As part of Pearl's 80th Anniversary celebrations, Pearl Drums 80th Anniversary Fest. will be held from October 15–18, 2026, at CLUB CITTA' in Kawasaki, Japan. Taking place in the country where Pearl was founded and where its global headquarters remain today, this four-day event will bring together renowned artists from Japan and abroad to celebrate music, performance, and Pearl's history. In addition to special live performances, visitors will be able to enjoy product displays, historical exhibits, and hands-on demo opportunities throughout the venue.  -Event Schedule-Day 1 – October 15 (Thu)Opening Night Special Live・STRAIGHTENER・Kroi  Day 2 – October 16 (Fri)Shane Gaalaas Special Live Performancefeaturing:・Shane Gaalaas Guest:・Sam Pomanti (Keyboard)・Kid'z (MY FIRST STORY)  Day 3 – October 17 (Sat)Pearl Global Drum Summitfeaturing:・Omar Hakim・Shane Gaalaas Guest:・TOSHI NAGAI・Takumi Ogasawara・Gaku Taura and more..  Day 4 – October 18 (Sun)Final Day Special Eventfeaturing:・yukihiro (L'Arc-en-Ciel)  Pearl Drums 80th Anniversary Fest.October 15–18, 2026CLUB CITTA', Kawasaki, Japan 

Pearl received a special message from Ray Luzier ! Ray will be performing at KNOTFEST JAPAN 2023 on April 2 at Makuhari Messe in Japan. He is very much looking forward to performing in Japan and sent this message specially for us.     Dates: KNOTFEST JAPAN 2023 April 2nd 2023(Sun.) DOORS 9:00am / START 11:00am   Hall 9-11, International Exhibition Hall, Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan   For more information and for tickets visit: https://knotfestjapan.com/english     Ray Luzier's upcoming tour schedule MAY 13 SICK NEW WORLD 2023 LAS VEGAS, NV   JUN 17 BONNAROO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL 2023 MANCHESTER, TN   JUN 24 MACHACA FESTIVAL MONTERREY, MEXICO   For more information; https://kornofficial.com/     More Ray Luzier information:   Product page for drums used by Ray Luzier Dum set https://pearldrum.com/global/products/drum-sets/reference/reference Snare https://pearldrum.com/global/products/snares/free-floating/phosphor-bronze   Ray Luzier detail page https://pearldrum.com/global/artist/ray-luzier   Ray Luzier website https://kornofficial.com https://www.rayluzierdrums.com/     .headline { color: #917614; font-size: 1.6em; } .line { border-bottom: 1px solid #917614; margin: 0 0 1em 0; } .fesline { font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; }

Pearl artists Ray Luzier, Tanner Wayne, Ben Gordon, yukihiro, Nobuaki Kaneko, Show, Gaku Taura, YOUTH-K!!!, $hinya, and Keita, will perform at KNOTFEST JAPAN 2023 on April 1 and 2 at Makuhari Messe!  Dates:KNOTFEST JAPAN 2023April 1st 2023(Sat.) DOORS 9:00am / START 11:00amApril 2nd 2023(Sun.) DOORS 9:00am / START 11:00am Hall 9-11, International Exhibition Hall, Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan For more information and for tickets visit:https://knotfestjapan.com/english  Pearl ArtistRay Luzier (Korn)April 2nd 2023Artist pageTanner Wayne (In Flames)April 1st 2023Artist pageBen Gordon (Parkway Drive)April 2nd 2023Artist pageyukihiro (Petit Brabancon)April 2nd 2023Artist pageNobuaki Kaneko (RED ORCA)April 1st 2023Artist pageShow (Survive Said The Prophet)April 1st 2023Artist pageGaku Taura(Crystal Lake)April 1st 2023 YOUTH-K!!! (THE Kanmuri)April 1st 2023 Opening ActArtist page$hinya (Wagamamarakia)April 1st 2023 Opening Act Keita (Sable Hills)April 2nd 2023 Opening Act .headline { color: #917614; font-size: 1.6em; } .line { border-bottom: 1px solid #917614; margin: 0 0 1em 0; } .fesline { font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; } .video-wrap { max-width: 870px; 　 display: block; margin: 0 auto; } .video { position: relative; width:100%; height:0; padding-top: 56.25%; } .video iframe{ position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } .offers{ display: flex; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; } .offer{ padding: 1em; width: 33%; } @media not all and (min-width: 768px) { .offer { width: 50%; }

Electronic drums have been evolving in a daily basis.  Its completeness has no difference between the acoustic drums. But in other hand, electronic drum’s usage in the live performance is very low surprisingly. The number of usages significantly differs as the size of the stage gets larger. At this point, the electronic drums are surely positioned at the “sub” of the acoustic drums.   The bands which have succeeded in Japan aren’t so many. The Japanese band “LUNA SEA” is one of the succeeded bands in Japan, and its drummer SHINYA has done a live performance in front of over 30,000 audience. The interesting fact about this live is that he used “electronic drums” throughout a whole stage. Studying and adopting the technologies as a drum manufacturer, absolute “fusion” with acoustic and digital have created the completely new concept electronic drum “e/MERGE.” It has supported SHINYA throughout all the songs at the live and proved the definite quality to all the audience who have participated at the live. (In our understanding) There’s no past evidence of arena class live performance that has been done with a single electronic drum for all songs. And this evidence proves that e/MERGE has no bear comparison between the acoustic drums of its performance in the entire band sound. Why did SHINYA, who is obsessed about the drums comparing to the other drummer, has chosen the e/MERGE on such a big stage like this? Looking to his internal, there was his belief as a professional drummer, a positive attitude towards challenging to the new things, and the sure potential that e/MERGE could make them real.   With e/MERGE, you can freely change the tone quality, and the musical quality of the live has improved. --- SHINYA     SHINYA Special Drum Seminar held at ESP Entertainment Tokyo Main Building B1 Hall on Sunday, November 27th. It became a fulfilling content to know the innovation of e/MERGE of its looks, function, and the sound. There were talks about unreleased new e/MERGE products with the Pearl's development staff, a real voice of live sound engineers, and SHINYA playing along with LUNA SEA's songs. Now, we are introducing some of the details of the seminar.     -The first impression of playing e/MERGE- “It’s been already a couple years since after when I first played the e/MERGE. I was so surprised about its amazing quality. It reflected out my expression properly which was the sound I wanted to play on the snare drum, toms, and even a bass drum with soft and loud touches. That is why I thought the e/MEGRE might bring the sound better than the acoustic drums through the speakers. As you know, most guitarist often switch around their guitars on the live performances, selecting by the songs they play. I mean, by switching to another guitar, they can express several nuances or expressions immediately. But drummers can't do that easily. Because it is not easy to switch around the drum sets during the live performance like guitars. The only way we can do about this struggle was to switch our snare drums. At the previous recording session using an e/MERGE, we got some great matched sounds for our songs. Because I wanted the sound to go along with the song on this live performance, I choose the e/MERGE which was the best solution to the drummer’s struggle”, one of Japan's leading drummers, SHINYA said.     “The e/MERGE is an instrument that changes its sound when the player changes. And, adding the 'Shell' makes the sound fuller rich sound."     -Perspective from engineers- During the seminar, Mr. Akihito Takegawa of Pearl, who has involved in the development of this set, took the stage, and shared the secret story of the development of the new set with SHINYA. “When I first hit the e/MERGE, I immediately wanted to use it. The feel of the kick was amazing. "Starting with this encounter, SHINYA introduced e/MERGE, and eventually wants to make a set entirely with the e/MERGE. Next, Mr. Hisaaki Komatsu, who is in charge of PA at the live, also took the stage. He talked about the advantages of e/MERGE from the perspective of a PA saying "The same sound can be played at any venue. It's very easy to use as a PA, and I think it's the ideal drum set."  SHINYA also said, "If the drums doesn't sound a solid sound which becomes a bass of sound, the PA can't create a sound. e/MERGE contains that sound."     “I was very surprised when I heard from Mr. SHINYA that he was going to play the electronic drums on the live performance at the time." He also said, "As I was selecting the sounds, I realized the original tones of e/MERGE were really excellent. It has loaded other sounds very quickly, and very easy to customize to match the parts of the songs. So, everything went well smoothly."  Mr. Komatsu, who is one of the great engineers in Japan, said. SHINYA said, “as a matter of fact, I did the sound check at the stadium the day before the live performance. During the time, I heard the full sound of e/MERGE from the big speakers in the stadium for the first time. All the sound of cymbals, bass drums, snare drum, and toms were crystal clear, well-defined, and each drums sounds individually.  Because the sound was prominently beautiful, everyone around there, including me, were so excited at the time. Most drummers understand that the sound what they hear on the stage and the sound coming out from the speakers with guitars and bass mixed up are different. That is why, we truly trust our engineers. And this time after the live show, engineers said "the sound of e/MERGE was absolutely great!" I really thanked both e/MERGE and engineers after the show.”     -One-of-a-kind- “If two drummers play the same e/MERGE on the same condition, the sound coming out from the e/MERGE would be different due to their playstyle, technique, sticks, and heads. I feel like e/MERGE is a “MODERN” acoustic drum. As a drummer the time latency of the electronic drum makes us sometimes upset. Because of the difference between the sound of our recognition and the actual sound. But I have never felt the same thing when I play the e/MERGE. To prove it, playing two bass drums, one in acoustic and the other in e/MERGE, these balances were great! As if I was playing the acoustic bass drums for both at the time. Also, I have been trying many attempts to investigate the sound I want on the e/MERGE. Those are like changing the heads or the sticks to hear the difference in sounds. Actually, there was a difference in the sound, and that recognized me the e/MERGE is a “MODERN” acoustic drum even more. If I could only have one drum set, I would choose the e/MERGE. I can play it at home, at the recording, and can be used in huge arenas, too. I have proved it and were no problem in the huge arena like Saitama-Super Arena.  If you have never played any electronic drums, I want you to give it a shot. I absolutely believe, you will say "What an amazing kit! I have never played like this before!" And as you know very well, all the tom stands, and the other hardware are made by Pearl. They are so durable and reliable!” SHINYA also said.     -Additional Information- During the seminar, he played the Real-Look e/MERGE which was used at latest LUNA SEA's live performance. At the same time, this kit was unveiled to the world for the first time. SHINYA did minus-one performance, also he explained about his kit with LUNA SEA's PA and Pearl's development staff in public. It was probably quality time for all the audience.  SHINYA's Artist Kit is now available. Go check the URL below to see the more additional information. We will be soon publishing another news about this seminar. Stay tuned! Please note: This SHINYA's kit with copper finish is currently still prototype, stay tuned for updates. Thank you very much for your kind understanding.   Artist Kit Collection   SHINYA’s Artist Page   Special Thanks: Rittor Music Photos: Keishi Sawahira

We are asking on Instagram what drummers want for Christmas. Details and links are below, we would appreciate it if you could join us! https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl5kMeoMEID/   --------------This event is outlined as follows-------------- Tell us about your wish about the Xmas present you want from our products!🥁 Also could be the items you would like to use for your drumming. If you have answered on the reply of this post, we will be sending a season's greetings card to your DM!   < How to get involved > #1　Follow @pearl_drums_global ( https://www.instagram.com/pearl_drums_global/ ) #2　Reply on this post about your wish   < Due Date > 2022/12/25 23:59 (UTC)   < Gift from us >***This event is not a give away event*** We will send you the JPG image of season's greetings card to your DM. (A Xmas card)   < When to arrive > The Xmas card will be sent out in between Dec. 26 through end of Jan. from one by one. We need you to set the DM to be open, so you could receive it from us.   If you would like to look through and decide which products to choose from, please use our website below to explore the items you didn't know. https://pearldrum.com/global/   It would be helpful for us to know why you wish for them!😊 Looking forward to hear your wishes and have a happy holidays!   *This event is not presented by the Instagram. *This event could be canceled or changed its specifics without a notification. *Please set your account to be public and open your DM. *We have a right to delete some of the replies by our decisions. In that case, we won't clarify about the reasons.

Winner Announced!! @christopherlidberg https://www.instagram.com/p/CYt5rjFqxbw/   Thank you very much indeed for participating in the Pearl Global Photo Contest that has connected the worldwide Pearl friends. We are very impressed and moved by all of these one-of-a-kind drum sets each single one of you have shared with us, which has made it almost impossible for us to pick up one winner photo.   Again, it was hard to pick one, but we would like to announce that the photo shared by @christopherlidberg has been chosen as the winner for the contest this time, which shows an amazing range of Pearl drum sets, from classic Pearl drum sets to the latest Masters series, which shows a long history of Chris collecting and Playing these Pearl kits! Please join us for congratulating christopherlidberg!! With all respect we would like to say massive thanks to each single one of you who have shared us and the world your wonderful Pearl kits, you all ROCK and are equally the BEST.     --------------This event is outlined as follows  (the event has already been closed)--------------   Pearl Photo Contest will be held! Post a photo of your favorite Pearl products to Instagram or Facebook or WeChat. We will post the Grand Prix and other photos on the News page of our website at a later date.   [Application Period] 2022/6/1~22022/6/30   [Instagram Posting procedure] ・Please follow the account. ・Please do not unfollow us for the duration of the program. (For our confirmation process.) 　@pearl_drums_global And, if there is an account for your area, choose it and follow it. You would get your chances of being referred by your local account as well as the global account! 　 　Brazil: @pearlbrasil 　Australia : @pearldrumsaustralia 　Korea : @pearldrumskorea 　India : @pearldrumsofficial_india 　Argentina : @pearlargentina ・Please post your favorite Pearl product photo with ”#pearlglobalphotocontest” 　(The submissions with snare drums or drum pedals only are also welcomed.)    We will be also posting your photos on the stories of each Pearl Instagram account throughout the entry period. Be sure to check it out!   [Facebook Posting procedure] ・Please like the Facebook page. ・Please do not unfollow us for the duration of the program. (For our confirmation process.) 　@pearldrumsglobal   　Brazil : https://www.facebook.com/Pearlbrasil 　Australia : @pearldrumsaustralia 　Korea : @pearldrumskorea 　India : @pearldrumsindia 　Argentina : @PearlArgentinaPaginaOficial  　If there are any accounts in your area, please follow them! ・And please join by pasting the image of your Pearl product in the comments of this article. 　(The submissions with snare drums or drum pedals only are also welcomed.)   [WeChat Posting procedure] ・Please follow the WeChat page. ・Please do not unfollow us for the duration of the program. (For our confirmation process.) 　China：中音精鼓门  　If there are any accounts in your area, please follow them! ・And please join by pasting the image of your Pearl product in the comments of this article. 　(The submissions with snare drums or drum pedals only are also welcomed.) This event will be held in many countries around the world. So we are looking forward to seeing the photos that shows your country's characteristics! We look forward to hearing from your many postings! [Notes] *We will repost those with hashtags specified by us may be without your permission. We appreciate your understanding. *This event is not sponsored by Instagram or Facebook, WeChat. *Please note that this event is subject to cancellation or change without notice. *Please keep your account set to public. *The organizer reserves the right to delete comments at its discretion. The reason for deletion will not be given.

WANT TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING BIG IN THE PERCUSSIVE WORLD? HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO BE SEEN AND HEARD IN PROJECT 108.   Pearl, the world's largest manufacturer of drums and percussion, is asking drummers all around the world to send in videos of themselves playing at 108 beats per minute. You could be featured along with some of our top Pearl Artists like Todd Sucherman, Nate Morton, and Jason Hartless. This is a call to ALL drummers! As long as you're playing Pearl gear, you're good. That means drumset, marching drums, hand percussion... any Pearl gear will do! This is your chance to show the world what you've got. Impress us with your finely tuned skills or show us your creativity with something we've never seen before!     These 4 bars are yours to do whatever you want and we can't wait to see them! Read the FAQ  or Rules below for details on how to submit your video.           ELIGIBILITY Participants of all ages are welcome. US and International Residents are eligible to participate. Employees of Pearl Corporation and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, advertising agencies, and families, and persons living in the same household as such employees, are also welcome to participate. The Project 108 video is subject to all national, federal, state, and local laws and regulations.   SUBMISSION PERIOD The PROJECT 108 submission period starts on February 7th, 2022, and will end when an appropriate amount of videos are received. We will give a one-week warning before closing the submission period.   HOW TO ENTER To enter the PROJECT 108 video, complete the online registration form and upload your video using the UPLOAD button below.   VIDEO SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Pearl equipment must be the focus in the video. Video submissions must be a supported YouTube file format like MOV, MP4, AVI and you can see a full list here. To ensure we edit your video in the correct starting point, include a 4-count stick click intro. Please use the highest resolution possible to record your performance. Do not include licensed music, backing tracks, or graphics in your finished video.   SELECTION OF VIDEOS All entries will be reviewed and selected by the Project 108 Team and their decisions are final on all matters relating to PROJECT 108. All participating Pearl Artists will have 8 bars of performance at 108 bpm.   FULL RULES & REGULATIONS THE LEGAL STUFF By submitting the PROJECT 108 video entry form and entering the contest you agree to give Pearl Corporation permission to use your name and likeness for promotional purposes without further compensation. Entrant hereby irrevocably grants, transfers, sells, assigns, and conveys to Pearl Corporation, and each of their respective successors and assigns, all present and future right, title and interest of every kind and nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, all copyrights, and all rights incidental, subsidiary, ancillary or allied thereto (including, without limitation, all derivative rights), in and to the Submissions for exploitation throughout the universe, in perpetuity, by means of any and all media and devices whether now known or hereafter devised (including the right to publish and display Submissions for purposes of advertising, publicity and/or trade, in whole or in part). By entering, each Entrant represents and warrants that the submission is: (a) wholly original. (b) does not incorporate or include anything that would require the consent of any third party permissions. (c) does not violate any copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right, or any other right of any third party. (d) Submissions must comply with video requirements located on our site. Pearl Corporation reserves the right to promote and publicize, through any means available to us, the progress, development, process, news, and success of all entries, in whole or in part, to promote Pearl Corporation, the PROJECT 108 video, and future video contests. In addition, Pearl Corporation shall have the right, in their sole discretion, to edit, composite, morph, scan, duplicate, or alter the Submissions for any purpose which they deem necessary or desirable, without the need for any further compensation by them, and each Entrant irrevocably waives any and all so-called moral rights they may have in the Submission submitted by him or her. Pearl Corporation and any of its associated or affiliated companies, their directors, officers, agents, employees and customers, and appointed advertising agencies, their directors, officers, agents, and employees from all claims of every kind on account of such use.           First, upload your video using the button below.       Then complete the form to take part in Project 108. 　           WHAT IS PROJECT 108?   Project 108 is our way of showing the strength of the Pearl drumming global community and to feature their talents in one seamless video.     HOW DO I TAKE PART?   Record yourself playing 4-bars at 108 beats per minute (bpm) on your Pearl gear.     DO I NEED ALL PEARL GEAR?   Pearl equipment must be the focus in the video and we would prefer that non-Pearl drum/hardware/percussion logos not be visible. Project 108 is not just for drumset players, but also for percussion, marching, and orchestral instruments as well.   WHAT DO I PLAY?   This is your chance to show the world what you've got. Impress us with your finely tuned skills or show us your creativity with something we've never seen before! These 4 bars are yours to do whatever you want and we can't wait to see them!   HOW DO I SEND MY VIDEO TO YOU?   Once your video is completed, complete the registration form above and use the Upload Link to send us your video. The form must be completed to take part in Project 108.     WHY 108 BPM?   A lot of drummers tend to play a variable of the same two and four backbeat pattern when they first sit down behind a kit and it was the average tempo of our test group. 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LIVE ZOOM CLASS! Join Dennis for three hours on Sept. 20 in a class of just 15. Dennis will work with everyone individually to answer their questions and demonstrate his approach to technique and musicality! REGISTER HERE: http://www.thegroovemasters.com/