This question comes to thought when i remember how the one "Mad Drummer" was in fact an endorsee of Ludwig drums.
When i think of drum and cymbal endorsements, i think of the ability to simply call up the company and order whatever you want to play with whenever you want, for free. Is my view of this incorrect? Can you get whatever and as much product as you want? I think of Mike Portnoy, who gets to build his Monster kits for no charge from his sponsors.
Also, how do you become an endorsee and how do they find you? Do you need to be a well known of and popular drummer to get a deal like this? Do you need to specifically use their product to get them to say "hey, this guy is pretty good, maybe we should sign him up?" Before the video of the Mad Drummer went viral, i am sure no one had heard of this guy yet he has an endorsement from Ludwig? Why?
I may be missing some questions i had about this topic. I'll probably ask more about this later. Thanks for the help!
When i think of drum and cymbal endorsements, i think of the ability to simply call up the company and order whatever you want to play with whenever you want, for free. Is my view of this incorrect? Can you get whatever and as much product as you want? I think of Mike Portnoy, who gets to build his Monster kits for no charge from his sponsors.
Also, how do you become an endorsee and how do they find you? Do you need to be a well known of and popular drummer to get a deal like this? Do you need to specifically use their product to get them to say "hey, this guy is pretty good, maybe we should sign him up?" Before the video of the Mad Drummer went viral, i am sure no one had heard of this guy yet he has an endorsement from Ludwig? Why?
I may be missing some questions i had about this topic. I'll probably ask more about this later. Thanks for the help!