The Avedis Zildjian Company has announced that it will celebrate its 25th Anniversary of its “A Custom” cymbals, beginning in September of 2017. In 1992, the A Custom Series broke new ground in Zildjian's cymbal manufacturing techniques and is now considered one of the most iconic and popular cymbals in the world. A Custom is

As part of the 2017 Absolute Music Superstore Anniversary celebrations, the music retailer (based near Poole and Bournemouth in Dorset) has teamed up with iconic UK drum brand Premier, to give you the chance to win a Premier Modern Classic Snare while showing off what you can do around a drum kit. All you have

Giovanni Evening of Performances from UK’s Top Percussionists and Online Fundraising Auction Sponsored by Latin Percussion and GEWA Music A benefit event for Grammy™ Award-winning conga player, Giovanni Hidalgo is scheduled for Wednesday, October 4th at London’s Jazz Café. Hosted by Jamiroquai percussionist, Sola Akingbola, the evening will feature some of the UK’s

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Yamaha UK are really pleased to announce that Andrew Small will be opening Yamaha’s Drumfest events in September and October with a Masterclass on Hybrid Drumming and Triggering. Yamaha’s 3-day festival devoted entirely to drumming, being held in Cardiff, Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow and London. Without doubt Andrew Small is one of the most respected drummers pioneering

You asked, they listened! Due to popular demand, Promark Rebound 5A and 5B Acorn models are now available in a long version. Featuring the same diameter, taper and reimagined acorn tip as their standard counterparts, these models feature an extra half-inch of length for added reach. Although there is added length, the long, rebound taper

"I have spent a lot of time searching for what I feel like "home" for me in a stick and a stick company. I have found that. I am pleased to announce that I am now endorsing Vater drumsticks, brushes and mallets. I feel blessed and honoured to join an esteemed roster of amazing drummers

For many readers of this site, when you have picked up an Ahead product or an Istanbul Agop there really is no thought given to who is behind bringing your recent purchase to your local retail shop, and why would you? Your relationship is, with the exception of the online purchases, with the guy behind

Caroline Scott will be holding a drum clinic at Drum Central in Edinburgh on Saturday, August 5th from 1-2pm. She will be discussing techniques to work on time, dynamics,rudiments, playing with brushes, and ear-training. Caroline Scott is a freelance drummer from Edinburgh, based in London since 2009. She plays a diverse range of styles from

Music is all about rhythm, consisting of pulses and determined by the speed and tempo of these pulses. But contrarily to what you might think, rhythm is not a fixed value, it is a variable. Therefore, for transitions from rhythms to be accurate, knowledge in so called ‘metric modulation’ is required. In fact, considering that