Modern Drummer #102.pdf

VOLUME 12, NUMBER 5

Cover photo by Ebet Roberts

Photo by Ebet Roberts

DAVID VAN TIEGHEM

His work with such artists as Steve Reich, Laurie Anderson, and Peter

Gordon, in addition to his own solo records and performances, has

established David Van Tieghem as a leader in modern percussion

playing, and he is just as happy playing on junk as he is using the latest

in electronics,

by William F. Miller

BILL BERRY

After years of critical success, R.E.M. has broken through to achieve a

great deal of commercial success, as well. Drummer Bill Berry is

obviously pleased, but thinks that it had a lot to do with luck.

by Robert Santelli

CHARLIE BENANTE

At the forefront of the New Metal movement is the group Anthrax, who

are powered by drummer Charlie Benante. These are not your typical

metal musicians, however, as Benante proves in this revealing profile,

by Deborah Frost and Albert Bouchard

THE CAVALIERS

As one of only two all-male drum corps, The Cavaliers have a unique

spirit and tradition that have enabled them to be one of the top DCI

corps, even though they put in fewer rehearsal hours than many of their

competitors,

by Lauren Vogel

MD TRIVIA CONTEST

Win a set of Beyer Percussion Mic's

EDUCATION

ROCK PERSPECTIVES

Hand And Foot Exercises: Part 3

by Kenny Aronoff

TIMP TALK

Tuning The Timpani

by Fred D. Hinger

ELECTRONIC REVIEW

E-mu Systems SP-1200 Sampling

Percussion System

by Bob Saydlowski, Jr.

108

LISTENER'S GUIDE

PRODUCT CLOSE-UP

Vintage Jazz For Drummers

by Russ Lewellen

DRIVER'S SEAT

Istanbul Cymbals

by Rick Mattingly

112

What Do They Want In A Drummer?

by Ed Shaughnessy

4 4

MASTER CLASS

Portraits In Rhythm: Etude #12

by Anthony J. Cirone

NE W AND NOTABLE

118

ROCK 'N' JAZZ CLINIC

The Right Hand: A Different Approach

by Howard Fields

PROFILES

PORTRAITS

Mark and John Hammond

by Stephanie Bennett

TEACHERS' FORUM

Intemalization

by Daniel Lauby

STRICTLY TECHNIQUE

Improving Hand Control

by James R. McKinney

NEWS

UPDATE

INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS

THE JOBBING DRUMMER

Endings

by Simon Goodwin

116

SOUTH OF THE BORDER

Fundamentals Of The Tumbadora

by John Santos

REVIEWS

PRINTED PAGE

CONCEPTS

Praise And Criticism

by Roy Burns

SHOW DRUMMERS' SEMINAR

Acoustic Intensity

by George Marsh

DEPARTMENTS

EQUIPMENT

EDITOR'S OVERVIEW

READERS' PLATFORM

ELECTRONIC INSIGHTS

SHOP TALK

Building Silent Drums

by Clive Brooks

ASK A PRO

IT'S QUESTIONABLE

DRUM MARKET

Custom Creating Your Own Drum Sounds

by Norman Weinberg

EDITOR'S OVERVIEW

Improving

Communi-

cation

Our position between the consumers of drum

equipment, the dealers who retail the products, and

the manufacturers who produce them provides us

with some revealing insight. It also gives us an

opportunity to view the problems that can occur

on the distribution chain.

One matter we often hear about begins at the

manufacturing level, particularly with the public

relations people who issue announcements on new

products. These announcements appear in the form

of press releases, which you read in MD's New And

Notable department. When MD receives and pub-

lishes a new product press release, we naturally

assume that the product exists and is on its way to

the shops. However, the primary complaint comes

from both dealers and consumers who claim that,

many times, product press releases are sent out

way too far in advance of the actual appearance of

a new product on the market.

For example, dealers have informed us that cus-

tomers may inquire about a new product after see-

ing it in MD, before the shop owners themselves

have heard anything about it. On occasion, even

the manufacturer's rep knew little if anything

about a newly announced item. Some dealers have

even reported that upon further investigation,

someone at company headquarters claimed that,

despite the fact that a release had been issued, the

product either was not ready for production,

wouldn't be shipped to dealers for another three

months for some odd reason, or had been scrapped

altogether.

This seems to indicate a serious lack of commu-

nication in the industry. Along with it being a

disservice to the consumer, it also questions MD's

credibility, and casts a poor reflection on the

dealer who really needs to know what's going on.

And I can't imagine how it could be winning any

friends for the manufacturer. Granted, the percus-

sion industry today is highly competitive, and as

a result, some manufacturers rush to bring their

newest offerings to the marketplace. This, in turn,

creates the problem of announcements being made

well before those products are actually available!

Are there any solutions? Well, I see the problem

clearly rooted with the manufacturer—particularly

at the PR level. Perhaps manufacturers should seri-

ously consider using greater restraint prior to

making formal announcements. That's not to sug-

gest they wait until a new product is actually sit-

ting on the shelves, but at least until it's ready for

shipment—certainly not before it's been readied

for production, or worse, while it's still at the

modification stage. I think this restraint would

surely alleviate the problem for everyone further

down the line.

We plan to do our part as well. Prior to running

a release on a new product, which gives the indica-

tion that the item is, or will be, available, we'll

be conferring with manufacturers to verify that the

information is in line with their actual plans.

Hopefully, what you read in New And Notable will

always, in fact, be just that.

EDITOR/PUBLISHER

Ronald Spagnardi

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER

Tracy Kearney

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Susan Alexander, Chip Deffaa, Robyn Flans,

Simon Goodwin, Karen Ervin Pershing, Jeff

Potter, Teri Saccone, Robert Santelli, Bob

Saydlowski, Jr., Lauren Vogel, T. Bruce Wit-

tet.

ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER

Isabel Spagnardi

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Joan C. Stickel

DEALER SERVICE MANAGER

Josie Cuaycong

SENIOR EDITOR

Rick Mattingly

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ISSUE DATE: May 1988

MANAGING EDITOR

Rick Van Horn

CIRCULATION

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ASSOCIATE EDITORS

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