With thanks to... the sponsors!

There can be no DCE European Championships without sponsors. It is our pleasure to introduce to you the music-loving companies: Pearl, Adams, Rotex, Majesic and Show & Marching Music.

There can be no DCE European Championships without sponsors. It is our pleasure to introduce to you the music-loving companies: Pearl, Adams, Rotex, Majesic and Show & Marching Music.


PEARL / ADAMS

Pearl is a new DCE sponsor, but of course a familiar name for everybody in the drum corps world. The success that Pearl Percussion Products experience today can be traced back to a heritage of dedication to quality and value for over 63 years. Founded on April 2, 1946, in a small shack in Tokyo, Katsumi Yanagisawa began a music stand manufacturing business with an ultimate goal "to be a major manufacture of all percussion products."

In the year of 2006, Pearl celebrated its 60th Anniversary and has grown to become the largest drum company in the world with 8 subsidiaries in Japan, Taiwan, China, the United States and The Netherlands. Pearl is considered the leader in product innovation, artist recognition, and quality standard throughout its drum sets, marching percussion, drum heads, orchestral percussion and Pearl Percussion product lines.

In a few decades, the Adams group expanded into a leading, international company with a customer base that includes professional orchestras, professional musicians, traders and many, many associations and individuals. Other than timpani, the Adams Paukenfabriek also manufactures marimbas, vibraphones, xylophones, concert bass drums, tubular bells en Glockenspiels. All of these products are marketed by many traders all over the world. But Adams also has a specialist company in Limburg for the sale of wind and percussion instruments: Muziekcentrale Adams.

"In the future, Pearl Music Europe want to enhance its profile within the European marching scene. One of the active scenes in which we want to express this is Drum Corps Europe. DCI is the main example for many in this. In America, Pearl and its partner Adams are very successful in this market. We have decided to join forces in and present ourselves as a partner here as well. For us, the DCE finals on the 28th of September in Kerkrade are the kick-off of our joint project." www.pearleurope.com / www.adams-music.com


MAJESTIC

Majestic really needs no introduction. The well-known business was founded over 50 years ago and is a worldwide provider of marching and concert percussion instruments. Majestic and its partners in America and Asia also have links with organisations such as DCI, BOA and WMBC. What's more, various top corps use their set of instruments.

"Majestic belongs in the world of marching bands and drum corps," states managing director Peter Vulperhorst. "DCE is a fantastic organisation which has made us feel very much included for years now." Majestic is offering a cheque worth 250 euros to the winner of the DCE Premier Class High Percussion Award. www.majestic-percussion.com


ROTEX

Corps or members who are looking for fun, original inscriptions for corps jackets or t-shirts can visit the Rotex stand. What’s more, this year you can get the exclusive DCE shirts! Rotex is a young and creative company that deals with creating a personal imprint (text and/or image) on textiles.

The music world is familiar territory for this company. "We have been working on creative arrangements within the various drum corps for many years and this creativity is our distinguishing feature," is the explanation Rob from Rotex gives for his company’s presence at the DCE European Championships. www.rob-rotex.com

SHOW & MARCHING MUSIC

Show & Marching Music is the European music publisher specialised in music for (marching) bands and (marching) percussion ensembles. “We not only publish music but also create a lot of 'music made to measure' for various music associations. For next season, we are writing various pieces including the show for Jong Beatrix, but a complete indoor percussion programme is also part of our repertoire,” says Dirkjan van Groningen.

"Right now we have a great deal where you can win a free snare drum or mallet method book by posting a video. You can do this in person on Saturday live at the Show & Marching Music stand in the square in front of the stadium."

Show & Marching Music not only has a stand in Kerkrade, but is also in charge of the audio recording for the live webcast. "We sponsor DCE because it's our way to contribute to the development and growth of the drum corps & show band activity in Europe," explains Van Groningen.

Show & Marching Music shares its sales stand with the German Music & Marching Center (MMC) from Oldenburg, who are experts in musical instruments and accessories and loyal sponsors of DCE for many years. MMC is offering a cheque worth 250 euros to the winner of the DCE Premier Class High Visual Award. www.showandmarchingmusic.com