Mapex Drums USA

Free Snare Bag with BP and MPX Snare Drums!

Wrap up your new Black Panther of MPX Snare Drum with a FREE* Padded Snare Drum Bag!

Between now and the end of the year, purchase a select Mapex Black Panther or MPX Snare Drum, and we will send you a Black Panther (BP Snares) or Mapex (MPX Snares) branded bag!

This sleek case is durable and protective. An $89 value, absolutely free!

How to Get Your Free Snare Bag

Redeeming is easy. Just send us a copy of your purchase receipt, along with your name, mailing address and phone number, to:

Mapex Snare Drum Bag Promo
12020 Eastgate Blvd
Mount Juliet, TN 37122

*For Black Panter Snare sizes 14x5.5, 14x7, 12x5 or 12x7. For MPX Snare sizes 14x5.5, 14x7 or 14x8. Submissions must be postmarked by 1-14-12.

The 2011 Velvetone Clinic Tour Comes Your Way Starting in October

The 2011 Black Panther Velvetone Tour is stopping at a Mapex Elite Drum dealer near you.

Featuring Derico Watson, Chris Penne, and Will Calhoun, this tour will personally introduce you to the Black Panther experience described only as "Velvetone".

Check out the dates below to find the closest tour stop to you:

10-Oct	Derico Watson	Drummer Superstore	Clarksville, IN
12-Oct	Derico Watson	All Pro Percussion	Tampa, FL
13-Oct	Derico Watson	Resurrection Drums	Hollywood, FL
15-Oct	Derico Watson	Scott's Drum Center	Lafayette, LA
18-Oct	Chris Pennie	Rupps Drums	Denver, CO
19-Oct	Chris Pennie	San Jose Pro Drum	San Jose, CA
20-Oct	Chris Pennie	Skips Music	Sacramento, CA
22-Oct	Chris Pennie	Cascio/Drummerfest	New Berlin, WI
23-Oct	Chris Pennie	Ellis Drumshop	Saint Paul, MN
26-Oct	Chris Pennie	Hix Brothers Music	Aurora, IL
26-Oct	Will Calhoun	Sam Ash	Springfield, NJ
27-Oct	Will Calhoun	Alto Music	Middletown, NY
28-Oct	Will Calhoun	Cadence Music	Rochester, NY

Double Down with Voyager for a FREE 8 inch tom!

Voyager Crystal Sparkle Double-Bass

When you are ready for the Double-Bass drum kit without the Double-Bass drum price,
the Voyager Crystal Sparkle kit is ready for you!

For a limited time, purchase the seven piece Voyager Double-Bass in the Crystal Sparkle
wrap finish, and receive a FREE 8" inch tom!

Complete with Cymbals and Hardware

Everything is included to get your band rocking. This drum set is fully loaded with
hardware AND cymbals!

Six pieces of Mapex double-braced hardware, including two 500 series bass drum
pedals. Set of Mapex cymbals including 18" ride, 16" crash, 14" hi-hats, 12" splash with
boom arm. Tom holder also included with free 8 inch tom.

Find Your Local Mapex Drums Dealer

Are YOU ready to Double Down? Find Your Mapex Dealer and get the Voyager Crystal
Sparkle drum kit today!

Free 8 inch tom promotion good through 12-31-11.

Mapex Drums Announces Eleven City Drum Clinic Tour with Chris Adler

Mapex Drums is pleased to announce the upcoming Chris Adler clinic tour, "A Throne with a View" which will take him through the country this winter, beginning February 28th and ending on March 16th, 2011. Adler appeared at the prestigious Modern Drummer Festival in 2005 and performed a "Battle" clinic tour with his brother Willie Adler across Europe in 2008. "A Throne with a View" will be his first and only U.S. clinic tour in 2011.

Adler's limited appearances are different from many drum clinics. "My goal is to share my experiences on and off my drum kit through interaction with those in attendance. Of course, I will be playing and giving tips, but I will be far more focused on the story that got me where I am than the notion of impressing anyone," says Chris. He adds, "I've found that most fans and young players want to know how I got to where I am, not the tech specs."

On this tour, Adler will be playing on the all-new Black Panther "Blaster" drum kit. Mapex introduced the Black Panther Drum Collection in January at the NAMM show in Anaheim, CA and this will be the first opportunity for many fans to see and hear it. The Blaster kit features a unique maple and walnut shell design and is the first in a series of new drum sets based on Mapex Drums' popular series of Black Panther Snare Drums.

See below for all current clinic tour dates, and watch an example of one of Adler's aforementioned drum clinics at YouTube.com/AdlerDrums. The tour is sponsored by MAPEX DRUMS, AQUARIAN, PRO MARK, GIBRALTAR, MEINL, and ZOOM (SAMSON).

CHRIS ADLER MAPEX DRUM CLINIC TOUR DATES

2/28 Salt Lake City, UT @ Backbeats Drum Shop
3/2 Bellevue, WA @ Donn Bennett Drum Studio
3/3 Fresno, CA @ Bentley?s Drum Shop
3/6 San Antonio, TX @ Jeff Ryder Drum Shop
3/7 Nashville, TN @ Forks Drum Closet
3/8 Kansas City, MO @ Explorers Percussion
3/9 Memphis, TN @ Memphis Drum Shop
3/10 Kenner, LA @ Ray Fransen Drum Shop
3/14 Plainview, NY @ Original Long Island Drum Center
3/15 Portland, ME @ Drum Shop
3/16 Hollywood, FL @ Resurrection Drums

Mapex Drums Sponsors Big Beat 2010

Mapex Drums is proud to be the returning sponsor for the 2010 edition of The Big Beat on Sunday, November 7th, 2010. Known as the world?s largest multi-city drum set event, this year?s Big Beat will feature fifteen Five Star Drum Shops participating to raise money for worthwhile causes. The 2009 event brought in over 1200 drummers and 3500 spectators, with the final tally for charity reaching over $62,000.

Each of the fifteen locations will feature many fun events throughout the day, including guest appearances by major-name drummers, drumming contests and raffles and giveaways of percussion gear from the industry's top manufacturers. There will also be a national raffle with the grand prize winner getting a Dream Theater replica tour bass drum head signed by the members of the band.

The centerpiece of the event involves having all of the drummers in each of the 15 cities play the same groove in unison. This is done via video feed over the internet, with each location?s director following a conductor in Seattle, Washington.

As part of Mapex Drums? annual sponsorship, a limited number of commemorative Big Beat snare drums will be available at each participating dealer location. The snare is a 14 x 8 walnut and maple snare with a custom "psychedelic" covering.

Drummers of all skill levels and experience are encouraged to get involved and contact one of these participating Five-Star stores for details:

Bellevue, WA: Donn Bennett Drum Studio - bennettdrums.com
Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Drum Outlet - buffalodrumoutlet.com
Champaign, IL: Skins-n-Tins Drum Shop - skinsntins.com
Columbus, OH: Columbus Percussion - columbuspercussion.com
Fort Collins, CO: Colorado Drum & Percussion - coloradodrum.com
Hollywood, FL: Resurrection Drums - rezdrums.com
Houston, TX: The Percussion Center - percussiononline.com
Plainview, NY: Original Long Island Drum Center - lidrum.com
Portland, OR: Rhythm Traders - rhythmtraders.com
San Jose, CA: Lemmon Percussion- drumsusa.com
St. Louis, MO: Drum Headquarters - drumheadquarters.com
St. Paul, MN: Ellis Drum Shop - ellisdrumshop.com
Toronto, ON: Just Drums - justdrums.com
Tulsa, OK: Drum World - drumdaytulsa.com
Willowick, OH: Stebal Drums - stebaldrums.com

For more information on The Big Beat, visit FiveStarDrumShops.com