario Duplantier | Gojira's deliberate hand
Mario Duplantier co-founded Gojira and played the Paris Olympics. His restraint, the Cyclone solo, and his Tama Starclassic and Zildjian rig explained.
Professional Drummers
Mark Guiliana | Making acoustic drums sound electronic
Mark Guiliana played on Bowie's Blackstar and leads Beat Music. His electronic-inspired acoustic playing, and his Gretsch and Zildjian setup explained.
Content Creators
Matt Garstka | Animals As Leaders' linear brain
Matt Garstka brought gospel-chops vocabulary to progressive metal. His approach, his teaching, and his DW and Meinl rig explained.
Professional Drummers
Mike Portnoy | Dream Theater's returning monster
Mike Portnoy co-founded Dream Theater, left in 2010 and came back in 2023. His bands, his playing, the Monster kits, and his Tama and Sabian rig explained.
Content Creators
Ramon Montagner | Two sticks in one hand
Ramon Montagner pioneered advanced push-pull and dual-grip technique. His books, his teaching, and his Tama and Meinl setup explained.
Professional Drummers
Terry Bozzio | The drummer who writes music
Terry Bozzio sight-read The Black Page to get the Zappa gig, then spent forty years composing solo drum music on the world's largest tuned kit. His story and rig.
Professional Drummers
Tomas Haake | Meshuggah's polyrhythm engine
Tomas Haake made djent possible. How Meshuggah's polymetric riffs actually work, what Bleed costs to play, and his Sonor, Sabian and Vic Firth rig.