DRUMSET Prizes

All finalists in 18-39 age group of this year’s contest will receive a set of 14″ top and bottom snare drum heads, courtesy of Aquarian Drumheads. The pack features Aquarian’s 10mil, single-ply Texture Coated batter head with reverse Power Dot for increased focus and durability along with a 3mil Classic Clear head for the snare…

Las Vegas-based drummer and graphic artist Angel Campbell (@artwork_by_angel_lv) has created 2 hand-drawn drumheads that will be awarded to selected winners in the upper age groups of the 2023 Hit Like A Girl contest.

Black Swamp Percussion’s Dynamicx Drums® are designed and manufactured in the USA by experienced craftsmen and trained musicians. Their attention to detail, aesthetic sensibilities, and marriage of beauty and performance ensures a sound and quality that is unparalleled. This 6.5″ x 13″ snare drum is custom made and features a steam bent Unibody maple shell…

Using his classic “Solid Shell” design and meticulous drum-building skills, Johnny Craviotto established a reputation for creating some of the world’s most coveted drums. Despite his untimely death in 2016, his reputation continues to grow under the watchful eye Johnny’s interns and apprentices. This year, the Craviotto Drum Company will once again contribute a custom snare…

All Hit Like A Girl 2020 International and Weekly contest Drumset Champions and winners will receive an assortment of Cympad Optimizer, Chromatic and Moderator cellular foam cymbal washers along with Cympad’s new Shark gated drum dampener (MSRP $35.00 each)

Dixon’s HLAG 2022 prize contribution features their 805 Drum throne and P2 double pedal pack. The 805 is a Two-Tone, Black/Teal, Air-Breathing, Cool Mesh, 12″ Throne while the Limited Edition P2 Double Pedal has a custom Aqua Blue finish on the plates, bearings and beaters and comes with a matching carrying bag. The prize package also…

The Champions and Runner-up winners in all age groups of the drumset category will each receive a one-year membership to drumchannel.com, where they will “Learn From Legends” such as Terry Bozzio, Gregg Bissonette, Chad Wackerman, Thomas Lang, Aaron Spears, Sheila E., Alex Acuña, Virgil Donati and many more. The educational website features 1000s of lessons,…

Whether you are a musician, attend concerts or are regularly exposed to music played at high levels, EARasers Musicians Comfort Earplugs don’t plug up your ears and muffle sound like more conventional earplugs. Manufactured by a 50-year-old hearing aid company, and developed by their lead engineer – a musician for over 20 years – EARasers…

Established in 2016, Female Drummers has been showcasing the world’s coolest drummers on its social media pages ever since. Heads-up because the social media leader will soon feature the winning videos of Hit Like A Girl 2022.

The rack-mountable 3rd Generation Scarlett 18i20 USB audio interface by Focusrite gives you 18 inputs and 20 outputs of incredible sound quality — enough to make any space into a fully-fledged recording studio.  Eight of the best performing Scarlett mic preamps the range has ever heard – now with Air – for miking up drums, guitars or recording…

Gibraltar is the rack industry leader, with unlimited mounting options and capabilities. If you can dream it you can build it. The GCS375R Rack is a two-post curved rack with two side wings and two mini cymbal boom arms. (MSRP $589.99) The racks’s features include: – Wide range of mounting options– Multiple drums, cymbals, accessories– Great…

All Champions and runner-up winners in the Drumset category with receive the Hal Leonard Super Book Bundle that includes 10 top-selling drum and percussion books: Hal Leonard Drumset Method – Complete Edition, 100 Essential Drumset Lessons, The Drummer’s Fake Book, Jazz Standards for Drumsetl Pop, R&B and Gospel Drumming, Drumset Concepts & Creativity, Drum Aerobics,…

All HLAG winners will also receive a copy of Hudson’s Digital Book Sampler including sample chapters from the some of the latest and most-popular digital eBooks in their catalog, such as: Steve Smith: Pathways of Motion Mark Guiliana: Exploring Your Creativity on the Drumset Tommy Igoe: Groove Essentials 2: The Play-Along Mike Adamo: The Breakbeat Bible Franck Agulhon: The Complete Drum…

As the world’s leading manufacturer of keyboard mallets, drum sticks, and percussion products, Innovative Percussion is proud to sponsor Hit Like A Girl 2022! IP will be providing the winners with a variety of sticks from our Vintage, Legacy, and Innovation series.

Selected “Special Award” winners will each receive 12 pair of custom drumsticks designed in collaboration with the sticks specialists of the London Drumstick Co. The drummers can choose their favorite wood, length, diameter, taper, tip and finish for a truly personal stick.

Crafted in California, Low Boy Custom Beaters are designed to make you sit up and say “whoa.” These wood bass drum beaters are built out of the finest American maple and the unique finishes are hand applied in our Santa Barbara shop. They are certain to last a lifetime and will complement every exceptional drum…

The latest era of Ludwig’s award-winning Neusonic series drums is here! Designed for the high-velocity working professional, Neusonic offers sonic versatility, durable deluxe finishes, and lightweight portability. This new era features brand new finishes, configurations, hardware appointments, and components. They feature our cross-over shell design blending a 3-ply maple exterior with a 3-ply cherry interior.…

PDP’s CenterStage Series offers an affordable drum kit that plays well and sounds even better. Poplar shells create warm, resonant tone, True-Pitch™ tension rods make precision tuning easier than ever and triple-flanged hoops provide the perfect balance between attack and sustain. The 5-piece set features, full-sized 10″ and 12″ rack toms, a 16″ floor tom,…

Forged from a proprietary bronze developed specifically for cymbals, handcrafted from start to finish by highly skilled Swiss craftsmen, conceived and executed according to uncompromising sound concepts, Signature Cymbals are instruments of unsurpassed quality for the discerning drummer’s quest for personal creativity and musical excellence.

For Hit Like A Girl 2020, Pearl is generously providing prizes for Champions and winners in the Drumset category, including the DMP905P Decade Maple Series kit features a 20×16″ kick, 10×7″ and 12×8″ rack toms, 14×14″ floor tom and a 14×5.5″ snare drum in Satin Brown Burst (MSRP $1,217.99). The kit also includes a 930…

The Porter & Davies BC-X is a silent bass drum monitoring system which allows the drummer to feel, hear and experience their bass drum(s) and other sound sources, like they have never felt or heard them before. The BC-X consists of our own Patented throne top and ‘engine’ (amplifer), and uses bone conduction to deliver…

Roland’s new SPD-SX PRO is the ultimate sampling pad for the most demanding gigs. With years of road testing and extensive user feedback from the SPD-S and SPD-SX, the top-tier SPD-SX PRO raises the bar again. Harnessing the advanced technology of its predecessors, the SPD-SX PRO boasts an array of requested professional enhancements and is…

One under 18 contestant in the drumset category will receive a full tuition* scholarship for a one semester performance/lesson package at their local School Of Rock location. *Full Tuition scholarships do not include travel, housing or food.

So Mar Drummers, Incorporated, in conjunction with HLAG and a special grant, is pleased to announce a FREE TUITION SCHOLARSHIP for one specially-selected recipient to attend the 3rd Annual Mid-Atlantic Drum Set Camp, July 16-20, 2023 in St. Mary’s City, Maryland.  This annual camp is designed for young drummers, 9-22 years old and includes instruction by artists and educators…

The TAMA STARPHONIC Aluminum snare drum features a 1.2mm thick seamless Aluminum shell for a crisp, open sound with bright, complex overtones. The aluminum shell maximizes the most positive attributes of STARPHONIC features, such as the Freedom Lug, the Grooved Hoop and Super Sensitive Hi-Carbon Snappy Snare. With such exhilarating sound quality, this drum will undoubtedly…

Chosen by a panel of leading drum industry professionals, this year’s “Joe Hibbs Memorial Scholarship” will be awarded to the HLAG entry that exhibits the most passion, perseverance and positivity.

TRX Cymbal Co. is providing 4 sets of their CRX Limited Edition, Blue “AIR” low-volume cymbals to HLAG-X winners. The sets include 20″ Ride, 14″ Hi-Hats and 16″ and 18″ Crashes plus a lightweight cymbal bag. (MSRP $599.99 per set.)

A founding sponsor of the Hit Like A Girl contest and a major supporter of the female drumming community, Vater will provide prizing for Champions and Winners in all age groups of the Drumset category. Winners will receive a variety of sticks from Vater’s Classic, American Hickory, Xtreme Design and Nude series as well as…

The #1 stick in the world—great for every style of music! The American Classic® line combines tradition and Vic Firth style. With bold designs, the Classics are turned from select hickory — a dense wood with little flex for a more pronounced sound. Hickory is also capable of withstanding a great deal of shock, making…

Whether you are practicing, recording, performing or sharing, the Yamaha EAD10 electronic acoustic drum module makes playing your acoustic drums inspiring and fun. The EAD10 enhances the way you practice, record and perform with your acoustic drums and frees your musical creativity. Easy setup lets you pop on your headphones and instantly hear studio-quality sound…

The S Dark Cymbal Pack marks the next era for S Family, with a darker line of cymbals that comes complete with a pair of 14” hihats, a 16″ crash, an 18″ crash, and a 20″ ride. Random hammering and a proprietary finish push Zildjian S Family in a rich and explosive direction. Dark, complex…

Zildjian FX Stacks, provide versatility to match the range of sound you’re looking for. Set them up as traditional hi-hats, or stack them. FX Stacks come in 8”, 10”, 12”, 14” and 16” and include an exclusive Zildjian Cymbolt mount for easy transitions.