Drummer 2015-04, Magazines
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//-->REVIEWED: VK DRUMS TITANIUM KIT, PROVENANCE JURA SNARE, LOS CABOS STICKS + MOREWWW.DRUMMERMAGAZINE.CO.UKDRUMMING MATTERSCARLOCKON BALANCING LIFE WITH STEELY DAN ALONGSIDEHIS NEW GIG WITH STADIUM-ROCK GIANTS TOTOUK £4.50 Issue 140 April 2015KEITHINTERVIEWEDBEN THOMPSONTWO DOOR CINEMA CLUBAARON SOLOWONIUKBILLY TALENTJONNY 8TRACKSPIRITUALIZEDCASSELL THE BEATMAKERGUEST TUITIONJOST NICKEL’S GHOSTNOTE GROOVES049 771741 215060>AERODRUMSWIN!WORTH £129!PLUS:THOMAS LANG LIVE REVIEW, THE BIG 10 WITH MIKE DIXON, STOMP OPEN AUDITIONS AND MORE!CONTENTSON THE ONEISSUE 140Editor:Gemma Hill, gemmah@blazepublishing.co.ukSub-editors:Alex Ormiston, Nick RobbinsFeature writers:Gemma Hill, Brent Keefe, Andy Hughes,Don Zulaica, Nick Hopkin, Tom Derryman, Dave Major, MartinOldham, Spike Webb, Owen Martin, Joel McIver, Rick Van Horn,Victor Guillamon, Tom Voce, Andy Ward, Ciara LaversDesign:Matt SmithAd design:Jess RileyAd sales manager:Neil Golding, 01271 858941,neil@blazepublishing.co.ukStudio photography:Richard EcclestoneCover image:Richard EcclestoneMusic (Note) engraving:Kevin SandersTuition contributors:Hannes Grossmann, Dean Hendy, JamesHester, Sebastiaan de Krom, Pete Lockett, Ethan Lewis Maltby,Jost Nickel, Anika Nilles, Jamie Smale, Steve TimmsPublished by: Blaze Publishing Ltd.Lawrence House, Morrell Street, Leamington Spa,Warwickshire, CV32 5SZDistribution:Distributed to the news trade by ComagMagazine Marketing, West Drayton, Middlesex, UB7 7QEOperations director:James FolkardAssistant publisher:Ruth BurgessEditorial director:Wes StantonAccounts:Dave DeoSubscriptions:subs@blazepublishing.co.uk01926 339808Subscription rates:UK £64.20For all subscription o ers and overseasprices visit www.virtualnewsagent.com ortelephone the subscriptions hotline on01926 339808.Printed in the UK© Blaze Publishing Ltd 2015All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproducedin any form, stored in a retrieval system or integrated into any otherpublication, database or commercial program without the expresspermission of the publishers in writing. Under no circumstancesshould this publication and its contents be sold, loaned out or usedby way of trade, or stored or transmitted as an electronic le withoutthe publisher’s prior written approval.DisclaimerWhile Blaze Publishing Ltd prides itself on the quality of theinformation its publications provide, the company reserves the rightnot to be held legally responsible for any mistakes or inaccuraciesfound within the text of this publication. Drummer Magazine is anindependent publication and as such does not necessarily re ect theviews or opinions of manufacturers or distributors of the productscontained within. All trademarks are acknowledged.Welcome to our April issue! What a great timeof year – the days are getting longer, the sunisn’t hiding away anymore and there is plentyof new drum gear on the market for us tocheck out.We’re pleased to welcome the ever-inspiringKeith Carlock to the cover this month (andpage 24). The man who has maintained theSteely Dan gig ever since he upped sticks andmoved to New York tells us about switching hisendorsements, developing his style and takingon the Toto legacy.The drummer powering Two Door CinemaClub’s hits, Ben Thompson, caught up with usafter his master classes at the London DrumShow (page 30) and told us how he’s happybeing ‘just the drummer’ in one of the biggestfestival bands currently plying their trade.Cassell The Beatmaker (page 35) updates uson his latest projects and how co-producingthe third Bassistry album went. Spiritualized’sJonny 8Track (page 38) had a musicallylife-changing event with an orchestra andtells us about his solo album. While AaronSolowoniuk is on page 44, where he explainslife with Canadian rockers Billy Talent, but alsotalks about how his diagnosis with multiplesclerosis at an early age inspired him not onlyto carry on drumming, but also to raise moneyand awareness for others who have beendiagnosed.Jost Nickel is back with part two of his guesttuition (83) and we are giving away a set ofAerodrums on page 20, which can turn your airdrumming dreams into reality. Page 12 hosts aCaught Live report from Thomas Lang’s latestclinic tour – where the audience were givenfurther evidence that the man is a drummingmachine! Our London Drum Show Newsbeatspage is back, so you can find out all the latestannouncements right there from now on (page8). And as usual, we also have reviews, news,tuition and much, much more!687176REVIEWS66Cymskins68Los Cabos sticks71Provenance Jura Snare74Remo Powerstroke 3 withBlack Dot76VK Drums Titanium kitGemma, editorREGULARS6Newsbeats8LDS Newsbeats10Letters12Caught Live: Thomas Lang13Gig Guide14Audioscreen16Vintage Drums20Competition48The Riser50Drum Tech Diaries52Musicians’ Union62Event Diary: Stomp OpenAuditions94A Problem Shared96The Future Drummer98Mad, Bad and DangerousFollow us:twitter.com/DrummerMagazinefacebook.com/drummermagyoutube.com/drummermagWhen you have nished with thismagazine please recycle it.DRUMMERmagazine is proud to support the Music Industries Association4 DRUMMERApril 2015APRIL 2015FEATURES56Beat On The Street58The Big 10Graham Russell Drums is the focus of thismonth’s spotlight on UK retailersAnswered by Mike Dixon, the MD behindWe Will Rock YouThe conclusion to Rick Van Horn’s behindthe scenes look at Zildjian60Zildjian: In FocusINTERVIEWS24Keith CarlockTaking on Toto and switchingendorsementsThe Two Door Cinema Club sticksman’stake on being a session musicianOn co-producing Bassistry’s third albumOpens up on Spiritualized and his solo workBilly Talent’s beatmaker is a man on a mission30Ben Thompson35Cassell The Beatmaker38Jonny 8Track44Aaron Solowoniuk2430TUITION384483 Guest Tuition: Jost Nickel85Dean Hendy86Steve Timms87Jamie Smale88James Hester89Pete Lockett90Sebastiaan de Krom91Anika Nilles92Hannes Grossmann93Ethan Lewis MaltbyApril 2015DRUMMER 5
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