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Links to Drumming-related sites on the Web

Here is a list of useful websites that we have found. We've broken the links down into four related categories or you can scroll through the entire page:

Sites For Drummers / Individual Drummer Pages / Drum Equipment / Drum Lessons Online / Drumming Events

Sites For Drummers

Akai MPC: Samples & Sounds. Thousands of affordable, high quality audio samples in Akai MPC format available as Sample CDs and instant download packs. Also features tutorial books for the MPC range.
Batteurland: A French drumming website by Regis Guillot.
Big Band Drummers: This site has some great resources and information for big band drummers and Dick has amassed quite a collection of autographs and signed photos - visit his site to check them out!
Bodhránii: The first stop for every Bodhránai, Makers and Tutors of the popular frame drum, and anyone simply interested in learning more about the Bodhrán.
Bodhran World: From exercises to interviews, this is a great site for Bodhran players. If you live in London or Sydney, there's also information about workshops and private lessons.
Breakbeat Vault: Download original vinyl breakbeats and raw hip hop drum loops in WAV and REX2 format. All breaks and loops have been pressed to vinyl before re-sampling to ensure a warm, authentic and 'true to source' sound. Audition every drum loop/break on the site before ordering and get INSTANT access to the sounds after purchase.
BuzzPlant: Represents several labels and artists for their Internet marketing and promotions.
Caleb's Music Store: Caleb's Music Solutions is a music retail store in Riverside, CA (USA) that specializes in helping musicians find solutions to any problems they might encounter.
Contemporary Music Project: This site has articles, discussion on percussion issues, online lessons, drum books, marimba music and recordings for sale.
Cool Drum Shirts: Cool, original drumming t-shirts. You have to check this site out, the shirts are excellent!!!
Cyberdrummers: An online 'zine for drummers featuring interviews with today's top players as well as columns, news, lessons, product reviews, and the Drum Network. There are also plenty of links to keep you busy.
Drum-A-Long: Affordable drumset practice pad kit!
Drumline.com: This is definitely one for all you drumline folk out there. Jam packed with information and drumline resources.
Drum! Magazine Online: Drumming news and tons of product reviews!
Drummer Cafe: Drum forum to discuss everything drum-related. Have a question about your snare head? Want some sticking technique tips? These guys are the best at providing prompt, detailed responses to all of your quesries! Check them out!
Drummerdude: The best thing about this site is their t-shirts!
Drummer's Web: This site has drum lessons, lots of info and many, many links! Make sure you have time to spare because you'll be there for quite a while!
Drums on the Web: Dedicated to music and artists, this site contains some cool interviews (drummer to drummer and legend to legend) as well as downloadable music. The majority of the site is male focussed content.
Drums Portal: An website dedicated to drumming in Italy, including event listings, news, lessons, products and interviews.
El Toque de Candombe: A website dedicated to everything related to the traditional Afro-Uruguayan instrument, the Candombe. Go here for books, videos, biographies, music and information about clinics and workshops.
Entertainment Database: This is the place to go if you'd like to buy databases of thousands of contacts of record labels, film companies, publishers etc...
Freddie Gee Promotions: Freddie Gee promotes drummers, performances and websites.
Funkee Fish Records: OK, so this one is not technically just for drummers, it's for bands. Funkee Fish is a small independent label based in Torbay, Devon (UK) that specialises in folk, jazz, acoustic, singer/songwriter, funk, fusion & instrumental. If you're interested in submitting music to them, you'll find a description of the process on their website.
Girl Muso: A must-see site for girl musicians in London & the U.K. Advice on how to start a band, UK gigs, lists of famous girl drummers, bassists & guitarists & Fresh Talent from forthcoming UK bands.
Indie Band Manager: Need to get your indie band out there? Visit the Indie Band Manager to see what they can do for you and your band.
International Alliance for Women in Music: The IAWM Web Site is a resource on women composers and women in music topics. This community archive is developed and maintained by members of the IAWM and contains more than 4500 pages of archival resources.
Ludwig Drummers: This site is dedicated to Ludwig drummers and they have a spotlight section for working drummers ('Other Ludwig Drummers') where they showcase any Ludwig drummer that sends pics of them and their drums.
Marching Percussion Samples: Check out this site for MP3 samples of marching percussion.
Modern Drummer Online: The world's most widely read drum magazine featuring artist stories, clinic and event listings and downloadable mp3s.
Music Jobs: Music jobs in the UK industry.
Odd Rhythms: Nickos Kapilidis' site with fantastic odd drum rhythms including 7/8, 5/8 and 9/8 timing variations. All the rhythms are playable in crisp high quality sound with speedy download speed!
Percussion Music by Murray Houllif: Extensive collection of published percussion music by Murray Houliff and a list of national publishers where you can obtain it.
Percussive Arts Society: The Percussive Arts Society's comprehensive website about everything Percussion-related.
Pink and Yellow Network: For girls who play or love rock music.
Protech Computer Services: Need a website for you band? They host and create websites for bands as well as a range of other services including artwork, brochures, original music cd burns, consulting, graphic design, logos, printing, promotions, recording and reviews. Check them out!
Salwender International: Online store with everything from guitars to percussion. Check out their new range of Schlagwerk percussion instruments.
Sample Craze: Free drum loops and audio samples.
Synthzone: Check this site out if you're after drum tracks, loops and samples.
The Drumset: Putting together a drumming website? Fancy a good laugh? Check out David's hilarious and insightful critique of other drummers' websites. He also has a great list of good drumming websites for you to peruse.
Percussion Links Group: Want to join a mailing list of percussion players? Check out this Yahoogroups link!
The Planet Drum: London's finest school of drum and percussion. They are responsible for the Drum Education department at Rhythm Sticks, Royal Festival Hall, one of the biggest percussion festivals in the world.
The Rock Interviews Website: What began as an interview site with mainly male drummer subjects has expanded to include dozens of interviews with all types of musicians.
TAXI: The world's leading independent A&R company helping unsigned bands, artists, and songwriters get record deals, publishing deals, and placement in films and TV shows.
Tiger Paw Percussion: Tiger Paw International Drum School is in Kona, Hawaii. The school is dedicated to world peace and non-violent communication. Retreats, weekend workshops, individual and group lessons are available.
Tonbak (Persian goblet drum) Website: Site of Tonbak player Peyman Nasehpour.
Tubab Muso: The title of the website means "White Women" and you'll find info about West African percussion on the site.
United Percussion: This site sells reasonably priced percussion from around the world.
Vintage Drum Center: They sell hundreds of vintage drums with warm, woody tones and dozens of vintage cymbals with dark, shimmering sounds. They also sell thousands of new pieces and offer appraisals and restoration of vintage gear.
Vintage Drummer: A publication for drummers and vintage drum collectors.
Women of MP3.com: The Women of MP3.com is dedicated to promoting the advancement and achievements of women in the music industry. They are always looking for female artists to feature so go ahead and give them a shout!
Women Who Rock Magazine: is a magazine dedicated to the celebration and promotion of creatively independent women in music. Content includes interviews of artists-both commercial and independent-from all musical genres, historical and biographical pieces, fashion and musical gear sections, how-to articles, record reviews, live music coverage, and more.
WorldWide Entertainment Network: registers OFFICIAL WEBSITES only and is an alternative to the traditional search engines on the net.
Your-Own-Music: Send your MP3s and other music files to these folks and they'll add them to their website for all the world to hear!

Individual Drummer Pages

Bodhráness Catherine: Specialising in the Bodhrán, she plays with local Celtic and Folk bands, and has been described as the New Forest's very own answer to 'Caroline Corr meets Animal out of The Muppets!'
Carrington, Terri Lyne: became the house drummer for the "Arsenio Hall Show" in 1989. Since then she has also toured the globe with Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Herbie Hancock, Gerald Albright and Lalah Hathaway. She was nominated for a Grammy Award for her first release on Polygram, "Real Life Story" which featured Carlos Santana, Patrice Rushen, John Scofield, Grover Washington, Jr., and more.
Drake, Dawn : Bassist, percussionist and vocalist from Virginia. Dawn is versed in several styles of Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Haitian and West African drumming. She has performed with Me'shell N'degeocello, Trey Anastasio, Cyro Baptista's Beat the Donkey, Carole Steele, members of Mo'Guajiro, Johnny Almendra and Los Jovenes del Barrio, Kokolo, Jorge Alabê and Casa Samba.
Erskine, Peter: Check out Peter's latest news, itinerary, samples from Fuzzy Music, photo gallery and Erskine's products.
Femm Nameless: is a 6 piece all female Afro One World Beat Dance Band based in NYC.
Flogar, Yeyo: Conducts clinics and also does session work in his native Mexico. One of his focuses is on motivating girls and women in his country to play drums.
Gadd, Steve: Check out Steve's discography of more than 700 unique recordings, listen to some midi files of Steve's grooves and read about what Steve has been up to recently.
Hadjopoulos, Sue: has played with many artists including Joe Jackson, The B-52s, Toni Braxton, Basia, and Cyndi Lauper.
Luzier, Ray: Ray drums for the David Lee Roth band and gives lessons in his spare time. Check out his website for cool MP3 drumming samples and current show information.
McGrath, Dawn: plays with Femm Nameless, Jen Elliot, The Fighting, and Christopher Dallman.
Montel, Gina : has been been drumming for 15+ years. She earned her music degree in 2003 and was in the Fullerton College Big Band for two years. Visit her website to hear live big band tracks, rock-n-roll studio recordings, read magazine reviews, and download short videos of her performing on TV and live with various music projects.
Pal, Anuradha: is an internationally acclaimed female tabla player and percussionist.
Paton, Pam: started playing drumset in her teens. She studied music and theater at university and now tours with her band and solo, performing a unique blend of folk, blues, celtic and worldbeat music. Pam has been teaching for more than 20 years, using her upbeat personality to connect with participants to bring out their natural sense of rhythm and creativity.
Spiro, Paula: recently launched a new website for the Female Drummers Workshop in Brooklyn and Manhattan. The website has hot tips, a newsletter, message boards, and info on Paula's band Scarlet X.
Taliefero, Crystal: has performed with Billy Joel, John Mellencamp, Richie Sambora, Elton John, Enrique Ingelsias, Natalie Merchant, Meatloaf, Tina Arena and Bruce Springfield. CT is a proud performer for "Save The Music", dedicating to preserving the World's Folk Music Heritage. Crystal also does live show consulting.
Tucker, Moe: played with The Velvet Underground and has appeared on many other performers' albums, as well as releasing a swag of her own compliations. Also check out her fan website.
Weckl, Dave: During the limited down time between tours, Dave accepts students for consultation and instruction. He teaches out of his studio in Woodland Hills, California. If you are interested in lessons and you live nearby, you can fill out the form on his site and you will be put in a data base and contacted via email if you are successful.
Voices of Africa: An all-female singing/percussion ensemble who perform African music.
WombBOOM!: is a women's drumming group that plays original music, along with traditional African, Middle Eastern, and Latin rhythms.
Zehavi, Karen Phenpimon: is an American percussionist living in Tel Aviv. Karen formerly played with Women from Hell and the Shijo Ohashi Friday Nite Band. Her influences are from rock, jazz, new, classical and ethnic music. Her site has information on general percussion, Israeli percussionists and the Middle East mucis scene.

Drum Equipment

AffordableDrums.com: Quality cheap drum sets for kids, teenagers, and drummers on a budget. They
also carry affordable cymbals, bass drum pedals, drum hardware, and drum cases.
American Drum Shop: is a Tyler, Texas-based dealer that sells Pearl, Yamaha and Sunlite sets, cymbals from Paiste, Sabian, Zildjian and Pearl Student and a large range of percussion instruments.
Bear Percussion: This is a small company with a sense of humor - it's drum heads can be played, even with a hole cut in the center! Bear products have been around since 1977 when they were knows as Duraline.
Djembe African Drums: Handmade ethnic percussion. Large size Djembe, Kpanlogo, and Bougarabou. Great quality and reasonably priced.
Drumchops: Large range drums, drum sets, drumsticks and accessories to buy online with reasonable shipping rates.
Drumclobber: An online one-stop dedicated drum clothing and accessories store.
Drum Frame: Looking for a frame for your drums? This is the place to go.
Instrumental Download: Get music, notebooks, and play-along tracks from this website. (English website - all prices in Pounds)
Kotz Tone Cajon: Custom cajon hand drums. Box drums that rock!
Marrell Drums: In addition to other custom-made equipment, this site sells unique bass drum beaters (skulls, 8 balls, bombs etc...)
Mega Drum: Need some hints on purchasing the latest drum equipment? Check out Mega Drum!
Pearl Drumkits: Manufacturer of drum and percussion equipment.
PK Percussion: If you're after reasonably priced tambourines, bodhrans, bongos, djembis, hand drums, talking drums or dumbeks, look no further than this supplier.
Pro-mark Drumsticks: Official Pro-Mark sticks site.
Rammitt Percussion Company: A female-owned percussion company of North America which manufactures and distributes high quality percussion practice pads and accessories.
Rhythm Dragon: Digital audio recording equipment at incredibly reasonable prices.
Rhythm Tech: Offers large selection of hand percussion, mounted perscussion, drums and accessories.
Rich Grips Drumsticks: Have your own signature drumsticks made up at great prices.
Rudi-Pad: Drum practice pad and rudiments in one. This portable drum pad has the Standard 26 American Drum Rudiments printed into the surface. Harness the power of rudiments - get a great workout - roll it up and go!
Square Beat Sticks: Check 'em out - these sticks are square!!!
Vic Firth Drumsticks: Official Vic Firth sticks site.
Vintage Interchange: Free Wanted and Available ad forum for vintage drums, percussion, and hardware.
Winstone's Drumming Supplies: UK-based, women-owned and -run online drum supply store.
World Musical Instruments: Sells a range of drums and other musical instruments from around the world including djembe, doumbeks, bodhran, double drums, talking drums, frame drums and Ashikos.
Zildjian: Official website of the Avedis Zildjian company, makers of cymbals and sticks.

Drum Lessons Online

Britchops Drum Tuition: Online coursework for drum tuition. It's not free but it is convenient... it's also more for beginners than advanced players!
Drum Bum's Lesson Links: Want online lessons? Look no further than Drum Bum's amazing compiled list of online lessons.
Drum Chop: Tips for beginning drummers including technique, equipment, and health considerations. No online lessons yet.
Drum Rhythms: Lessons For Drumset, Congas, Djembe, Bongo & Hand percussion.
Free Drumset Lessons: For players of all experience levels, from beginner through advanced, by Tiger Bill Meligari.
FreeDrumLesson.com: Well the first lesson is free but the others are going to cost you $1 each! They have five levels of drum instruction with 20 lessons in each level. Lessons are printable with mp3 audio examples for each lesson. (This site is currently under development. Please check back for the new link!)
Music Instruction Zone: Educational resources for musicians and recording professionals. Learn an instrument, write songs, or get tips for home recording on DVDs using Pro Tools or Cubase. They also have a good selection of sheet music, DVD, CD-ROM, videos, and song books.
Virtual Drummer School: An online schools that offers students around the world the opportunity to learn from top professional drummers and percussionists. It's not free, but it's a terrific website.

Drumming Events

Cape Breton International Drum Festival: Held in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, CANADA, this annual drum festival is usually held in April - check out their site for updated scheduling and information about registration.
Catskills Womyn's World Drum and Percussion Happen'n: Drum Central is dedicated to the advancement of women's participation in the ancient and sacred rite of drumming. They support the expression of this tradition in innovative, diverse and unifying ways, to create a personal and community based art form. The overall focus of Drum Central is to further the cultural evolution of a women's global drumming tradition in North America (late June).
Drum Camp Oregon: Celebrate life through drum, dance and song (Aug/Sept).
KoSA International Drum Workshop and Festival: Held annually on the the picturesque campus of Johnson State College, nestled in the Mountains of northern Vermont (August).
Montreal Drum Fest:See some of the world's best accomplished drummers as well as some rising stars at this annual weekend drum festival in Montreal. If you only travel for one drum festival this year, make it this one! (November)
One World Beat Music Festival: The One World Beat musical festival is an opportunity for local musicians, bands, organizaions and venues to participate in a global project - for a good cause. They have confirmed events in Canada, England, Africa and the US. (March).
Southern & Eastern Ontario Womyn's Drum Camps: Weekend drumming retreats for women and girls only. (June)
Vision Festival: A Vision Against Violence, music and visual art festival - annual event (May).