Premier Percussion
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 Music International Limited is an English distibutor of drum kits and percussion instruments manufactured elsewhere.
History
In 2012 Premier began moving the production of its higher end products back to the UK.
Noteworthy drums
Drum lines
Elite Series (1970s)
Resonator Series
Black Shadow - A unique run of the Resonator series with a specially applied lacquer finish
Projector Series
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
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)
In the 1960s Ludwig, Rogers and Slingerland were being sold in greater number than Premier drums.
See also
- Multivox Premier, a manufacturer of guitars, musical instrument amplifiers, and Hi-Fi amplifiers using the Premier brand name.
References
External links
- Official website
- Scanned vintage Premier catalogs
- An Interview With Keith Keough from Premier Percussion with The Drummer’s Journal