Modern Drummer

Modern Drummer

Neil Peart on the February 1994 cover
Categories	Music
Frequency	Monthly
Publisher	David Frangioni
Founder	Ron Spagnardi
First issue	January 1977
Company	Modern Drummer Publications
Country	United States
Based in	Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Language	English
Website	www.moderndrummer.com
ISSN	0194-4533

Modern Drummer is a monthly publication targeting the interests of drummers and percussionists. The magazine features interviews, equipment reviews, columns offering advice on technique, and information for the general public. Modern Drummer is also available on the internet. The publication is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

First published in 1977, today the print version of Modern Drummer is available in 67 countries. The monthly digital edition, enhanced with music and videos corresponding to the current issue's contents, is available on the internet. An electronic newsletter featuring unique editorial, MD Wire, is also published monthly. A corresponding website is used to supplement the magazine with blogs and other items which cannot be provided in the paper format, such as audio-video presentations.

In 1993, Modern Drummer Publications introduced a bimonthly drum dealer-oriented magazine called Drum Business, and for more than 20 years its book division has released works by drum educators. In 2006 the company published its first hardcover book on the history of drumming, entitled The Drummer: 100 Years Of Rhythmic Power And Invention. Since 1987 it has also produced the Modern Drummer Festival.