Enter Music Publishing, Inc. publishes drummagazine.com, DRUM! magazine, LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT, How To Play Drums, and formerly TRAPS magazine. Our mission is to be the best source of drumming news and info on this planet and others as they become populated.
Photo by: Jerome Brunet
Office Address
Enter Music Publishing, Inc.
95 South Market Street, Suite 430
San Jose, CA 95113-2312
Tel: +1 408-971-9794
Fax: +1 408-971-0300
Phil Hood
Publisher
Andy Doerschuk
Editorial Director
Dave Constantin
Managing Editor
Eric Frank
Advertising Director
Cookie Williams
Office Manager
Connie Hood
Accounting
Andrew Lentz
Assistant Editor
Rich Leeds
Art Director
Cristina Strombotne
Design Director
JJ Pineda
Design Associate
Jordan Liffengren
Social Media Assistant
Wally Schnalle
Music Editor
Enter Music was formed by Andy Doerschuk, Connie Hood and Phil Hood in 1991 with a simple idea in mind: Reach as many young drummers as possible and help them achieve their musical goals. The first issue of DRUM!, an oversized tabloid featuring studio legend Joe Franco and Anthrax’s Charlie Benante on the cover, came out in September of that year. It was a free magazine, given away in West Coast music and record shops.
Though a free drumming mag was a first, it wasn’t profitable when we tried to expand it beyond California. Eventually, DRUM! became a glossy and shrunk to today’s svelte 8 1/8” x 10 3/4” size.
Prior to starting DRUM! Andy had played with the Naughty Sweeties, Billy Vera and other bands in Los Angeles. In the ‘80s and ‘90s he performed or recorded with a who’s who of music royalty from Chet Atkins to Leslie West to blues stars like Debbie Davies and Tommy Castro. He continues to perform occasionally with blues artists in northern California.
While working at Guitar Player Publications (now New Bay Media, http://www.musicplayer.com) Andy and Phil first teamed to produce Drums & Drumming, a magazine that Andy started. In its too-brief existence, Drums & Drumming won kudos for its design and approach to stories. But it went down in flames in 1991, when the company’s new owners, closed it in a round of cost cutting. But the experience there was invaluable. Andy was the editor of dozens of books and also the launch editor of Bass Player magazine. Phil formerly was the editor of Frets and also the original publisher of EQ magazine.
After the bloody demise of Drums & Drumming (a saga we’ll tell another time), DRUM! was born less than a year later.
1991
- The first issue of DRUM! is published with Charlie Benante and Joe Franco on the cover.
1992
- First magazine to publish a cover story on Chad Smith.
1993
- DRUM! stages the world’s first all-electronic percussion expo in Los Angeles.
- First special issue on electronic percussion.
- Moved to Lincoln Avenue in the Willow Glen section of San Jose.
1994
- First drumming magazine online (AOL)
1995
- First drumming magazine to cover Carter Beauford
- First drumming magazine with a special issue on hand drumming.
1996
- The Drummie Awards are launched.
- DRUM! introduces Stark Raving Brad, to the consternation of bluenoses everywhere.
- First cover story on Taylor Hawkins
1998
- Believe it or not, DRUM! publishes the world’s first Mitch Mitchell cover story.
- 50th Issue. Moved to North Ninth Street in Japantown.
- Moved to Lincoln Avenue in the Willow Glen section of San Jose.
1999
- First special issue on female drummers (what took us so long?).
- First magazine to write about the amazing John Otto.
2000
- DRUM’s February issue is available with four different covers celebrating artists of the past decade.
- First drumming magazine to put Travis Barker on its cover.
2001
- Best selling issue of the year: How to Play Fast.
2002
- Special Issue on Recording is a first for the drumming magazine business.
2003
- Stick It! Magazine expires and DRUM! takes over the subscriber list.
2004
- DRUM! puts a career board game in the magazine.
2005
- DRUM! introduces Collector Cards.
- DRUM! runs a poster in nearly every issue.
2006
- Launch of TRAPS magazine.
- Launch of HOW TO PLAY DRUMS, a magazine/dvd for intermediate players
2007
- Launch of short-lived first digital edition of a drumming magazine called DRUM! DIGITAL
2009-2010
- Remarkable Run Of Legends On The Cover: Neil Peart, Chad Smith, Mike Portnoy, Carter Beauford, Travis Barker, Jason Bittner, Matt Cameron, Steve Jordan, Dave Lombardo.
- DRUM! Night launches with Tower Of Power, Thomas Pridgen, and Marco Minnemann concert.
2011
- Hall of Fame established with February Issue.
- Mike Bordin wins BADAAS award (Bay Area Drummers Achievement Award) at second annual DRUM! Night.
2012
- Big Cymbal Issue released: Readers call it "the best issue of any drumming magazine ever."
- Drummagazine.com reaches 125,000 visitors monthly
- First female drumming contest Hit Like A Girl 2012 launched with partners. Hit Like A Girl 2012
- Steve Barry Great drummer and former intern who also worked in our production department.
- Jared Cobb Part Hemingway, part film auteur, Jared was once our associate editor and still writes features for DRUM!
- Kevin Coggins The Cogginator is a solid drummer, equally great teacher, and a music book author as well.
- Sabrina Crawford Sabrina Crawford is a great writer who produced some of our best cover stories.
- Greg Dawson Intern who helped write Drumpedia.
- Robin DeNeve Former circulation assistant.
- Dick Doerschuk Andy’s Dad, a former band arranger for the BBC, was our classified ads clerk in his retirement. Rest in peace and keep swinging, Dick.
- Dave Dumas Dave sold ads in the early days. By the way, he’s still a killer vocalist/keyboardist if you need a hand.
- Rick Eberly Illustrator par excellence, Rick still creates the unique drum diagrams in our mags.
- Darryl Ecke The Bird Man of California, Darryl was part of a great ad team in the Nineties.
- Kristine Ekstrand Company co-founder and former art director, Kristine’s work still shows up in the magazine from time to time.
- Lalaine Gagni Great designer who helped DRUM! in a major growth period from 2004 to 2005.
- Leslie Hampton A great punk spirit who is also a guitarist, drummer, designer and photographer.
- Leigh Hartley Sales queen of the Nineties who helped DRUM! grow.
- Arline Hernandez Wonderful circulation assistant who worked here for a decade.
- Scott Landucci Another good drummer and former office assistant.
- Scott Locklear A former managing editor whose spirit of perfection and humor still infects the place.
- Josh Moscov Original intern when DRUM! started. Still writes PR copy for us.
- Tanya (Ortega) Quijlavo Former art assistant who now designs for the wine industry. Drink up.
- Meghan Phillips Graphics Production Artist and Designer.
- Billy Ramirez Former assistant editor and another great drummer.
- Mauricio "My Buck" Rams Outstanding former art director and office tequila instructor!
- Juliet Schiebold A big beautiful personality who worked on circulation and accounts payable.
- Clarence Yung Brilliant former art director and original developer of the web site.
- Don Zulaica Former managing editor and photo caption genius.
- Salman HaqqiGreat former intern who worked on web and print. Now a blogger in Pakistan.
- Chris Williams Part of our occasional child slave labor contingent, Chris used to pitch in whenever we needed him. He is now studying at Berkeley.
Enter Music is a California corporation and abides by all applicable laws and regulations. We are an equal opportunity employer.
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