Copywriting
As Featured in DRUM! Magazine
Although most of the copy I’ve written in recent years has been in digital marketing, I was once an Assistant Editor and Staff Writer at DRUM! Magazine. Not only was I very fortunate to have interviewed drumming and percussion legends like Mick Fleetwood, Jimmy Chamberlin, and Airto Moreira, I also had a chance to tour the DW Drums factory in Oxnard, and their PDP Drums factory in Ensenada.
DRUM! Magazine Samples
Articles at a glance
Since these articles are copyrighted material belonging to the good folks at Enter Music Publishing, I cannot post them but do contact me if you’d like to read any of them.
Articles at a glance
Since these articles are copyrighted material belonging to the good folks at Enter Music Publishing, I cannot post them but do contact me if you’d like to read any of them.
Articles at a glance
Since these articles are copyrighted material belonging to the good folks at Enter Music Publishing, I cannot post them but do contact me if you’d like to read any of them.
"Tale of Two Drum Companies"
DRUM! visits DW & Pacific Drums and Percussion
A few hundred yards from 101, across the street from strawberry fields, stands a nondescript building in an Oxnard, California office park. Aside from the two-feet high blue DW logo out front, no one would know that this is the home of the premier American custom drum company.
"Living the Dream"
Dino Campanella (dredg)
Dino Campanella has been splintering wood since his eighth grade graduation when his parents bought him his first drum set. Before that, he had tickled the ivories, albeit more delicately.
"Building a Complex"
Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins)
Life Begins Again isn’t merely the title to Jimmy Chamberlin’s new album. It is a philosophy that guides his music, his career, and his life – and this is a man for whom life has begun again many times over.
"My First Drumset"
Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac)
As the solid pulse of Fleetwood Mac for almost 40 years, Mick Fleetwood first learned how to keep a beat on a modest three-piece Gigster kit at the age of 11 after convincing his parents that he was very serious about playing the drums.
"Serious Heat"
Paul Hawley (Hot Hot Heat)
The butt of many jokes, drummers are sometimes not considered serious musicians. While some do live up to and actualize the Neanderthal stereotype, Paul Hawley’s musicianship and contributions to the über hot Hot Hot Heat break down those generalizations.
"From The Grave To The Cork Tree "
Andrew Hurley (Fall Out Boy)
The Boy was born while bassist Pete Wentz, vocalist Patrick Stump, and guitarist Joe Trohman were in high school in Chicago. They recruited their buddy Andrew Hurley to man the drums, quickly recorded a demo, and the rest is history.
"Anthropology Rocks"
Barry Kerch (Shinedown)
According to its web site, Lake Doctors is a company that provides a wide range of beautification services for various bodies of water. According to Barry Kerch, he’s a Southern redneck who plays the drums and loves to rock out. Believe it or not, in this small world, those two distinct entities collided.
"How I Got the Gig"
Bill Rieflin (R.E.M.)
I was introduced to Scott McCaughey of The Minus 5 one evening at a local haunt in Seattle called “Hattie’s Hat.” The Minus 5 is a band that Scott and Peter Buck have together. He had a gig coming up and they needed a drummer. He asked me to play and I said, “Yeah.” I was introduced to Peter through that.
"You Gotta Believe"
Dena Tauriello (Antigone Rising)
In a slightly different world, Dena Tauriello would be playing softball right now, and you certainly wouldn’t be reading about her. A four-year-scholarship softball player at Penn State, the drumming bug bit Tauriello at age eight when she met Karen Carpenter. It was a chance encounter, and a life-changing one at that.
"King Conga"
Roberto Quintero (Session Percussionist)
Unknown to most of you, Roberto Quintero has been a force in Latin music for many years and boasts touring and recording credits with stars like Celia Cruz, Marc Anthony, Ray Barretto, Tito Puente, and Jack DeJohnette. He’s even recorded on two Grammy-winning records and another that was nominated.
"New is Getting Old"
Willie the New Guy (Bloodhound Gang)
Meet Willie The New Guy (a.k.a., Billy Brehony by his parents), an amateur Jay Leno impersonator and Simpsons trivia machine. Since joining the Bloodhound Gang in the late 1990s, Willie has remained the new guy and probably will keep his nickname until it is etched into his tombstone when all is said and done.