DRUMSET Prizes

More than $75,000 in prizes will be awarded to the champions, winners and other participants in the 2023 Hit Like A Girl contest. This year's prizes include drums, cymbals, sticks, heads, accessories, electronic gear and educational material as well as lessons, scholarships and performance opportunities at some of the most prestigious events and music camps in the world.

This page will be updated as additional prizes for 2023 are confirmed. (Specifications subject to change without notice.)

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Aquarian Drumheads

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…

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Artwork By Angel

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.

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Black Swamp

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…

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Craviotto

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…

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Creative Percussion

Creative Percussion is a new company that is dedicated to developing a wide range of innovative and unique effects and accessories for drummers. For HLAG 2023 CP is providing several of its most popular items as prizes, including: • Drum Taco: Designed to control your overtones with the flip of your stick.• Burnt Marshmallow Bass…

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Cympad

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)

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Dixon

Dixon’s Little Roomer looks, sounds and plays like a real drum kit, only smaller. Compact for small spaces, volume control, and easy transport! The kit is offered in Cerulean Frost and features 7″x20″ Bass Drum, 10″x13″ Floor Tom, 7″x10″ Tom, 3.5″x10″ Mountable Snare Drum and 6″ Tambourine. (hardware pack sold separately) MSRP $699.99 US

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Drum Channel

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,…

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EARasers

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…

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Female Drummers

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.

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Focusrite

Clarett⁺ 8Pre is a high-performance and immensely capable USB-C audio interface for PC and Mac, which inspires producers, engineers and artists to create their best work. Eight high-headroom, low-noise, low-distortion Clarett⁺ mic preamps — featuring All-analog Air with impedance switching and relay control — capture vocals, drums and acoustic instruments with precise clarity. When you’re multi-tracking…

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Gibraltar

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…

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Hal Leonard

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,…

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Hudson Music

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…

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Innovative Percussion

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.

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London Drumstick Co.

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.

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Low Boy Beaters

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…

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Ludwig

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.…

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Pacific Drums (PDP)

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,…

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Paiste

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.

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Pearl

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…

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Porter & Davies

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…

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Remo

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Rogers

This classic and innovative American drum company was founded in 1849, began producing drums in 1930 and was one of the most popular drum brand in the 1950’s and 60’s. After closing operations in the late 1990’s, Rogers resumed production of its high-end drumsets, snare drums and hardware in 2017. Today, they have restored the…

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Roland

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…

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School Of Rock

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.

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So Mar Drummers

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…

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Tama

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…

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The Sessions

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.

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TRX Cymbals

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.)

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Vater

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…

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Vic Firth

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…

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Yamaha

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…

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Zildjian

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…

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Zildjian

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.

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