Rod Morgenstein

Rod Morgenstein
Morgenstein in 2008
Morgenstein in 2008
Background information
Born (1953-04-19) April 19, 1953 (age 71)
New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • educator
Instruments
  • Drums
  • percussion
Years active1973–present

Rod Morgenstein (born April 19, 1953) is an American drummer with 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

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

with Dixie Dregs

with The Steve Morse Band

with Winger

with Fiona

with Rudess/Morgenstein Project

with Platypus

with The Jelly Jam

  • The Jelly Jam (2002)
  • The Jelly Jam 2 (2004)
  • Shall We Descend (2011)
  • Profit (2016)

with Jazz Is Dead

References

  1. ^ Schlenker, Dave (September 11, 1992). "Steve Morse and the Dregs on the road again". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  2. ^ "Rudess Morgenstein Project announce four US dates". musicradar.com. October 22, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  3. ^ Hochanadel, Michael (April 5, 2002). "Jazz is Dead to jam on Grateful Undead songs at Van Dyck". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  4. ^ Zimmerman, Curtis (August 9, 1999). "Jazz Is Dead Laughing Wake Water 'Wake Of The Laughing Flood'". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  5. ^ "About". rodmorgenstein.com. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  6. ^ "Rod Morgenstein:Cross-Genre Ripping". moderndrummer.com. November 15, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
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