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Gretsch And Gibraltar Welcomes Matt Sorum - Gretsch and Gibraltar hardware has announced the addition of Matt Sorum to their respective...

Travis Barker The Crash Course Episode 2 Is out now! The Crash Course is a web series created by Travis Barker that will be teaching and showing...

Hudson Music Releases George 'Spanky' McCurdy, Off Time/On Time DVD Hudson Music releasesOff Time/On Time, a new instructional drumming DVD from pop/Gospel/R&B/rock...

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Paiste welcomes Jon Larsen to the Paiste Artist Family The renowned Swiss cymbal maker Paiste is proud to welcome Jon Larsen to...

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Paiste announces the launch of the Signature Precision Series Cymbals   The new Precision series is created using Paiste's proprietary Signature Alloy,...

Meinl Drum Festival 2013 In Göteborg, Sweden  Meinl ihas announced that the company's third International Meinl Drum Festival will take place at...

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Institute Announces 2013 Drum Scholarship Winner The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance announces Kristian Dick as winner of the 2013 Higher Diploma...

Protection Racket's Mini Bags Have Arrived - New to the Protection Racket range are three Mini Bags, intelligently designed for people...

Paiste welcomes Gregory Hutchinson to the Paiste Artist Family - Swiss cymbal maker Paiste is proud to welcome Gregory Hutchins onto its...

Chad Sexton Joins Vater Vater is pleased to welcome Chad Sexton of 311 to the Vater Artist Family. Chad actually began his...

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DG De Gregorio Introduces Exclusive 'DrumBox' Cajon and Pedal  Cajon innovator and craftsman Paolo De Gregorio introduces the groundbreaking DG 'DrumBox' Cajon....

DW and Sabian Team Up for Limited Edition Cymbal Alloy Snare Drum   Drum Workshop, Inc. and Sabian have developed a...

Meinl Percussion welcomes David Rosado Cuba   David Rosado Cuba met his idol Tito Puente in 1977 and Puente become a good...

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Chad Smith's Bombastic Drum Contest Drum cover video contest sponsored by Pearl, Sabian, Remo, Vater and Jammmit in conjunction...

Remo gives your drum a lift! Remo's Pyramid Wire Drum Stand is designed to lift drums up off the...

REMO Introduces POWERSTROKE3 BLACK DOT Bass Drumhead Remo is now applying a Black Dot to its bestselling line of Powerstroke 3 Series...

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  Drumscene Live Tour 2013   Frank Corniola and his DrumScene team has assembled yet another vibrant line up for 2013 with...

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Hudson Music releases new book/DVD package Lessons with the Hudson Greats, Vol. 1 featuring print and video lessons from some of...

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  TRX Takes Over At 2013 Vans Warped Tour With over a dozen drummers from many of the top bands and participation...

SVM Percussion introduce the Dream Cymbals Recycling Campaign   Dream Cymbals, the brand known for quality hand-made cymbals at extremely fair prices,...

  DREAM THEATER UNVEILS MILESTONE NEW ALBUM; ROCK ICONS TO RELEASE FIRST-EVER SELF-TITLED COLLECTION; DREAM THEATER ARRIVES ON SEPTEMBER 23rd   Roadrunner Records...

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Vater @ Vans Warped Tour 2013   Vater is proud to be an official sponsor of the Vans Warped Tour 2013....

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