ROUNDTABLE: Electronic drum market
MMR got together with some of the leading manufacturers and distributors in the electronic drum market to discuss coming trends and current conditions in the sector… Interest in electronic percussion…
Apollo Drums AP522
The Apollo AP522 5 Piece Drum Kit features Poplar 6-ply construction, 10” and 12” mounted toms, a 16” floor tom, 22” bass drum with foldable spurs, and a matching 5…
Zildjian Appoints Czerkawski as CFO
The Avedis Zildjian Company has named Charles “Chuck” Czerkawski to the position of chief financial officer, with responsibility over finance and accounting, human resources, and information technology. Czerkawski reports directly…
US SECTOR FOCUS: Drums and Percussion
Based on this month’s survey – sent out to over 450 MI retailers, globally – electronic drums & percussion represent a fairly static market segment in 2015. While more participants…
The Beat Goes On: Major Players in Electronic Drums & Percussion Discuss Trends in the Market Segment
Interest in electronic percussion had sort of “ebbed and flowed” from the ‘70s through the early 2000s, but in recent years it seems like those types of instruments have solidly…
Electronic Drums & Percussion: Electronic Drums Continue to Appeal to a Niche Market, While Hybrid Kits are Here to Stay
Based on this month’s survey – sent out to over 450 MI retailers, globally – electronic drums & percussion represent a fairly static market segment in 2015. While more participants…
Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum – Kraft Music & The E-Drum
If you asked Ben Kraft, president of Kraft Music, to write about the history of Kraft Music, he’d say that he considers the store to have had two chapters. Chapter…
Shaw adds thrones to growing drum range
Shaw has expanded its range of UK-designed accessories to its British-made drum kits with a new line of drum seats. Available now, the drum thrones are added to a range which already includes drums,…
Yamaha launches UK electronic drum roadshow
Yamaha Music Europe (UK) is demonstrating its electronic drum range and showcasing new products for 2015 with a series of events throughout the UK in November and December. Led by Yamaha…
KMC Music Become Exclusive United States Distributor of Rhythm Tech Percussion Products and Accessories
The acquisition, completed last month, makes KMC Music the sole United States distributor of Rhythm Tech percussion products and accessories, according to KMC Music president Mark Terry. “JAM Industries is…
Hal Leonard’s Hone Your Blues Drumming with Tony Coleman
As drummer for the legendary B.B. King and countless other blues, soul, rock, and pop artists, Tony Coleman has spent a lifetime refining his brilliant, wide-ranging drum skills and knowledge.…
Tama Superstar Classic
All Superstar Classic features Tama’s signature thin maple shells, along with vintage style low-mass single lugs, and the sustain-enhancing Star-Mount tom mounting system. Triple-flange hoops allow for a more open,…