Enter Music Media, publishers of DRUM!, America\'s hip pop/drum percussion magazine that is distributed worldwide, will soon groove drummers with a new publication, TRAPS Magazine. TRAPS\' premiere issue will hit newsstands worldwide on September 7 of this year and will be online at www.trapsmagazine.com. Enter Music plans to publish Traps quarterly in 2007.\"TRAPS will be more than a magazine for boomers and older drummers. It\'s a serious magazine for people who love the art and soul of drumming.\" said Phil Hood, publisher of DRUM! and TRAPS. \"It will dig deep into the most important music and musicians in drumming history, and not just cover today\'s hot bands. Jazz, rock, world music and the avant-garde will be covered in the most creative ways possible.\"
Additionally, TRAPS will review expensive professional instruments, custom drums and vintage gear in every issue. This editorial strategy make sense since the Cleveland, OH- based Percussion Marketing Council\'s research indicates that drum sales in the U.S. have tripled over the past decade - growing from $150 million to nearly $500 annually. The drum industry, in fact, since the mid 1990s, has remained one of the fastest-growing segments of the entire musical instrument industry.
Commenting on the magazine\'s physical look and feel, Hood, said:
\"We plan to present Traps on heavier paper and cover stock than most other music magazines, in keeping with the collectible nature of the product. It\'s the first upscale drumming mag.\"The debut issue features personal recollections of 20th century jazz innovator Max Roach by author (and Roach confidant) Chip Stern, a feature on acrylic drums of yesterday and today, the drummers of Black Sabbath: an interview with Bill Ward, a musical retrospective of Afro-Cuban Jazz by Bobby Sanabria, an analysis of Steve Gadd\'s historic solo on Steely Dan\'s \'Aya\', plus deep instructional features including a Steve Gadd transcription and a Keith Carlock masterclass.
Traps plans include online audio files and podcasts. The magazine will be distributed by Rider Circulation in North America, and will be available in all English-speaking countries.\"
The first edition of the magazine has 116 pages and will cost $5.95. Subscriptions will be $19.95 per year for four quarterly issues beginning in 2007. Click here for subscription information.
