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MIA Awards 2013: Rhythm Percussion Product of the Year Award

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By Rhythm published 12 November 2013

Your shortlist of the year's best gear

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The contenders

The contenders

We asked for your help in nominating the best percussion products of 2013 in the run-up to the forthcoming MIA Awards. Now we can unveil - in alphabetical order - the 10 products you chose to feature in the shortlist for the Rhythm Percussion Product of the Year Award.

The winning percussion product will be announced in London on 4 December at the MIA Awards ceremony.

Run in conjunction with the UK's Music Industries Associaton (MIA), the awards are designed to celebrate the very best in performance, quality, value for money and retail success.

The shortlist recognises the finest products to have come to market since November 2012, but is in alphabetical rather than ranked order. Browse the gallery to see the hardware that made the final list!

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Bullet & Kitch/Natal hybrid double kick pedal

Bullet & Kitch/Natal hybrid double kick pedal

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"Having experimented with the various settings during the review, the pedals remain set pretty much as they arrived - they feel amazingly natural underfoot and perform beautifully with little compromise on the dilemma of power versus speed."

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Crush Drums Sublime E3 kit

Crush Drums Sublime E3 kit

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"Crush has gone all-out to ensure the tone created is authentically vintage - just add years of smoke and a touch of sweat and we think that they will come extremely close."

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Page 3 of 11
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Evans Level 360 drum heads

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Gretsch Brooklyn Kit

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Page 5 of 11
Highwood Malleus Double Kick Pedal

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"It was HighWood's criteria to create a no-compromise, yet cost-effective bass drum pedal. The result is a quality product, representing Brit engineering at its very best - mission accomplished."

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Page 6 of 11
Mapex Black Panther Black Widow kit

Mapex Black Panther Black Widow kit

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"Drums have to be special to join Mapex's Black Panther range and the Black Widow kit definitely fulfils the entry requirements."

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Page 7 of 11
Porter & Davies BC2RM

Porter & Davies BC2RM

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"The BC2rm is a ruggedly-built, road-ready tool from a company at the forefront of tactile monitoring. It has been designed for touring on a professional scale and so carries an appropriate price tag."

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Page 8 of 11
Roland TD-4KP electronic kit

Roland TD-4KP electronic kit

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"This kit offers full portability (and is therefore incredibly easy to transport), with little compromise - it is also easily stowable, which will appeal to those not wishing to fill up their valuable space with drums - the rack design could well set a new trend."

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(Reviewed in Rhythm)

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Page 9 of 11
Tama Star drums

Tama Star drums

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"Drum kits just go on getting better and Tama's new Star series, substantially changed from the already excellent Starclassic, is another step towards Drum Heaven... at an eye-watering price."

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Page 10 of 11
Yamaha Live Custom kit

Yamaha Live Custom kit

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"Built with Yamaha's usual attention to detail, the Live Custom is a powerful new addition to the market."

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(Reviewed in Rhythm)

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Page 11 of 11
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