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NEIL PEART RIP • Drum icon passes aged 67
OFFBEATS
Phil Collins
CHRIS WOOLLISON – POLY-MATH • Prog and math rock played with plenty of rhythmic punch
Welcome back pete Cater • Sessions, Tony Kofi And The Organisation, The Ministry Of Jazz
JEROME JENNINGS • The be-bop bandleader with a powerful message behind his music
COMPARING YOURSELF TO OTHERS • How to be the drummer you want to be with Emily Dolan Davies
Jim Keltner
Rudiment Of The Month
OFFBEATS
ROLANDV-DRUMS ACOUSTIC DESIGN KITS
FIRST LOOK • SHINY NEW DRUM STUFF TO LUST AFTER
ROYAL STAR KIT • Early Japanese kits are increasingly desirable and collectable, as illustrated by this well-preserved Star set, a precursor to today’s Tama
NEED TO KNOW
Neil Peart RIP
PICS FROM PLANET DRUM • Rhythm goes to NAMM – the biggest drum show on Earth!
SEND US YOUR PICS (or it didn’t happen!)
SIMON PHILLIPS & KAZ FACE TO FACE RODRIGUEZ • Rhythm brings together two of the UK’s finest for an in-depth summit on producing, engineering and recording. They tell us why it’s all about the sound…
SIMON’S GEAR • Tama Starclassic Maple in British Racing Green Two of 24"x16" bass drums with Sound Focus Rings (SFR) 20"x14" Gong Drum w/SFR on batter head side
SIMON PHILLIPS, SO FAR…
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VIDEO LESSONS • Revisit this essential series of video lessons, recorded exclusively for Rhythm, to get Simon’s top tips on recording, achieving a big drum sound, improving dynamics and open-handed playing…
HYBRID: The Next Generation • In a North London studio, Andy Gangadeen, Oli Wiseman and Kaz Rodriguez have assembled the mother of all hybrid drum kits, a huge beast built of acoustic drums and pads designed to be played by three drummers working together as one. The impetus behind this Frankenstein’s monster of a set-up is the hotly anticipated return of The Bays, Gangadeen’s ground-breaking improvisational dance music project.
ANDY GANGADEEN
KAZ RODRIGUEZ
OLI WISEMAN
ENTER THE GANGASCOPE
GEAR • THE BAYS 2020 EQUIPMENT LIST
Gear! • The latest kits and the new gear drummers need – reviewed and rated by our team of experts
Meet Rhythm’s Reviewers
Jalapeno Drums 21st Anniversary Kit • The prominent ‘21’ badge not only refers to the anniversary year, but also to the number of plies of Finnish birch these drums are made from
They Say
SJC Pathfinder Series • SJC’s new Pathfinder Series shell pack offers excellent bang for your buck
Evans UV2 Coated Heads • Evans’ new ultraviolet coated heads get the double-ply treatment
De Broize Custom Drums Walnut Collection Snare Drums • With this handsome trio of walnut drums, De Broize continues its mission to give salvaged hardwoods a new lease of life
Vulcan Dark Master Cymbals • Italian artistry meets Turkish craftsmanship in an exciting new addition to the cymbal world
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