Mindy Abovitz conceived Tom Tom, a quarterly magazine for and about female drummers, in 2009, after becoming a drum instructor at the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls in New York City. Teaching young girls how to play drums was only a part of the experience, which Abovitz says rewired her brain on many levels.

"I'm so passionate about what happens to a person when they first sit at a drum set, and what happens two years later. You're a completely transformed human," Abovitz says. "You lead your band into songs. You're creating independence. Your legs are spread open. You're sitting behind your band, but you're supporting them. When you're tracking, you're the first person to lay down the track. That's memory skills; that's you by yourself, with seven microphones on you, and after you drum for four hours you walk away being, like, 'I got it!' There's so much about being a drummer that teaches you how to be a strong person."