Interviews

Interviews

Check out some interviews with well-known drummers, Hudson Artists, and up-and-coming players!

Stanton Moore: New Groove Gold

Posted by Mike Hoff - March 5, 2010

In this interview, courtesy of Drummer Magazine (UK) Stanton Moore explores the ideas that made some of the most influential funk drummers sound the way they did, where their ideas came from, and the concepts used to develop those ideas. Includes several transcriptions from Stanton’s Emphasis (on Parenthesis) album!

Tommy Igoe: 5 Minutes

Posted by Mike Hoff - February 9, 2010

A 5 Minute interview with master drum educator and creator of Groove Essentials, Tommy Igoe. Learn a little more about this cutting-edge music educator.

Thomas Lang: 5 Minutes

Posted by Mike Hoff -

A 5-minute interview with über drummer Thomas Lang – learn a little more about this amazing musician and technician!

Mike Portnoy: 5 minutes

Posted by Mike Hoff -

We recently sat down with Mike for a few minutes to get his thoughts on music, inspiration, performance, and more – check it out! Mike Portnoy is the acclaimed drummer of Dream Theater as well as various side-projects such as Liquid Tension Experiment, TransAtlantic and O.S.I.

Jake Reed: 2008 Scholarship Recipient

Posted by Mike Hoff - November 9, 2008

Hudson Music and the Percussive Arts Society teamed up in 2006 to begin offering the PAS Hudson Music Drumset Scholarship. This scholarship continues our commitment to music education, and to the support of student drummers. The 2008 recipient is Jake Reed, a student at the USC Thornton School of Music. We took a few minutes to speak with Jake and give you a little background on this fine young musician – and show you a segment from his application video!