Dixon Drums is proud to announce that we are the official drum set of Feelgoods Las Vegas. Founded by Vince Neil, lead singer of the legendary rock band, Mötley Crüe and custom chopper builder, “The Count” of Count’s Kustoms, Feelgoods Rock Bar and Grill offers diners a unique and tasty dining experience topped off by live rockin’ entertainment from the stage. Dixon equipped Feelgoods with an Outlaw series 5-piece drumset in Blackburst finish, complementary hardware and Sabian Cymbals.

Bands that have played on Feelgood’s Outlaw kit so far include Jani Lane, Heavy Honey and Faster Pussycat. They have all commented on the great sound and quality of the drums. “Dixon is proud to partner with our friends at Feelgoods and to grace their stage,” says Jim Stanek, product manager for Dixon Drums. See the full gallery of photos here.

Update 6/25/2010: Sorry, Bedrock’s Summer Drummer event scheduled for July 12 thru the 23rd has been canceled.

Bedrock Rehersal Studios in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Silverlake/Echo Park will host its Summer Drummer Open House on Saturday, May 29th between 11am-1pm. Parents and kids are invited to meet the Bedrock staff, play some drums, have fun, grab a snack, and get some free stuff. It’s all about letting drum students know about Bedrock’s Summer Drummer 2010, a drum education program being held from July 12 thru the 23rd.

In this two week program, students will learn how to play beats and drum fills, lead the band, design their own drum kit, create their own custom bass drum head, and meet a few surprise guest drummers. The program includes a ton of opportunities for each student to rock their drums in a supportive and creative environment. Upon the enrollment, each student will get his or her very own Dixon Chaos drum set (complete with cymbals, hardware, and sticks) to keep as part of the workshop. A graduation concert will be held for friends and family for the students to show off their new chops with a professional band.

Also at the EchoParkNow.com blog.

Congratulations to the winners of Modern Drummer‘s The Great Modern Drummer Sweeps we announced in December.

Mark Bucher of New York won a 5-piece Dixon Outlaw drumset in Blue Burst Sparkle, model OL-522E-BLBS and percussion instruments by Toca, Sabian, and drum hardware from Gibraltar.

Laura Storjohann of West Virginian won the Dixon DS-0613-RWD Rosewood Snare, cymbals by Sabian, and drum hardware from Gibraltar.

Thanks to everyone who participated.

Kaden Gower wins Lou’s kit

In conjunction with Lou Mars’s amazing attempt to break the World’s Record for Marathon Drumming was a fund raising effort for Little Kids Rock. Dixon Drums donated a Demon Series Kit with their new 2010 Urban Camo finish as a prize. The winner of the Dixon Demon Drum Set Give-away is Chrissy Gower of Chico CA. She has given the kit to her son Kayden who watched much of the coverage of Lou’s attempt to beat the record. Obviously Lou has inspired the soon to be drummer. When they met after the event, Kayden started waving his hands in the air frantically as if he were playing the drums. Chrissy was kind enough to send us these photos showing her son’s response to the prize. 

Here is is doing a Tommy lee pose.