Modern Drummer #071.pdf

VOL 9, NO.9

Cover Photo by Ebet Roberts

FEATURES

JEFF WATTS

As the drummer for Wynton Marsalis, Jeff Watts has found

himself at the very top of the jazz world, without having gone

through the customary years and years of dues paying. In this MD

exclusive, Jeff discusses his background that prepared him for the

demands of the Marsalis group, and talks about the drummers

who influenced his style.

by Chip Stern

VINNY APPICE

Vinny Appice, brother of famed rock drummer Carmine, has

garnered an impressive list of accomplishments in his own right.

He has worked with John Lennon, Rick Derringer, and Black

Sabbath, and is currently the drummer with Dio. In addition,

Vinny has written a technique book for drummers. Here, he covers

such topics as how he developed his own technique, putting feel

into heavy metal drumming, and the use of electronic drums and

pyrotechnics.

by Robyn Flans

GEORGE LAWRENCE STONE

Dedication To Drumming

by Susan Hannum and Rick Mattingly

JON CHRISTENSEN

His numerous ECM recordings with such artists as Jan Garbarek,

Terje Rypdal, and Keith Jarrett have made Jon Christensen's

name synonymous with contemporary European jazz drumming.

In this candid conversation, Jon discusses his own development as

a player and gives his views on the relationship between American

and European jazz musicians.

by Carl Stormer

GEORGE BROWN

Kool Funk

by Robert Santelli

COLUMNS

EDUCATION

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

Buying Equipment: A Basic

Understanding

by Simon Goodwin

ROCK 'N' JAZZ CLINIC

Artificial Groupings For Fills

by James Morton

PROFILES

UP AND COMING

Adrenalin's Brian Pastoria

by Brian W. Elliot

CONCEPTS

Dueling Drumsets

by Roy Burns

SHOW DRUMMERS' SEMINAR

Peter Deutschman: Circus Drummer

by Candice Weigle-Spier

EQUIPMENT

PRODUCT CLOSE-UP

C-Ducer Miking System

by Bob Saydlowski, Jr.

REVIEWS

ON TAPE

CLUB SCENE

Rehearsing: Where, When, & How

by Rick Van Horn

NEWS

UPDATE 108

INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS 112

DEPARTMENTS

EDITOR'S OVERVIEW

ROCK CHARTS

Tommy Lee: "Shout At The Devil"

by James Morton

SHOP TALK

Building A Better Trap (Set)

by Inigo Figuracion

THE MUSICAL DRUMMER

Outlining Chords With Melodic

Phrases

by Bill Molenhof

SETUP UPDATE

Ed Shaughnessy/Joe Franco

102

ELECTRONIC INSIGHTS

Amplification Reference Guide

by Reek Havok

JUST DRUMS

READER'S PLATFORM

ASK A PRO

TEACHER'S FORUM

The Drumset Player: A Special Talent

by Rodman Sims

104

DRUM MARKET

100

114

IT'S QUESTIONABLE

106

The

Making

Article

PUBLISHER

Ronald Spagnardi

ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER

Isabel Spagnardi

EDITOR

Ronald Spagnardi

FEATURES EDITOR

Rick Mattingly

MANAGING EDITOR

Rick Van Horn

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Susan Hannum

William F. Miller

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Elaine Cannizzaro

Ever wonder how a full-length feature story progresses from the seed of

an idea to a finished article in the magazine? Let's follow a typical story

from concept to completion.

Each month, the entire editorial staff assembles at a meeting where story

ideas are born, tossed around, tossed out, or determined worthy of further

development. When a solid idea is established, an editor is immediately

assigned to it. It's that editor's responsibility either to write the article from

in-house, or farm out the potential story to a suitable contributing writer

and work with that writer through every stage. In either case, the process

generally begins with a comprehensive outline that includes the objective of

the article, what it will cover and how, plus the research, travel and esti-

mated expenses needed to complete the assignment successfully. Once

everything has been approved, the research—which could take anywhere

from a few weeks to six months—can begin. The final step is the actual task

of organizing, structuring, and writing a first draft, which will be shaped

and molded many times.

After our story is written, it's time to consider the graphic elements.

Many times, the author or editor will have basic ideas on certain graphics

and the format needed to get the point across. There are many decisions to

be made. Does the article need photography? If it does, who will do it?

Would illustrations, charts, sidebars, or graphs be helpful? How should

they be designed? In essence, what's the most effective means of presenting

the information? At this point, the Art Department enters the picture and

ideas begin to flow, as the art people must design a layout that is attractive

and functional, and that fits neatly into the amount of space allotted for

the story.

Once our article has been targeted for an upcoming issue, it enters the

eight-week production stream and must move through with a minimum of

hitches. The story will be shaped, cut, or added to, and checked for accu-

racy, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Finally, our article is typeset,

and galley proofs are distributed to every editor on staff. Further refine-

ments will still be made at this point. Copies of these galleys are also sent to

the Art Department, where the graphic elements will now begin to merge

with the story.

The next major control point is the "page proof" meeting, where proofs

of every page in the issue are carefully reviewed by all the editors and art

staff. Here we'll see our story in position, minus typos, with all elements

such as photos or illustrations looking exactly as they will in the completed

magazine. Further minor adjustments in the layout are likely to occur even

at this advanced stage.

Finally, a blueprint of the issue is sent from our printer. Changes made

at the page proof stage are verified, and the issue is fine tuned. This is the

very last time anything may be corrected or altered in any way. Once the

printer is given the green light, the presses will rev up, and our article will

soon be printed, bound in the magazine, addressed, sorted, and distrib-

uted. It's now on its way to you, with nothing left for us to do except wait

for feedback. Hopefully, you'll like what we've done.

ART DIRECTOR

David H. Creamer

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR

Kevin W. Kearns

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

Isabel Spagnardi

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER

Ellen Corsi

ASSISTANT

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER

Tracy Kearney

DEALER SERVICE MANAGER

Janet Gola

CIRCULATION

Leo Spagnardi

Debbie Lewis

Susan A. Kretschmar

SALES PROMOTION MANAGER

Evelyn Urry

MODERN DRUMMER ADVISORY BOARD

Henry Adler, Carmine Appice, Louie Bellson, Bill

Bruford, Roy Burns, Jim Chapin, Les DeMerle, Len

DiMuzio, Charlie Donnelly, Peter Erskine, Danny

Gottlieb, Sonny Igoe, Jaimoe Johanson, Jim Keltner,

Mel Lewis, Larrie Londin, Peter Magadini, George

Marsh, Butch Miles, Joe Morello, Andy Newmark, Neil

Peart, Charlie Perry, Paul T. Riddle, Ed Shaughnessy,

Steve Smith, Ed Thigpen.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Susan Alexander, Charles M. Bernstein, Scott K. Fish,

Robyn Flans, Simon Goodwin, Jeff Potter, Robert

Santelli, Bob Saydlowski, Jr., Chip Stern, Robin

Tolleson, T. Bruce Wittet.

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