Mark Schulman did not hesitate when we asked him the impossible drum question: Vinnie Colaiuta is his favorite living drummer. But where do you go from there? There is no order in naming favorites when it comes to drummers.
From the top of his head, Pink's drummer defines a list of his greatest and favorite drummers. Including one drummer, the one that brought him to tears solely by his 'absolute perfection and sheer magnificence' while only listening to him: Jeff Porcaro.
"If we reject somebody because of the style of music they're playing, then we are losing an opportunity to learn."
- Mark Schulman
The question that is NOT impossible to answer You have learned plenty about Mark Schulman in these series on Pink's drummer to know he is open enough to play a game of naming favorite artists. And we also know that there is not enough time, or even human memory skills in anyone's brain to name all the best that have or still influence you. Mark Schulman names a diverse list of artists and explains why it actually should be that diverse.
Mark listing his current favorite drummers in this video is like a still, a moment in time. And in this moment, he captures a broad range of drummers throughout the entire music spectrum, including the living and the great ones that have passed. Although it is one of the most difficult answers to give for a drummer, Mark's answer in the video below is once again another lesson on how to look at your fellow groovers and what you can learn from them.
Mark reveals some surprising insights from his history and his present views on drummers. This current, but cool timeframe on him includes drummers that you might not have linked to the drummer travelling the world with P!nk:
Antonio Sanchez A legend himself, earning a Grammy for his solo and sole Drum Music Score for the movie 'Birdman'.
Mark points out that Antonio's drum vocabulaire is 'just insane'.
Matt Garstka - the already killer legend with Animals as Leaders
Mark names him a 'Brilliant player'.
Mark also mentions Spanky McCurdy for his open way of musical movement around the drums with Lady Gaga
And then... David Garibaldi Mark's all time hero and the legendary Tower of Power drummer who has been a musical inspiration for any musician for decades now.
Watch where this Drummer for the Stars is this humble about his colleagues. Perhaps this might be just the reason -besides giving everything for that goal- why he and the artists he mentions are the ones who get that ultimate job.
Mark Schulman names his favorite drummers
Mark Schulman's favorite drummers
(in order of appearance)
Vinnie Colaiuta
Ringo Starr
Steve Jordan
Steve Gadd
Jeff Porcaro
Buddy Rich
Bruce Becker
Antonio Sanchez
Tony Royster Jr.
Abe Laboriel Jr.
Josh Freese
Adam Deitch
Kenny Aronoff
Jeff Hamilton
Bill Stewart
Glen Sobel
Matt Garstka
Spanky McCurdy
The Venice Studio Interview Series with Mark Schulman
The final Venice Studio Video Interview: Mark Schulman's biggest drum challenges
Mark Schulman plays
Gretsch drums
Remo drumheads
Vic Firth drumsticks
Sabian cymbals
Gibraltar hardware
Toca Percussion
Roland
Sennheiser
Apogee Electronics
Cymbolt (Percussion Dynamics)
Sledgepad
Big Fat snares
Jefferson Eyewear
On publication date, Mark Schulman is in Europe on tour with P!nk for her Beautiful Trauma World Tour 2019. Kicking off in Amsterdam on June 16, the ±120 people counting circus visits Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, Belgium, Austria and Poland until August 11, playing their last concert of this tour in The Netherlands again. On October 5 the band can be seen again in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil where they will headline the forelast day of the famous Rock In Rio festival.
A Mark Schulman selfie in Liverpool during the Beautiful Trauma World Tour 2019
A quick Mark Schulman résumé Mark Schulman has recorded and performed with too many arists to mention, Here are a few of them, or check the listing on the right with more references: Simple Minds, Billy Idol, Cher, Foreigner, Velvet Revolver, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, Richard Marx, Frank Gambale, Ekichi Yazawa, Udo Lindenberg, Dave Koz, Tina Turner, The O'Jays and Amy Grant.
