Premier Percussion
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| Privately held company | |
| Industry | Musical instruments |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Founder | Albert Della Porta and George Smith |
| Headquarters | Kibworth, Leicestershire, England |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products |
Drum kits percussion instruments |
| Website | premier-percussion.com |
Premier's replica of the classic "Pictures of Lily" Keith Moon's drumkit
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Premier Impression bass drum
Premier 1920's 'jazz' drum kit
Premier Music International Limited is an English manufacturer of drum kits and percussion instruments.
Artists
- Julien Brown – Massive Attack[1]
- Clem Burke – Blondie[2]
- Phil Collins – Genesis
- Bobby Elliott – The Hollies[3]
- Ginger Fish – Marylin Manson, Rob Zombie
- Nick Mason – Pink Floyd[4]
- Nicko McBrain – Iron Maiden[5]
- Mitch Mitchell – The Jimi Hendrix Experience[6]
- Keith Moon – The Who[7][8]
- Philip Selway – Radiohead[9]
- Ringo Starr – The Beatles[3]
- Steve White – Style Council, Paul Weller[10]
- Brad Wilk – Rage Against the Machine[11]
Drum lines
- Elite Series (1970s)[12]
- Resonator Series[12]
- Black Shadow – A unique run of the Resonator series with a specially applied lacquer finish
- Projector Series[12]
- Signia Series
- Signia Marquis Series
- Genista (original 90s version used only birch)
- Gen X (4ply maple/2ply birch)
- Artist Series
- Series Elite (Maple/Birch/Gen-X Hybrid)
- One series drums – unique one off kits and snares named of British towns and places of interest
- Modern Classic drums[13]
Snare drums
- 2000 Snare
- Royal Ace Snare
- Carmine Appice Signature Snare
- Project One Snare
- 2005 Snare
- Modern Classic Snares
- XC Series – part of the 90th anniversary line.
- B.E.A.S.T. Snare
Other
- Gordon Mann 1 Wing Pipes and Drums
- Zyn Cymbals (Formerly)
References
- ↑ Ltd, Eazytiger. "Artists". drumset.premier-percussion.com. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ↑ "Mike Dolbear DRUMS | Interview with Clem Burke". mikedolbear.com. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- 1 2 Ltd, Eazytiger. "Premier Music International Limited". drumset.premier-percussion.com. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ "Nick Mason's Drum Gear".
- ↑ "Nicko McBrain celebrates 20 years with Premier Drums". MusicRadar. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ "Mitch Mitchell". DrumSoloArtist.com.
- ↑ "Premier drums to return to UK manufacture by 2012 (in time to celebrate its 90th anniversary!)". drumcool.com. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ Whotabs. "1967–1968 Pictures of Lily kit | Keith Moon's Drumkits | Whotabs". www.thewho.net. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ↑ "Phil Selway's Rig". The king of Gear.
- ↑ "Steve White ready to 'get hands dirty' in new Premier role". MusicRadar. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ↑ "History".
- 1 2 3 Youell, Andy. "DRUMARCHIVE.COM". drumarchive.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ Ltd, Eazytiger. "News – Premier launches British-made Modern Classic drum set". drumset.premier-percussion.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Vintage (Over) View – Premier Mike Dolbear
- An Interview With Keith Keough from Premier Percussion with The Drummer's Journal
- The Rocky History of Premier Drums Drum Magazine
- Premier Drum factory Blaby Road, Wigston BBC Doomsday project 1986
- The Vintage Premier Drum site
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