We are truly honred to welcome Nick Rich as part of the Canopus family! Nick started playing drums almost before he could walk. The only grandchild of music icon, Buddy Rich, he was given his first set drum set from Remo Belli (REMO), at the age of eighteen months old, and played his first gig...
Jotan Afanador will be playing at the 10th Annual Big Drum Bonanza. This will take place in Los Angeles, California from September 22nd to 25th. Please visit https://bigdrumbonanza.com for more info!
Joe Dyson is on tour with Pat Metheny. For more information, please visit https://www.patmetheny.com/schedule/ Follow Joe on his Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/joe_dyson/ Photo by Markus Aubrecht https://www.instagram.com/markusaubrecht_photo/
Canopus drum artists Jotan Afanador and Jonathan Joseph, and also Canopus accessory artists Bobby Rondinelli, Carmine Appice and Brendan Buckley are on Modern Drummer Festival 2021! You can purchase a ticket from the link below. This purchase allows viewing access for an entire...
On March 14, 2021, the 63rd Grammy Awards show was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The winner in the “Best Jazz Instrumental Album” category was “Trilogy 2” by Chick Corea, Christian McBride, and Brian Blade. This same trio also won the same award at the 57th...
Brian Blade has a several projects that are near completion, but in need of your support. Please check his message below. Your support will help us to complete and release these projects : 1. A new recording by The Fellowship Band Kings Highway 2. The Hallelujah Train recording and...
We would like to congratulate Keita Ogawa for winning the 63rd Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album with his band Snarky Puppy. He is a member of the band as a percussionist, and this is his second Grammy award with the band. Congratulations!! Artist Page...
Please help us welcome a new artist to our accessory roster—Max Klots! Hailing from St. Petersburg, Russia, Max is an authoritative jazz/fusion drummer, influential educator, popular clinician, and an author of a series of internationally acknowledged instructional products. He will be boosting...
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Canopus drums is pleased to announce our latest endorser Andre Dre Energy Boyd! "Canopus Drums - The world's greatest drums ever made. I am overly impressed with the craftmanship that goes into these drums. Canopus drums are top notch and I am happy to be apart of the team. Thank you Canopus for...
Canopus Drums are sad to announce that Jazz/fusion/Pops great, and Canopus Accessory Artist, Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, passed away on February 3, 2018, at age 65. He made many important musical marks in so many different genres playing with legendary artists like George Duke, Miles Davis,...
Youtube Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDcdGW_m-lI "After 5 years searching for my perfect drum, I've found Canopus to be of consistent quality, with exceptionally musical & versatile sounds and accessible in most areas of the globe. Yes, I've finally found my way home" - Harvey...
We are proud to announce that CANOPUS artist Jonathan Barber is nominated on Up & Coming section of Modern Drummer Readers Poll 2018, where there readers vote for their favorite drummers and decide who is the best of the best. Up & Coming Section features and recognizes young and talented...
New Canopus artist Johan Svensson and his 19-piece R.F.M. Series kit! You can find him behind the drums nightly with Britney Spears in Las Vegas. *Click image for fullscreen preview
As a new addition to Canopus Family, Jonathan Joseph successfully presented a clinic at MI Hollywood on September 7th! Jonathan is a current drummer for Jeff Beck and Martin Barre and also has played for the greats like Alexander O’Neal, Al Jarreau, Mike Stern, The Yellowjackets, Betty Wright,...
We are happy to announce that we are welcoming Derrick McKenzie of Jamiroquai to Canopus family as an accessory endorser. Jamiroquai is a British funk/acid jazz band formed in 1992 and Derrick McKenzie has been playing in the band since 1994. The band has sold more than 35 million albums...
We are proud to announce that we welcome Mr Jeff Hamilton to Canopus Family as an accessory (snare wire) endorser. Jeff is one of the top drummers deeply relied on by singers and players in the scene. He played with a lot of great acts such as Monty Alexander Trio and Woody Harman and the...
The band Snarky Puppy that our endorser Keita Ogawa is a member of as a percussionist won Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for their latest album "Culcha Vulcha" at the 59th GRAMMYs. Debuting in 2004, Snarky Puppy has won many awards like Dallas Observer Music Awards three times in a row...
Our very first Canopus Artist / Sales Rep, Chad Newman. If you are living in South Texas area and need to get Canopus products, please send us an email. We will get you contact with him! Contact us by E-mail
Canopus Drums are sad to announce that Jazz/Fusion great, and Canopus Artist, Alphonse Mouzon passed away on December 26, 2016, at age 68. Always innovative, exciting and tasteful, the master musician was diagnosed, in September, with a relatively rare and advanced form of cancer. Mouzon was a...
We received a video message from Harvey Mason about his signature snare drum. Like he said, this one is a “must have” item! Please ask your local dealers. http://canopusdrums.com/en/harvey_mason/
