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To commemorate Pearl’s 75th Anniversary (and his 30th Anniversary as a Pearl Artist,) drummer Michael Cartellone (Lynyrd Skynyrd) has created an extremely limited selection of hand-painted Signature Tribute Snare Drums.
“We decided to do something that celebrates my two loves: drumming and painting,” says Cartellone. “This is my way of paying tribute to my drumming heroes and their impact on me as a younger, developing player.
”With only five 14”x6.5” Reference Pure snares set to be released to the world via charity auction, each will feature the personally painted portraits of drumming icons Ringo Starr, Bill Bruford, Terry Bozzio, Stewart Copeland, John Bonham, and Neil Peart. “I painted them in this order on each shell because that’s the order that they came into my life and inspired me on my drumming journey.
”Each portrait was hand-painted over a week’s time by Michael in acrylic. The drum was then clear coated to maintain the integrity of the artist’s vision. Proceeds from four replica snares auctions will benefit musicians in need through MusiCares, a critical health and welfare service provider to the music community.
For more information on this project and other Pearl 75th Anniversary items, check out www.pearldrum.com. Pearl Corporation is a division of Pearl Musical Instruments, a world-wide leading manufacturer of drums, percussion instruments and flutes. Pearl Corporation is also the exclusive U.S. distributor of Adams Musical Instruments and Wincent Drumsticks. Pearl Corporation is based in Nashville, TN.
