Rod Morgenstein
Rod Morgenstein | |
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.jpg) Morgenstein in 2008 | |
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| Born | April 19, 1953 New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1973–present |
Rod Morgenstein (born April 19, 1953) is an American drummer, best known for his work with the rock bands Winger and Dixie Dregs.[1]
He also played with Fiona, Platypus, the Steve Morse Band, and Jelly Jam. He has also done session work with Jordan Rudess including his ventures with the Rudess/Morgenstein Project.[2] He also toured with Jazz Is Dead.[3][4] He has also been awarded Modern Drummer's "Best Progressive Rock Drummer" five years (1986-'90), "Best All-Around Drummer" (1999) and was inducted into magazine's Honor Roll.[5]
He worked for twenty years as a professor, teaching percussion at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Morgenstein continues to tour with the band Winger. He has also been a columnist for Modern Drummer magazine.
Morgenstein is known for his versatility of playing many styles of music.[6]
Equipment[edit]
Morgenstein currently uses Premier drums, Evans Drumheads, Sabian cymbals, Vic Firth drumsticks, and LP Percussion. He has, in the past, also used Remo drumheads and Paiste cymbals.
Drums: Premier signia series (also uses the genista series):
- 22" x 18" bass drums (x2)
- 10" x 9" rack tom
- 12" x 10" rack tom
- 13" x 11" rack tom
- 16" x 16" floor tom
- 18" x 16" floor tom
- 14" x 6.5" snare
- 14" x 4" piccolo snare
Drumheads: Evans:
- Snare: G1 Coated or Power Center Reverse Dot/300 Snare Side
- Toms: EC2S Clear or G1 Clear (top and resonant)
- Bass: EQ4 Clear/EQ3 Black Bass Reso
Drumsticks: Vic Firth:
- Vic Firth Rod Morgenstein signature drumsticks (Length 16.12", Diameter: .610")
- described as essentially combining a 5B and 2B stick
Cymbals: Sabian:
- AA regular hi-hats 13"
- HH china kang 10"/AA splash 10" (stacked)
- AA splash 12"
- AA splash 10"
- AA splash 8"
- AAX stage crash 18"/cymbal disc 12" (stacked)
- AAX stage crash 16" (or studio crash)
- AA splash 10"
- Signature tri-top ride 21"
- HH china 20"
- HH thin crash 18"
Paiste cymbals (circa 1984):
- RUDE 14" hi-hats
- Formula 602 11" splash
- RUDE 16" crash/ride
- RUDE 18" crash/ride
- 2002 18" medium
- RUDE 20" ride/crash
- Formula 602 22" heavy
- 2002 20" china type
- Sound Creation 22" dark china
Cymbals circa 1988:
- 3000 14" sound edge hi-hats
- Formula 602 11" splash
- 3000 17" thin crash
- 3000 18" thin crash
- 3000 19" thin crash
- RUDE 22" ride/crash
- Sound Creation 20" dark china
Discography[edit]
with Dixie Dregs[edit]
- The Great Spectacular (1976)
- Free Fall (1977)
- What If (1978)
- Night of the Living Dregs (1979)
- Dregs of the Earth (1980)
- Unsung Heroes (1981)
- Industry Standard (1982)
- Full Circle (1994)
with The Steve Morse Band[edit]
- The Introduction (1984)
- Stand Up (1985)
- High Tension Wires (1989)
with Winger[edit]
- Winger (1988)
- In the Heart of the Young (1990)
- Pull (1993)
- IV (2006)
- Karma (2009)
- Better Days Comin' (2014)
- Seven (2023)
with Fiona[edit]
- Heart Like a Gun (1989)
with Rudess/Morgenstein Project[edit]
- Rudess/Morgenstein Project (1997)
- The Official Bootleg (2001)
with Platypus[edit]
- When Pus Comes to Shove (1998)
- Ice Cycles (2000)
with The Jelly Jam[edit]
- The Jelly Jam (2002)
- The Jelly Jam 2 (2004)
- Shall We Descend (2011)
- Profit (2016)
with Jazz Is Dead[edit]
- Laughing Water (1999)
- Great Sky River (2001)
- Grateful Jazz (2015)
References[edit]
- ^ Schlenker, Dave (September 11, 1992). "Steve Morse and the Dregs on the road again". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ "Rudess Morgenstein Project announce four US dates". musicradar.com. October 22, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ Hochanadel, Michael (April 5, 2002). "Jazz is Dead to jam on Grateful Undead songs at Van Dyck". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ Zimmerman, Curtis (August 9, 1999). "Jazz Is Dead Laughing Wake Water 'Wake Of The Laughing Flood'". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ "About". rodmorgenstein.com. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ "Rod Morgenstein:Cross-Genre Ripping". moderndrummer.com. November 15, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
External links[edit]
| International | |
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- Jazz fusion drummers
- American rock drummers
- Winger (band) members
- Dixie Dregs members
- Berklee College of Music faculty
- Living people
- 1953 births
- Progressive rock drummers
- Progressive metal musicians
- 20th-century American drummers
- American male drummers
- The Jelly Jam members
- American male jazz musicians
- Jazz Is Dead members