Pearl創立80周年を記念して、世界中のドラマーの皆さまから、Pearlとの思い出やエピソードを募集しました。今回は、世界中のPearlファミリーから寄せられた素敵なストーリーの一部や、エントリーフォーム経由の方のエピソードをご紹介します。 [Tom Moore]I am on my second set of Pearls. My first kit was a 1989 BLX in 103 Piano Black. I still own it, but I now also have a 2005 Masters Studio kit. To me, Pearl birch drums cannot be beaten. I played many gigs with my ’89 BLX kit, loved every minute of it, and will probably never part with it. Now for my cool Pearl story. I am 67, and three things still get me excited like a 12-year-old: dogs, baseball games, and new drum gear. One of my best act-like-a-kid moments happened around 1993, when I was in the Marine Corps and driving from Virginia to my next duty station in California. I knew Pearl was in Nashville, so I talked my wife into letting me find the Metroplex Drive building—this was before GPS—because I wanted to peek at a building full of drums. We found it late in the day, and you were still open. I thought I might go inside and ask for a couple of stickers or some Pearl swag while trying not to be obtrusive. I approached a woman at the front desk and, in a polite, shy, almost begging tone, said, “Ma’am, I’m driving across the country, and I’m a Pearl customer. I was wondering if I might get a couple of Pearl stickers.” She asked me to wait a minute and returned with a man named Scott. He introduced himself: “Hi, I’m Scott Miller, the artist relations guy. Would you like a tour?” I had to stop myself from jumping up and down. Pretending to be calm, I replied, “If you’re sure it’s no trouble.” The tour was incredible. When we returned, the woman at the front desk had gathered all kinds of Pearl swag for me. I still have the Myron Grombacher, Kenny Aronoff, and Tico Torres posters you gave me hanging in my drum room. It remains one of my best memories.Thanks again!!Tom Moore [t.A.K.a]桜も散った春先に入学した大学の軽音部。そこには、後の親友であり、同じドラマーとしてはライバルとして凌ぎを削った戦友が先に入部していた。「スタンド類の片付け等分かるのか？」と同年ながら、先輩風を吹かせてきていた。メロコア、パンクが得意な彼。私は、当時ニューメタル、ヘヴィロックと言われていたジャンルが好み。使用ペダルは、初期エリミネーターペダル。彼は、ベルトドライブの赤カム。私は、チェーンドライブの黒カムと、使い方も真逆。安定性を向上させるヒンジ部分の無償修理も同時期に依頼。そして、同じ仕様のツインペダルを購入したのも同時期。大学の卒業と就職を機にドラムを辞めようと2人で後輩へ使用ペダルを継承。それから、20年余り経つも、2人とも新しい機材を購入して、細々とドラムを続けている。そして、私のペダルがアクシデントにより壊れた2026年の夏。Pearlの新製品として発表された「Eliminator Mono Pro Chain Double Pedal」次に買い換えるならロングボードと決めていたので、エリミネーターユーザーとして、帰還する。そんなことを飲みの席で話してたら、あの時の彼も、発売を心待ちにしているという。私達のエリミネーターの時間がまた動き出した。 [Brad Kinchen]I had won a marvelous Pearl snare in a contest with the express idea of giving it my drumming friend, when I gave it to him he was absolutely thrilled with it and watching him integrate it into his kit and make great beats with it was one helluva a wonderful thing. [Squillz]When i was 8 I had a completely random, out of nowhere spinal bleed which paralysed me from the chest down. I always hated being labelled as "disabled" and always be encouraged to take part in "wheelchair" X,Y or Z. I just wanted to hang out with my friends who never saw me as different and as the years went by, I knew music was my passion. I sat behind a drum kit for the first time when I was 14, figured i could operate the kick just by resting my front right wheel on the pedal, putting my brakes on and rocking forward to hit the kick.I now own a beautiful Pearl Reference which is one of the few things that gives me a reason to get up in the morning. When I play drums, I don't feel disabled. All I'm focusing on is staying in time with the music, and in those blissful moments, I am alive and I am free. [Kali]My Pearl story began in 2019 at Rockin’1000 in Frankfurt. I was fourteen years old and that day completely changed my life. I saw with my amazed childlike eyes my very first drum booth and I decided to improvise something, for the first time in front of so many people. I’ll never forget the excitement felt while I was playing “Painkiller” intro, hearing the powerful sound coming out from that Master Maple kit exposed. Thanks to such an unforgettable experience I got amazed by the world of music around me and I understood playing drums would have become my life and biggest dream.Soon afterwards, I bought my first kit, a vintage black Pearl Export, which accompanied me through all the countless hours of rehearsals, playthroughs and shows across Italy till now. It was an essential part of this journey.Later at the age of seventeen I started studying with George Kollias: seeing my teacher playing everyday with such a big Pearl Master drumkit made my love for drums even bigger… All my favorite drum legends I looked up to for my entire life were Pearl artists! I became obsessed! And I had the chance to meet some of these heroes at NAMM Pearl both too.  Having the opportunity to get a closeup view of every performance, talking with the entire Pearl team, discovering the instrument deepest details was the biggest inspiration boost ever and I can still feel my heartbeat speeding up when I sit behind a Pearl kit, remembering the  true passion they shared with me.I officially signed with Pearl this year, having the chance to play with wonderful Reference Series double kick kits on my first Australia and Japan tour. And meeting Pearl Japan team on the other side of the world was a true honor!Now that I am also studying mechanical engineering while touring, would be dream maybe one day to design my next Pearl double pedal!Looking back, Pearl and everyone from the team have always been there for me in all the major moments of my life, through every single step of my journey, believing in my drumming and helping me becoming the drummer and artist I am today… and the journey has just started.Happy 80th anniversary, Pearl. Thanks for growing me up everyday like a family.  

Pearl Drums 80th Anniversary Fest. オフィシャルグッズ販売決定！ Pearl Drums 80th Anniversary Fest. 10/15～18の会場(CLUB CITTA’)にて、オフィシャルグッズの販売が決定いたしました。80周年を記念し、出演アーティストの名前をデザインした限定Tシャツ、マフラータオルをはじめ、使用済みドラムスティックを再利用した「Pearl CHOPSTICKS」、チャリティーステッカーなどをご用意しております。ご来場の記念として、ぜひお買い求めください。

Pearl創立80周年を記念して、世界中のドラマーの皆さまから、Pearlとの思い出やエピソードを募集しました。今回は、世界中のPearlファミリーから寄せられた素敵なストーリーの一部や、エントリーフォーム経由の方のエピソードをご紹介します。 [Sergiusz Sęk]As long as I can remember, I've always wanted to play the drums. I had a feeling that it could be something for me, but at the same time, I had a stupid belief that I needed a real drum kit to start and that I would never get one. It was a mistake that was holding me back from my dreams.Everything changed when I went to university. I chose the Academy of Art in Szczecin, Poland, and during a presentation of various workshops, I found a huge hall with a very high ceiling (a terrible place to play, tbh) and a lot of different stuff, including a drum kit. When I saw it, I knew that I had to do whatever it took to play it. It was a Pearl Vision Birch, a 5-piece kit with a clear birch finish.To get permission to enter this room, I had to take classes there, but there was a limit on how many students could be in the group, and unfortunately, I didn't get in. Luckily, my friend was in this group, and she also wanted to play, so we could start together. When I hit the drums for the very first time and felt those vibrations resonating in my body, I knew this was it — I wanted to learn how to play this instrument for the rest of my life.For a few months, we played together, taking turns every 15–20 minutes. It was a real hot seat. It was fun at the beginning, but I wanted more. I talked to the owner of this kit and the room attendant, and I got permission to get the keys. I'm a fan of heavy music, so I had to have a double pedal. After a few months, some parts broke because it was a cheap piece of rubbish, so I decided to buy something more solid. I bought a second-hand Pearl P932 in very good shape. It was a game changer and allowed me to play more efficiently.I have been playing for 3 years now, terrorizing the whole academy with blast beats and double bass. Of course, it's not my kit. It's for public use, but I take care of it as if it were mine, and I'm really attached to it. Unfortunately, one day I will have to leave the academy, and I will lose access to these drums. However, when I finally get my own kit, it will definitely be a Pearl, because it was my very first encounter with drums and I have a lot of good memories with them. I'm very grateful and happy that this drum kit appeared in my life. It brought so much color to it. Below is a photo of my setup for evening sessions and my friend from the period when we started. [Blueyブルー子]I started learning drums a few years ago when I purchased the signature model snare drum released by my favourite Japanese female band SCANDAL drummer Rina @urarina821 together with Pearl @pearl.drums.jp @pearl_drums_global @pearl_drumsPairing the snare drum with Pearl Reference drums as my drum kit, I love the sound and tone especially when I play SCANDAL’s songs. As a female drummer like Rina, I will try my best and continue to play drums.Congratulations to Pearl on its 80th anniversary and I will continue to support by using Pearl’s products.Rinaさんにずっと憧れて、ドラムを始めました。Pearlドラムの音が強くて、心に刻み込みました。これからもRinaさんに目指して頑張っていきます！ [Lior Levy]Before Pearl, the only thing creaking worse than my bass pedal was my aching back.My son is autistic and non-verbal, and he has demand avoidance, so he doesn't respond well to teachers. But he's been drawn to drums since he was four.So I made it my mission to learn, hoping to help him find a way in.Somewhere on our journey, I fell in love with drumming myself.However, I'm over 40, and I soon found that no matter how I adjusted my position, sitting behind the kit hurt after just 20-30 minutes.Then I got my Pearl Roadster D-1500TGL. Now I spend TWO HOURS behind the kit without discomfort.Next came the pedal.I'd spent quite a while debating shortboard vs. longboard before choosing the Pearl Demon Chain P-3000C, partly because its modularity meant I didn't have to commit to either.Suddenly, advice I'd heard from great drummers ("It should feel like dribbling a basketball," "Let the pedal do the work for you") made sense.The pedal carried the weight of my leg rather than fight it, and the unintended doubles disappeared.Today my son joins me in his own way: sometimes he sits at the kit, sometimes he uses my practice pad, and sometimes he just sits in the room while I practice. Drums give us a language that doesn't need words.I'm now slowly building my dream hybrid acoustic/electronic kit, with two separate kick drums. A second Demon Chain for my left foot was already on the shopping list. Winning the Pearl Eliminator Mono Pro Chain would bring that kit closer, and give my left foot its own Pearl moment. [S.T]これは私が人生で最初に買ったドラムスティックです。中学生になって吹奏楽部に入部した時、初めて家族で楽器屋さんに行ってお父さんに買ってもらいました。たくさんのスティックを試奏した中で、直感的に最もフィットしたのがパールのスティックでした。あれから15年経ちますが、今もずっとパールのスティックを使っています。

店頭にある対象ドラムセットお買い上げの方に、先着でSensiTone Steel Extra Deep スネアドラムをプレゼント！ 期間：2026年10月9日(金) ～先着数達し次第終了　     ＊先着数達していなくても2026年内で終了とさせて頂きます。 ＜2026年10月22日更新！＞対象商品 :●Masterworks 3pc Kit -Custom Green Sparkle-  (24"x14"BD / 13"x9" / 16"x16"FT)https://shop.kurosawagakki.com/items/2977238●Masterworks Heritage Artisan Custom 3pc Kit -Dusk Sunset Fade Gloss-(22"x14"BD / 13"x9"TT / 16"x16"FT)https://shop.kurosawagakki.com/items/2979352●Crystal Beat 4pc Kit 2026 Limited Finish -Cotton Candy Fade Acrylic- (22"x16"BD / 10"x7"&12"x8"TT / 16"x15"FT)https://shop.kurosawagakki.com/items/2956177●Masters Maple 4pcs Kit -Sapphire Fade- (22"x18"BD / 10"x7" &12"x8"TT / 16"x16"FT)https://shop.kurosawagakki.com/items/2952181 ●Masters Maple Pure  3pc Kit -Emerald Mist- (18"x14"BD / 12"x8"TT / 14"x14"FT)https://shop.kurosawagakki.com/items/2985382 ※各1セットの為、完売の際はご容赦頂ければ幸いです。 ＜特典品＞SensiTone Steel  14"x8"スネアドラム　STH1480S深さが描く、芯のある存在感。黄金期のポップスやロックから着想を得たSensiTone Heritage Alloy 14"x8"は、象徴的なセンタービードとクローム仕上げの1mmスチールシェルにより、明るく芯のあるサウンドを生み出します。深さ8インチのシェルはローピッチでも豊かなロー感を保ち、ハイピッチでも音痩せせず、トラックベースの現代的なサウンドにもマッチします。ラウドなバンドから繊細な表現まで幅広く対応し、音作りの自由度がプレイヤーの表現力を引き出します。高い安定性と操作性を備えたスネアスタンドS-1030Dとの併用もおすすめです。https://pearldrum.com/ja/products/snares/sensitone/heritage-alloy-steel 

※以下はCalvin Rodgers（カルヴィン・ロジャース）本人から寄せられたストーリーを日本語に翻訳したものです。 なぜPearl？ 子どもの頃、僕は自分のドラムセットを持っていませんでした。当時、Guitar Centerのドラム売り場は、僕にとって夢のような場所でした。店のウィンドウには、ライザーの上にPearlのドラムセットが飾られていました。夜、お店が閉まったあとに車でその前を通ると、ガラス越しにライトアップされたドラムが見えました。僕はそのドラムを演奏することを、何度も何度も夢見ていました。 そして、そのキットを実際に演奏する機会が訪れました。それはMMXでした。僕はいつもこう言っていました。「いつか大きな仕事をするようになったら、お金を貯めてPearl MMXを買うんだ。」  初めてのPearlキットは？運命というべきか、両親が僕にドラムセットを買うことを決めたとき、向かったのはまさにそのGuitar Centerでした。1986年、僕が8歳のときです。父は、僕がウィンドウに飾られていたPearlのキットを大好きだったことを知っていたので、Pearl Exportを選んでくれました。 それから何年もの間、僕はそのキットを毎日演奏しました。初めてのアルバムをレコーディングしたのも、そのキットでした。  お気に入りのPearl製品は？Pearlが作るものはすべて大好きです。スネア、ハードウェア、パーカッションなど、それぞれ別のブランドを探す必要がないところも気に入っています。 とはいえ、もしお気に入りをひとつだけ選ぶとしたら、おそらくSENSITONE HERITAGE ALLOY BLACK/BRASS SNARE DRUMですね。  Original Story (English)※以下にCalvin Rodgers本人から寄せられたオリジナルのストーリーを掲載しています。 WHY PEARL?WHEN I WAS A YOUNG KID, I DIDN’T OWN A DRUMKIT.At that time, the Guitar Center’s drum departments were like a dream. There was a Pearl Drumkit on a riser, sitting in the window.  At night when they’d close, you could drive past that store, and the see the drums all lit up through the glass window. I dreamed and dreamed about playing those drums. I got a chance to play that kit - it was an MMX. I always said whenever I get a big gig,I’M GONNA SAVE MY MONEY AND BUY MYSELF A PEARL MMX.   FIRST PEARL KIT?As fate would have it, my parents went to that same Guitar Center, when they decided to purchase me a kit. It was 1986, and i was 8yrs old. My dad knew I loved that Pearl kit in the window, so he decided on the Pearl Export. I played that kit everyday, for years.I RECORDED MY FIRST ALBUM ON THAT KIT AS WELL. FAVORITE PEARL GEAR?I love EVERYTHING Pearl makes…I love the fact that I don’t have to seek out different brands for snares, and hardware, and percussion...That being said, if i had to say there was one piece of gear that was my favorite, I’d probably have to say the SENSITONE HERITAGE ALLOY BLACK/BRASS SNARE DRUM.  

※以下はMiguel Lamas（ミゲル・ラマス）本人から寄せられたストーリーを日本語に翻訳したものです。 僕が正式にドラムを始めたのは4歳のときですが、それより前の1994〜95年頃には、すでに叔父が持っていた古い黒のPearl Exportを叩いていました。つまり、Pearlは僕が人生で初めて演奏したドラムなんです。 両親に連れられて叔父の家へ行ったときのことを、今でも覚えています。僕はいつも真っ先に彼のスタジオへ行って、一日中ドラムを叩いていたいと思っていました。 そして6歳のとき、初めて音楽教室に通い、初めてライブで演奏しました。そのときのドラムセットもPearl Exportで、今度はマルーンカラーでした。タムは当時の僕よりも大きくて（12”、13”、16”）、ドラムセットの後ろに座ると僕の姿がほとんど見えないほどでした。でも、あのときの僕は世界で一番幸せな子どもだったことを覚えています。  Dennis Chambersが大きなPearlのドラムセットを演奏しているVHSを観ていたことも覚えています。そして、あの黄色いキットが登場したときには、完全に心を奪われました。あのドラムの美しさとサウンドといったら！学校では先生の話もほとんど耳に入らないくらい、そのキットのことばかり考えていて、数学のノートにその絵を描いていました……。 そして2015年、僕は正式にPearlと契約しました。Pearlアーティストとして初めて演奏したのは、スペイン・セビリアで開催されたTamTam DrumFestでした。美しい赤のReference Seriesで演奏を楽しみ、ステージを降りると、そこにはDennis Chambersがいたんです！彼もそのフェスティバルに出演していたのですが、その瞬間まで僕はそのことにまったく気づいていませんでした。 その夜はずっと一緒に、人生やドラムについて語り合いました。今でも、僕の人生で最高の瞬間のひとつとして覚えています。そして今、毎日Pearlを演奏できる喜びと幸せを感じています。その楽しさは、子どもの頃とまったく変わっていません。ライブ会場へ行って、ステージにPearlのドラムセットがあるのを見ると、「すべてうまくいく」と思えるんです！  現在はさまざまなPearlのシリーズを使用していますが、どのシリーズも、あらゆるスタイルやシチュエーションで完璧に応えてくれます。僕が特に好きなことのひとつは、世界中を旅しながら、さまざまなPearlのドラムセットを演奏する機会に恵まれることです。いろいろな天候や湿度、気温などの環境にさらされてきたドラムでも、不思議なことに、いつも素晴らしいサウンドがして、それぞれに何か特別なものを感じるんです！ 世界最高のブランドとともに、本当に長い道のりを歩んできました。そして、僕たちにはこれから一緒に書いていくページが、まだまだたくさん残っています。 Pearl、80周年おめでとう！その歴史の一部にならせてくれて、ありがとう。— Miguel Lamas  Original Story (English)※以下にMiguel Lamas本人から寄せられたオリジナルのストーリーを掲載しています。 I officially started playing drums at the age of 4, but even before that, around 1994–95, I was already hitting my uncle’s old black Pearl Export kit. SO PEARL WERE THE FIRST DRUMS I EVER PLAYED IN MY LIFE. I still remember when my parents used to take me to his place… I always wanted to go straight to his studio and spend the whole day playing. Then, at the age of 6, I went to my first music school and did my first live performance. The drum kit was another Pearl Export, this time in maroon. The toms were bigger than me (12”, 13”, 16”), and you could barely see me behind the kit, BUT I REMEMBER BEING THE HAPPIEST KID IN THE WHOLE WORLD.   I also remember watching VHS tapes of Dennis Chambers playing those amazing big Pearl kits. Then the yellow kit came out, and it completely blew me away. The beauty and the sound of those drums, man! At school, I barely paid attention to the teacher because I was always dreaming about that kit and drawing it in my maths books… I OFFICIALLY SIGNED WITH PEARL IN 2015, and my first performance as a Pearl endorser was at TamTam DrumFest in Seville, Spain. I was doing my performance, enjoying a beautiful red Reference Series kit, and when I came off stage, Dennis Chambers was there! He was also playing at the festival, but I hadn’t even realized it until that moment. We spent the whole night talking about life and drums, and I still remember it as one of the best moments of my life. Today, I have the joy and privilege of playing Pearl every single day, and I still enjoy it just as much as I did when I was a kid. WHEN YOU GO TO A CONCERT AND SEE A PEARL KIT ON STAGE, YOU JUST KNOW EVERYTHING IS GOING TO WORK!   Nowadays, I use different Pearl series, and every one of them works perfectly across all kinds of styles and situations. One of my favorite things is traveling around the world and getting the chance to play different Pearl kits that have been exposed to all kinds of weather conditions, humidity, temperatures… and somehow, they always sound great and have something special about them!IT’S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY TOGETHER WITH THE BEST BRAND IN THE WORLD, AND WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF PAGES LEFT TO WRITE TOGETHER.HAPPY 80TH ANNIVERSARY, PEARL!THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE PART OF YOUR HISTORY.   

Pearl 80周年を記念して、スペシャルGiveawayキャンペーン 「My Pearl Story」 を開催します。 Pearlとの大切な思い出、忘れられない演奏やライブ、音楽人生をともに歩んできたPearlのドラムとのエピソードなど、あなたとPearlのストーリーをぜひお聞かせください。 ご参加いただいた方の中から、素敵なストーリーをお寄せいただいた方への特別賞や、Pearl 80周年記念アイテムをご用意しています。 キャンペーンの詳細・応募方法については、下記のキャンペーンページをご覧ください。▶  “My Pearl Story”詳細はこちらからhttps://pearldrum.com/ja/80th-stories

10月17日（土）Day3「Pearl Global Drum Summit」にて、Pearl 80周年記念公式ソングのボーカリストとして中山栄嗣氏の出演が決定いたしました。 数々のアーティストのコーラスやライブサポートで活躍する中山氏が、80周年を記念して制作されたPearl公式ソングを豪華ミュージシャンとともにライブで披露します。ぜひご期待ください。 中山栄嗣：https://www.instagram.com/eijinakayama_official80周年オフィシャルイベント Pearl Drums 80th Anniversary：https://pearldrum.com/ja/80th