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Mapex Partners with Shedthemusic.com to Draw Students to Music Education
Music educator Bob Habersat’s Shedthemusic.com embraces the Modern Band concept as a school-based music program. Utilizing popular music as its central canon, the site teaches students to perform, compose and improvise the music they know and love. Sonor salutes this endeavor and has…
News: Mapex MyDentity Free Tom Event
Mapex is currently offering a free matching 8", 10", 12", or 13" tom with any MyDentity four-, five-, or six-piece kit purchased between now and June 30, 2015. Mapex MyDentity custom drums are built in Nashville and offer a wide…
Showroom: Mapex Expands and Updates Accessory Line
Mapex has added a complete line of tom holders, cymbal arms, boom arms, and clamps to its hardware selections. The SONIClear tom holder employs a low-mass design that is said to preserve vibration in the drum, thus increasing tom resonance…
Mapex at NAMM 2015 (VIDEO)
In this video from NAMM 2015, Mapex’s Joe Hibbs takes us on a tour of the company’s new offerings for 2015. Mapex improved the Saturn V line to include the SONIClear bearing edges, and SONIClear tom holders now come standard…
Showroom: Mapex Including SONIClear Bearing Edge on Saturn V Series Drums
The award-winning SONIClear bearing edge and the new SONIClear tom holder are now standard features on every Saturn V set. The SONIClear is said to eliminate the problem of rack toms not resonating to their full potential after they’re mounted…
Showroom: Top Mapex Artists Create New Sounds for Black Panther Snare Drums
Mapex has teamed up with three of its artists to create new Black Panther snare drums that reflect each player’s unique personality and sound. The Chris Adler Warbird snare is engraved with his Warbird design. The 5.5x12 6-ply maple/walnut shell…
Product Close-Up: Mapex Armory Series Drums
November 2014 Issue Product Close-Up Mapex Armory Series Drums Maple/birch shells, precise bearing edges, and a unique snare exchange program…at a midrange price? Yes, please! Mapex has been working hard to bring one-of-a-kind deals and pro-level features to the midrange…
Mapex MyDentity Kits Now Available With Premium Heads and SONIClear Bearing Edges
Starting July 1, 2014, MyDentity custom drums will be available with the award-winning SONIClear bearing edge, which the company says was designed to help drummers “tune less and play more.” To kick off this change, the MyDentity Playmore promotion will…
VIDEO! Jazz Drummer’s Workshop: Syncopation Revisited, Part 1: Basic Applications (From the June 2014 Issue)
http://youtu.be/lNuUOdR2z5I by Steve Fidyk This month’s Jazz Drummer’s Workshop features some of my favorite applications of the classic Ted Reed book Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer. Syncopation has been a staple since it was first published in…
Mapex Launches New Website
Mapex’s website has been completely renovated, with the primary focus on providing an intuitive experience that’s optimized for viewing on any screen size or device type. The new Mapex home page showcases the company’s latest products, news, and events, and…
VIDEO - Mapex Drums NAMM Show 2014 New Gear Coverage
In this video Mapex's Joe Hibbs gives a tour of the Mapex booth at The NAMM Show 2014. Mapex Drums has been in the drum making industry for over 18 years. The NAMM Show is the world's largest trade-only…
Matt Halpern Mapex Groove Clinic Tour Dates for September
Mapex artist and Periphery drummer, Matt Halpern, will be conducting a clinic tour at the following locations during the month of September: 9/18/2013 – Wednesday - Mid Atlantic Drums - Towson, MD 9/19/2013 – Thursday - Accent Music -…
Mapex Offers Special Edition T-Shirt for MyDentity Owners
Mapex wants its MyDentity owners to know they are appreciated by giving them a special edition t-shirt (while supplies last). “The MyDentity program represents the kind of player-focused thinking that will become the signature for the Mapex brand,” said Michael…
Mapex Wins Best In Show Award at Summer NAMM
A panel of retail experts gathered during the Best in Show discussion during the Summer NAMM Show this past July 13 and awarded Mapex as a “Company to Watch” for providing trendsetting products and services. “Once again, Mapex is very…
