Drum Directory

September 21, 2008

This listing, while definitely not all-inclusive, list the web sites of the more well-known companies in the industry. The list will grow as time goes on, and as they are referenced at other sections of this web site.

Drums

Adjustable Depth Snare Drum

Allegra Drums

Angel Drums

Ayotte Drums

B. C. W. Solid Wood Drums

Battlefield Drum Company

Black Swamp Percussion

Brady Drums

Canopus

Craviotto

Crush Drums & Percussion

ddrum

Dixon

Drum Workshop (DW)

DrumCraft

Dunnett Classic

Fidock Handcrafted Drums

Ford Drums

GMS Drum Co.

Ga-ai Drums

Gretsch

Ludwig

LuKa Percussion

Mapex

Mayer Brothers

MCD Percussion

Noble & Cooley

Odery Drums

Orange County Drum & Percussion

Pacific (by DW)

Peace

Pearl

Phoenix Drum Company

Pork Pie

Premier

Rocket Shells

Rockett Drumworks

SJC Custom Drums

Sakae Rhythm

Shine Drums

Sleishman Drum Co.

Slingerland

Sonor

Spaun

Superdrum12

Tama

Taye Drums

Tempus Drums

Trick Percussion Products, Inc.

Truth Custom Drums

Whitney Drums

Yamaha

Electronic Percussion

Alesis

Hart Dynamics

Roland Drums and Percussion

Simmons

Yamaha DTX

Cymbals

Amedia Cymbals

Bosphorus Cymbals

Diril Cymbals

Dream Cymbals

Hammerax

Istanbul Agop

Istanbul Mehmet

Meinl

Paiste

Sabian

Saluda Cymbals

Soultone

Supernatural Cymbals

TRX

Turkish Cymbals

UFIP – Earcreated Cymbals

Zildjian

Heads

Aquarian

Evans

Remo

Hardware and Accessories

Axis Percussion

Bass Drum Lift – bass drum riser

Billdidit – makers of The Coady Clutch

Clearsonic – drum shields, absorption baffles, accessories

Foundation Cases

Gator Cases

Gauger Percussion Inc. – drum accessories

Gibraltar

Hamilton Stands

KickPort

Maxonix – top-quality gear for everyone who makes or modifies sound

Off-Set Double Bass Pedal

Onboard Research Corporation – Home of the Beatnik Rhythmic Analyzer

Reunion Blues

Roc-N-Soc – drum thrones

RTOM – makers of Moongel damper pad

SKB – travel, storage, and shipping protection needs

Sleishman – Twin Pedal

Slug Percussion

Vex Drums & Percussion – Makers of the value Pro Touring double bass pedals, but they make drums too

Drumsticks

Ahead

Boso – handcrafted bamboo drumsticks

HingeStix – practice drumsticks

Hornets

Hot Sticks

Los Cabos

Pro-Mark

Regal Tip

Silverfox

Vater

Vic Firth

Zildjian

Miscellaneous

DrumArt – Custom bass drum heads

Rocken Wraps – Custom drum finishes and supplies

Drummers

So many great drummers! Maybe too numerous to list here, but I will start with my favorites, and also ones that are respected in the industry. A who’s-who directory. Come back time and time again – the list will just keep growing! Click on the artist’s name for their official web site.

Kenny Aronoff

Jason Bittner

Terry Bozzio

Bill Bruford

Will Calhoun

Dennis Chambers

Billy Cobham

Vinnie Colaiuta

Stewart Copeland

Peter Criss

Virgil Donati

Peter Erskine

Steve Gadd

Benny Greb

Gavin Harrison

Tommy Igoe

Simon Kirke

Thomas Lang

Mike Mangini

Marco Minnemann

Neil Peart

Mike Portnoy

Aquiles Priester

Bernard Purdie

Walfredo Reyes, Jr.

Derek Roddy

Steve Smith

Dave Weckl

Alan White

Peter Wildoer

{ 11 comments… read them below or add one }

Philip Gelb May 26, 2017 at 11:38 pm

Please add us to your Drum Manufacturing Companies. Our Drums are Hand built in USA you can check us out at http://www.phoenixdrumco.com Here is the rest of our contact information. As well as our Facebook page. Best regards,

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MusicMuse January 30, 2014 at 3:29 pm

Awesome blog! Keep it up.

Aaron

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Laura August 19, 2010 at 12:23 pm

Neat simple directory. I like directories that have good resources. Good drumming resources are always needed.
Laura from,
http://www.start-drumming.com

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Michael January 15, 2010 at 6:43 am

How did you hear about Jim McCarthy’s ebook, Stick Technique? Did you find it on your own or did someone recommend it to you?

If someone recommended it to you, I think it might’ve been me :P. That was months ago, though. That book rocks. I’ve had it for about a year now. I got a grip on the technique (heehee) shortly after getting it, but I recently got back into technique and just about mastered it. However, I still have to develop my double and triple stroke roll. That won’t take too long though–I have a great exercise I do to train it to sound much more clean and even. Jim McCarthy himself approves of it ^_^

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Dave Gerhart January 6, 2010 at 1:26 am

Great site. I found you on Twitter. Thanks for the content.

Please consider adding my website to your links: http://percussionvideos.blogspot.com/

Thanks!
DG

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ustaknow September 24, 2009 at 11:16 am

Hello Omar,

I stumbled onto your site while casually “surfing”… well done.

I happened to have just purchase “The Drumming System” as well (so will comment on it then too); well done review, accurate with some good criticism (positive I thought too).

My only input would have been (and you do point out nothing is ever complete for all requirements) … nonetheless, I would have suggested Mike include in the intro of each a “how to count it” measure; regardless of intro, beginner or advanced even.

I learned the other day, in attempting to help out a fellow beginner, we all take things for “granted” and can miss some items, though basic, can make the difference in being really helpful, even to an advanced player (I loaned a book that did NOT breakout whole, half, qtr. etc. notes, in a chart-legend in the Front Matter of the book if you can believe it).

Anyway, counting hints, I always pay attention to–and should never be discounted. I happen to have a great internal clock, so actually have to force myself to “pay attention” more :). Good tips, for example –in Joe Morellos video(s) he comments, at Triplet, after a certain tempo, isn’t a triplet any more, it can’t be… so I “stopped trying to count it -let :)”; and went to 1 &… Furthermore, I picked up on C. Appice’s input — 1 hippopotamus, 2 hippopotamus … for counting 16th notes. Mike Michalkow I think does mention (he does lecture on this so not left out–but in a “section” of the program) anyway, if I remember correctly counting 1 triple & triplet or 1 a eh & ah, a eh & … which works at slower tempos only of course… then just keep track of the “feel” and the quarter note beat.

Since, it’s all rhythm and we all learn differently, that was the only thing other thing I think could easily have been included.

I’ve gotten more comfortable with Jared Falk and Railroad Media recently–it’s tough to buy online and across boarder too… but no problems yet, with two products purchased. I haven’t “test” their return policy, but would not expect a problem because of how it’s been.

Good luck with this excellent site and your very labor intensive content!!!

–ustaknow

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Omar September 24, 2009 at 2:22 pm

Hi Ustaknow.

Thanks for the compliments! Much appreciated.

It’s great to see that students of the art really get into the products they review and buy, and highlight both the pluses and minuses. It just makes us better observers, and hence better players! Not one person has all the answers – thank goodness for diversity!

Thanks for passing on your tips as well; very helpful. It’s good to have as many references as possible, so we can adapt them to our styles of play and goals that we have.

Please keep coming back! More interesting stuff (I hope!) coming soon.

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Donna Fisher March 25, 2009 at 11:55 am

Great information. Here’s one you could add. Worldmax has a great new website with information on their hardware and snare drums.
http://www.worldmaxdrums.com

Thanks!

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Omar March 25, 2009 at 12:06 pm

Hi Donna.

Thanks very much for the recommendation! Duly noted. I will be making updates in the very near future on this page and others on this site, so stay tuned!

Thanks for visiting, and keep coming back! Of course, if you want to pass the word regarding this site, I won’t object! 🙂

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John November 27, 2008 at 6:31 am

Nice directory. Could you please give more information on electric drums?

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Omar November 29, 2008 at 12:59 am

Hi John. Check under the “Electronic Percussion” section above to see if what you’re looking for is there. If not, let me know. And thanks for looking!

Omar, The Paradiddler

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