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Profiles: Rodney Holmes

Jul 28, 2026 | PROFILES

Some two weeks ago, the news of Rodney Holmes’s passing shook the music community. Let’s take a look at the life of this outstanding drummer. Holmes was born in the Bronx and grew up in a musical family. He started playing drums in the...

Profiles: Gilson Lavis

Nov 18, 2025 | PROFILES

On November 6, the news of the death of Gilson Lavis – one of the greatest and most versatile drummers in British new wave – hit the music world. In a career that spanned six decades, he explored such styles as rhythm & blues, rock...

Profiles: Clem Burke

Apr 23, 2025 | PROFILES

Clem Burke was born Clement Anthony Bozewski on the 24th of November 1954 in Bayonne, New Jersey, to Antoinette (nee Terracciano) and Clement J. Bozewski, also a professional drummer. Clem’s early experiences on the drum kit began in the late...

Profiles: Roy Haynes

Nov 13, 2024 | PROFILES

On November 12, the news of the death of Roy Haynes – one of the greatest and most recorded drummers in jazz history – hit the music world. In a career that spanned 80 years, he explored such styles as swing, bebop, jazz fusion, and...

Profiles: Dom Famularo

Aug 26, 2024 | PROFILES

Today, i.e. August 26, would have been Dom Famularo’s 71st birthday. At the same time, all the rest of us are celebrating Dom’s first birthday without him around. On this occasion, we present a profile of the world’s most popular...

Craigie Zildjian on her beginnings at Avedis Zildjian

Mar 12, 2024 | GET INSPIRED, NEWS, PROFILES

Craigie Zildjian is executive chair of the Avedis Zildjian Company, the oldest family-owned company in the United States. After graduating from Boston University with a master’s degree in education in 1976, Zildjian joined her father and...

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A bit of information on the history of the drums. In this category, we write about the history of drum or cymbal manufacturing companies and their founders’ life stories. The same goes for PA, mixing consoles, monitoring system producers, renowned drummers, educators, music producers – in a nutshell, everybody and everything that has contributed to the development of the art of drumming over the years.

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Profiles: Rodney Holmes

Profiles: Gilson Lavis

Profiles: Clem Burke

Profiles: Roy Haynes

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Craigie Zildjian on her beginnings at Avedis Zildjian

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