Are you ready to go behind the scenes? See footage you can’t find anywhere else? Get a glimpse into the “making of” some of Hudson Music’s top titles? Our exclusive artist features will do just that! Featuring footage not found on our DVD’s or anywhere else, new interviews, performances and other special content you won’t (and can’t!) find anywhere else!

Keep checking back as our library of features is growing every week!

The Woodshed - Get Good NOW!
Woodshed - verb: to practice a musical instrument constantly and with a specific goal in mind.

Updated regularly, here you will find lessons, playalongs, mp3s and more to help hone your drumming skills. Taken from the Hudson Music catalog, The Woodshed has featured lessons from such drummers as Pat Petrillo, Mike Portnoy and Gavin Harrison!

Check it out and GET GOOD NOW!

Salute to the Modern Drummer Readers Poll 2008
Hudson Music is fortunate to have a catalog that features many of those winning top honors year after year in the Modern Drummer Reader polls. For 2008, Hudson Music saw nearly 40 of our artists appear on the Modern Drummer Reader's Poll list!

Now that you've read the results - you can watch these masters play!

Drum Legacy: Sneek Peek!
A Sneek Preview of the upcoming Steve Smith DVD Drum Legacy: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants.

Featuring raw footage straight from the studio!

Check it out!

Practice Makes Perfect: Classic Hudson
While most people know us from the likes of the Modern Drummer Festival, Mike Portnoy and Jojo Mayer instructional DVD's - we're proud of the wide variety of titles and artists that also exist in the Hudson Music catalog. Here's a quick look at some of our "classic" titles worth looking at again!

We've put together a "greatest hits" list of must-own DVD's - Check it out!

The Thomas Lang System
Award-winning DVDs plus method books + transcription charts = success.

Available for BOTH of Thomas Lang's award-winning DVDs (Creative Control and Creative Coordination), The Thomas Lang System is a complete education on Coordination and Control.

Check it out!

Classic Rock SOlos - Sneek Peek!
Hudson Music’s “Classic Rock Drum Solos” Is The First And Only DVD To Feature Nearly Two-Dozen of Rock Drumming’s Most Famous Solos and Soloists.

Including solos from drummers such as Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge),Ginger Baker (Cream), Don Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad), Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull), Ron Bushy (Iron Butterfly), Keith Moon (The Who), Ian Paice (Deep Purple), Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer), Neil Peart (Rush), Cozy Powell, Danny Seraphine (Chicago), Michael Shrieve (Santana), Steve Smith (Journey) and more - this DVD is a MUST OWN for fans of the great rock drum solo!

Check out the preview clips and trailer here!

In Memoriam - Max Roach
Max Roach, a founder of modern jazz who rewrote the rules of drumming in the 1940’s and spent the rest of his career breaking musical barriers and defying listeners’ expectations, died Augist 16, 2007 in Manhattan. He was 83.

Click here to view our tribute to Max, and read comments left by the drummign community in honor of his memory.

JoJo Mayer
Exclusive Sneek Peek footage from Jojo's upcoming DVD, Secret Weapons for the Modern Drummer!
Salute to the Modern Drummer Readers Poll 2007
Our video salute to the Hudson Music artists that took top honors in the 2007 MD Readers Poll - featuring over 30 minutes of FREE video footage!
Steve Smith and Vital Information
The new CD from Steve Smith and Vital Information is being released by Hudson Music - check out our video trailers and audio tracks from the new cd!
Modern Drummer Festival 2006
Exclusive Sneek Peek footage from the 2006 MD Festival!
Solo of the Week
Featuring the great Louie Bellson.
Tito Puente
Check out our interview with the late, great Mambo King!
Thomas lang
Exclusive footage from the "Creative Coordination" DVD! A peek at the more than 7 hours of footage!
Mike Portnoy
Sneak Previw of Mike's upcoming "In Constant Motion" DVD!