Tag: Pearl

Kevin Packard

Artist Interview: Kevin Packard

Artist Interview: Kevin Packard (Drum Set Marketing Manager, Pearl) Kevin Packard is the Drum Set Marketing Manager at Pearl and has spent his entire career working for instrument manufacturing companies and developing new…

Artist Interview: Aaron Ovecka

Artist Interview: Aaron Ovecka

Artist Interview: Aaron Ovecka (I, The Breather) Like many professional drummers Aaron’s career began with hours and hours of practice in his parents basement. His hard work is paying off and he is…

Pearl Artist Interview: Rodney Howard

Artist Interview: Rodney Howard

Artist Interview: Rodney Howard (Gavin Degraw/Avril Lavigne) Question: What was your first drum set? My first drum kit was a used Pearl PowerMate from the 70’s that my dad found at the local…

Pearl Artist Interview: Josh Marunde

Artist Interview: Josh Marunde

Artist Interview: Josh Marunde (Pop Evil) Josh is from Constantine, MI and studied Music Industry Management at Farriss State University before he got the bug for performing and touring. As the drummer for…

Casey-Cooper-Pearl-Artist-Interview

Artist Interview: Casey Cooper

Artist Interview: Casey Cooper Casey is the first artist signed to Pearl’s artist roster based on his internet success along with his playing ability. Casey has over 674,000 followers to his Youtube…

Jason-Hartless-Pearl-Artist-Interview

Artist Interview: Jason Hartless

Artist Interview: Jason Hartless (Motely Crue, God Smack, Seether, Rev Theory) By the age of 14, Jason had already toured or performed with the likes of Motely Crue, God Smack, Seether and Rev…

Will Hunt Pearl Artist Interview

Artist Interview: Will Hunt

Artist Interview: Will Hunt (Black Label Society, Evanescence, Dark New Day) Born in Gainesville, Florida, Will cut his teeth touring through the south; an experience that launched a career with some of…

Mike Reid Pearl Artist Interview

Artist Interview: Mike Reid

Artist Interview: Mike Reid (Justin Timberlake, Rihanna) Mike is a native of Baltimore, MD where he began playing drums in church at a very early age and he began his professional career…

Derek Wolfford

Artist Interview: Derek Wolfford

Artist Interview: Derek Wolfford (Marketing Manager of Integrated Media, Pearl) Derek Wolfford has been professionally involved in the performance and business side of drumming. Over the last 19 years, he has also…

Pat Saunders

Artist Interview: Pat Saunders

Artist Interview: Pat Saunders (Sales Rep, Pearl) Pat Saunders is a Pearl Sales Representative who calls on drum shops in the central part of the country. Pat lives in Nashville and is a…