In 1921, Paul ‘Spotts’ Emrick decided that the “All-American” Marching Band needed something to set them apart from other bands. Emrick’s idea called for a bass drum larger than any other. The idea ...

If there ever was a reason to fight the drum-machine wars back in the '80s, the offbeat delights of technoboffin-popsters I Am the World Trade Center and house-music rockers VHS or Beta make it ...

Ever since spinning out of rock 'n' roll in the 1970s, metal has gotten faster and faster. Speed metal, as this subgenre is called, has become so fast that drummers can't keep up. Instead, more ...

From its roots in 1950s North Hollywood, Remo, Inc., has grown to an iconic maker of drumhead and drum accessories. Watch and listen on Jan. 1: It’s made its mark on the Rose Parade.

He serves as a Student Life Ambassador for Purdue Bands & Orchestras, Student Leader in the “All-American” Marching Band, and is also an active brother of Kappa Kappa Psi. As the AAMB celebrates this ...