WFLIII Drums Suspends Production due to COVID-19-Related Order
WFLIII Drums will suspend production at its Kansas factory at the end of today, March 23. Starting Tuesday, March 24, 2020, Johnson County Kansas has issued the Stay-At-Home Order for…
Blue Man Group Drums Up Excitement With L-ISA Hyperreal Sound On Tour
Blue Man Group has taken to the road, and is taking immersive sound along with it for the first time. The group’s current North American Tour officially opened this past…
Soultone Cymbals Launches New Giveaway
Soultone Cymbals newsletter subscribers now have the chance to win a Soultone Cymbals 15" FXO 12J. To enter, players only need to watch a new video featuring Soultone Cymbals artist Connor Eddy playing through…
North Callaway High School Wins Ludwig Timpani Giveaway
The Conn-Selmer Division of Education announces North Callaway High School, Kingdom City, Missouri as the winner of the Timpani Giveaway Sweepstakes. The school received a set of 4 Ludwig (LTS404PG)…
The Club Jam Flyer Kit from TAMA
TAMA's smallest ever complete kit is the CLUB-JAM Flyer. The 14”x 10” Bass drum anchors the setup, resting atop a bass drum lifter for proper positioning. The kit also includes…
Black Swamp Percussion’s ArchThrow Strainer
Black Swamp Percussion’s new ArchThrow strainer is designed to be smooth, quiet, and highly durable. The ArchThrow has a sleek design matching Black Swamp’s exclusive arch-style lugs. The strainer is…
PMC Launches New International Drum Month Online Video Lessons with Celebrity Drummers
The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) is celebrating International Drum Month 2020 with an entirely new consumer promotion focused on national awareness and percussion education. Beginning in May, randomly selected winners…
SABIAN Adds Reynolds as National Sales Director for School Music
SABIAN has announced that industry veteran Mark Reynolds has accepted the position of National Sales Director, School Music Division. Mark’s extensive teaching career spans almost 30 years. He has served…
Ticket To Ride: The Ride Cymbal Market in 2020
A standard component of most drum kits, ride cymbals are often considered by percussionists to be a more “personal” choice of cymbal than others. The subtle coloring and nuance of…
Drumming Up History: The Percussion Marketing Council Celebrates 25 Years of Advocacy
For decades, the Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) has heralded May as International Drum Month, but for 2020, the PMC is taking their plans farther than ever before. The quarter-of-a-century-old association…
Fan Service: Signature Series Drumsticks
This month’s survey – sent out to over 300 MI dealers – shines the spotlight on Artist Series, Signature Drumsticks. While apparently a pretty static market sub-segment (60.6 percent of…
DW Announces The PDP 2020 Dealer Awards
Drum Workshop Inc. (DW) announced its PDP dealers of the year at NAMM 2020. The awards recognized the best dealers for sales, growth and brand champion. Cymbal Fusion, awarded Top Sales, has been providing…