Premier Percussion
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| Private | |
| 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 Music International Limited is an English manufacturer of drum kits and percussion instruments.
Artists
- Keith Moon - The Who [1][2]
- Clem Burke - Blondie [3]
- Bobby Elliott - The Hollies [4]
- Ringo Starr - The Beatles [4]
- Nicko McBrain - Iron Maiden [5]
- Nick Mason - Pink Floyd [6]
- Philip Selway - Radiohead [7]
- Mitch Mitchell - The Jimi Hendrix Experience [8]
- Phil Collins - Genesis
- Steve White - Style Council, Paul Weller [9]
- Julien Brown - Massive Attack [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.
Other
- Gordon Mann 1 Wing Pipes and Drums
- Zyn Cymbals (Formerly)
References
- ↑ "Premier drums to return to UK manufacture by 2012 (in time to celebrate its 90th anniversary!)". drumcool.com. 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ↑ Whotabs. "1967–1968 Pictures of Lily kit | Keith Moon's Drumkits | Whotabs". www.thewho.net. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ "Mike Dolbear DRUMS | Interview with Clem Burke". mikedolbear.com. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- 1 2 Ltd, Eazytiger. "Premier Music International Limited". drumset.premier-percussion.com. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ↑ "Nicko McBrain celebrates 20 years with Premier Drums". MusicRadar. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ↑ "Nick Mason's Drum Gear".
- ↑ "Phil Selway's Rig". The king of Gear.
- ↑ "Mitch Mitchell". DrumSoloArtist.com.
- ↑ "Steve White ready to 'get hands dirty' in new Premier role". MusicRadar. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ Ltd, Eazytiger. "Artists". drumset.premier-percussion.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ "History".
- 1 2 3 Youell, Andy. "DRUMARCHIVE.COM". www.drumarchive.com. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ↑ Ltd, Eazytiger. "News - Premier launches British-made Modern Classic drum set". drumset.premier-percussion.com. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
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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