Rod Morgenstein (born April 19, 1953) is an American drummer and music educator. He is best known for his work with the rock bands Winger and Dixie Dregs.
He also played with Fiona,
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Jelly Jam
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Their f ...
. He has also done session work with Jordan Rudess including his ventures with the
Rudess/Morgenstein Project
''Rudess/Morgenstein Project'' is an album by Jordan Rudess and Rod Morgenstein. It came about after a power outage during a Dixie Dregs concert caused all of the Dregs' instruments to fail except Jordan's, so he and Rod improvised until power w ...
. He also toured with Jazz Is Dead. He has also been awarded ''
Modern Drummer
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''s "Best Progressive Rock Drummer" five years (1986-'90), "Best All-Around Drummer" (1999) and was inducted into magazine's Honor Roll.
He worked for twenty years as a
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, teaching
percussion
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at
Berklee College of Music
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in
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,
Massachusetts
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. 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.
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Drums: Premier signia series (also uses the genista series):
* 22"x18" bass drums (x2)
* 10"x9" rack tom
* 12"x10" rack tom
* 13"x11" rack tom
* 16"x16" floor tom
* 18"x16" floor tom
* 14"x6.5" snare
* 14"x14" 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
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In the Heart of the Young
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Rudess/Morgenstein Project
''Rudess/Morgenstein Project'' is an album by Jordan Rudess and Rod Morgenstein. It came about after a power outage during a Dixie Dregs concert caused all of the Dregs' instruments to fail except Jordan's, so he and Rod improvised until power w ...
'' (1997)
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The Official Bootleg
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Tra ...
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