Rod Morgenstein

Rod Morgenstein
Rod Morgenstein
	Morgenstein in 2008
Background information
Born	April 19, 1953 (age 71); New York City, U.S.
Genres	Progressive rock; jazz fusion; hard rock; glam metal; progressive metal;
Occupations	Musician; educator;
Instruments	Drums; percussion;
Years active	1973–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

The Great Spectacular (1976)
Free Fall (1977)
What If (1978)
Night of the Living Dregs (1979)
Dregs of the Earth (1980)
Unsung Heroes (1981)
Industry Standard (1982)
Full Circle (1994)

with The Steve Morse Band

The Introduction (1984)
Stand Up (1985)
High Tension Wires (1989)

with Winger

Winger (1988)
In the Heart of the Young (1990)
Pull (1993)
IV (2006)
Karma (2009)
Better Days Comin' (2014)
Seven (2023)

with The Jelly Jam

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

with Jazz Is Dead

Laughing Water (1999)
Great Sky River (2001)
Grateful Jazz (2015)

References

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

External links

[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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Authority control databases
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Artists	MusicBrainz

v t e Dixie Dregs
Steve Morse Rod Morgenstein Andy West Allen Sloan, M.D. Steve Davidowski Frank Brittingham Dave Morse Johnny Carr Mark Parrish Allen Sloan, M.D. Bart Yarnall Gilbert Frayer Frank Josephs T Lavitz Mark O'Connor Dave LaRue Jerry Goodman
Studio albums	The Great Spectacular Free Fall What If Night of the Living Dregs Dregs of the Earth Unsung Heroes Industry Standard Off the Record Full Circle
Related bands	Deep Purple Kansas Winger Mahavishnu Orchestra Flying Colors

v t e Winger
Kip Winger Reb Beach Rod Morgenstein Paul Taylor John Roth Cenk Eroglu Donnie Wayne Smith
Studio albums	Winger In the Heart of the Young Pull IV Karma Better Days Comin' Seven
Compilations	The Very Best of Winger Demo Anthology
Singles	"Madalaine" "Seventeen" "Headed for a Heartbreak" "Hungry" "Can't Get Enuff" "Miles Away" "Easy Come Easy Go" "Down Incognito"
Live albums and videos	In the Heart of the Young, Vols. 1 & 2 The Making of Pull Winger Live
Related articles	Discography

v t e The Jelly Jam
Rod Morgenstein Ty Tabor John Myung
Studio albums	The Jelly Jam The Jelly Jam 2
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