Links to some of our friends, partners, affiliates and organizations that Dark Horse Percussion does business with. Visit their web sites to find out more.
Partners
Music Bank is possibly the largest European backline rental resource company of its kind and caliber. Servicing the UK and Europe since 1994, their unrivaled backline hire is a diverse inventory of quality drums (including Dark Horse Percussion) , guitars, amps, keyboards, microphones, outboard, computers, woodwind, brass, orchestral, DJ equipment, amps, speakers and combos. If you can play it, you can hire it from Music Bank!
Keller is well-known for providing precision-built, custom-molded plywood drum shells to leading high-end drum manufacturers. They combine premium ingredients, experience, innovation, and professionalism to deliver some of the best drum shells available on the market for almost 50 years.
For nearly 50 years, Remo has been at the forefront when it comes to crafting, designing and manufacturing quality drumheads. We use Remo heads because they meet the diverse needs of drumset players in country, jazz, rock, pop, R&B, hip-hop, Latin and every other style.
For over 40 years, Vic Firth has been a leader in design, innovation and technology. He has pioneered new concepts and methods to constantly improve upon the manufacturing process, resulting in the world's best drumsticks and mallets.
Zildjian is one of the world's leading manufacturers of high quality cymbals (for drum set, orchestral and marching band application) as well as drumsticks, mallets (Zildjian and Malltech brands) and other drumming accessories.
Clothing
Atticus Clothing started in the spring of 2001 on the back lot of a music video shoot in Southern California. The idea had been tossed around for a while of starting a clothing line. But it was on that day, just before having to go out in front of the cameras in someone else's clothing that represented someone else's ideas, that the idea was set in motion, and Atticus was born.
Heroine is a hip brand that the edgy, fashion-conscious kids want to wear, as it’s a visually explosive collision of art, tattoos and music. The result of said collision is a counterculture clothing brand that takes the form of t-shirts and other urban streetwear that mixes heraldic and medieval art, traditional tattoo looks and nautical iconography. Heroine is unrivaled in its fashion-forward, street thinking.
Kill Brand was created by a musician called Jonathan Smith, who produced the shirts by hand and sold them from the back of his bands tour van. It eventually grew so big that he left his band to focus on it instead, which would seem a wise move as apparently Kill Brand shirts are now featured in over 200 retail stores worldwide.
Affiliates
Justin Kamerer (Angry Blue) is an self-diagnosed "art whore" who designs posters, art prints, album art and a bunch of shirt designs full of strange imagery... he did our dead horse shirt design. No doubts about it, he's the real deal!
Ironclad 360 specializes in web site design/development/programming and web systems administration. The company's founder, Kevin B. Robbins, is committed to leveraging open source technologies to provide clients with higher reliability, more flexibility, and lower cost. They are responsible for this fine web site.
Associations / Organizations
Through membership of more than 75,000 active, retired, and preservice music teachers, and with 60,000 honor students and supporters, MENC serves millions of students nationwide through activities at all teaching levels, from preschool to graduate school.
NAMM has been the engine driving the music products industry, enabling businesses to maximize productivity and reduce associated business costs. With more than 9,000 Members, NAMM is dedicated to expanding the market and provide people of all ages opportunities to experience the benefits of making music.
The Percussive Arts Society (PAS) is a music service organization promoting percussion education, research, performance and appreciation throughout the world. It is the world's largest percussion organization and is considered the central source for information and networking for percussionists and drummers of all ages.