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In early June, I received a phone call from my boss, Neil, who enthusiastically said, “Would you like to go to the Meinl Drum Festival in Germany next month?” I said yes before he’d even finished asking the question. Over the last couple of years working for Drummers Review, I’ve been lucky enough...

The instruments in the collection have been designed in collaboration with Karen-Renée Robb, visual and vocal artist and founder of The Music City Alliance for Sound & Music Healing and Frame Drum Wisdom. They feature Robb’s original artwork designs. The collection includes large and small...

Sydney, Australia’s 5 Seconds of Summer recently played the Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA, and KIA Forum in Inglewood, with opener The Band Camino. 5SOS were an opener for One Direction back in 2014 and 2015 which was just three years after forming, and they have become one of the biggest pop-rock...

At Meinl Drum Festival 2026, we sat down with one of the most recognisable drummers on the planet, El Estepario Siberiano, to talk about the reality behind viral success, performing under pressure, and what it really means to build a career in the modern drumming world. Known worldwide for his...

In 2024, US electronic drum sales passed acoustic drum kits for the first time. The data, the sources behind it, and what it means, from NAMM and Roland figures. Source