May Is International Drum Month
Shannon Larkin, drummer for rock band Godsmack, is the 2015 Celebrity Spokesperson for the International Drum Month (IDM) “Roadie for a Day” prize. One lucky winner will have the opportunity…
Free Tom from Mapex with MyDentity Kit Purchase
Mapex MyDentity custom drums is offering a free matching tom with any *MyDentity four, five, or six piece kit purchased during the promotional period of May 1, 2015 through June 30,…
Nate Morton Shares Drum-Cam Footage from The Voice
Thanks to Pearl Artist, Nate Morton and his recently released drum-cam footage, you can now experience the thrill of banging away to the millions of viewers that tune into the NBC show, The…
Drum Workshop’s Chris Lombardi
One of the more significant events in the world of MI in 2015 was the announcement in early January that Fender’s subsidiary, KMC Music, had sold its drum and percussion…
Jersey Surf Drum Corps Chooses Yorkville for Sound Stadium PA Solution
When Mount Holly New Jersey’s Jersey Surf needed to build a system for their World Class Drum Corps, they looked to Yorkville Sound’s Paraline Series cabinets for a solution, and…
European Beat: DW Sticks with Gewa, Backs Ovation
DW’s decision to appoint Germany’s Gewa as European distribution partner for the brands it recently acquired from Fender will come as no surprise, given their existing 20-year business relationship, but…
SABIAN to Sell Direct to Retail in the U.S.
SABIAN has announced that effective immediately, sales and distribution of SABIAN cymbals and accessories in the U.S. will be handled exclusively by SABIAN Ltd.SABIAN president and CEO Andy Zildjian comments:…
Zildjian Presents 2014 Dealer Awards
Avedis Zildjian Company presented their 2014 “Outstanding Dealer Award” to three top Zildjian dealers at the recent 2015 Winter NAMM show. American Musical Supply, Cascio Interstate Music, and Sweetwater Sound…
World-record Attempt at Musikmesse 2015: 1,000 Drummers Wanted
Musikmesse in Frankfurt will be the venue for a unique spectacle on April 18, 2015: the organisers plan to bring together 1,000 drummers and break the record for the world’s…
Trade Regrets: DW Caffey
We recently received the following message from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino:At the time of DW Caffey's NAMM Oral History interview in 2012, he had been tuning pianos for just over…
Brent Fitz now using Vater Drumsticks
Brent Fitz is now using the Vater MV-10 Model Drumstick. His first public performance with theVater MV-10 was on Conan on February 5th. A quick backstory on how Fitz ends up in a…
Drums & Percussion: Avedis Zildjian Company in 2015
As one of the premier names in cymbal design and production, Zildjian has long enjoyed success with players across a variety of musical genres. In a market segment once defined…