Mike Ciprari Departs SJC Drums, 25 Years, Charts Loyal to the Craft

Mike Ciprari, co-founder of SJC Custom Drums (with his brother Scott), announced his departure from the company he helped build over the past quarter-century. The news names a clear break from a long tenure: Ciprari has been with SJC for 25 years.

Ciprari’s announcement was framed as the close of a meaningful chapter and the opening of a new one, and it was published March 8, 2026. The headline for the report links Ciprari’s next phase to the phrase "Loyal to the Craft," indicating the founder is charting a new path with that name.

SJC Drums began in a small, personal place: SJC Drums was started by Mike Ciprari and his brother Scott in their grandmother’s basement. That origin story is repeated in the coverage and underlines the arc from basement startup to a 25-year company built by the Ciprari brothers.

The item circulated on Drumming News Network, which ran a lead that read, "Mike Ciprari Announces His Departure From SJC Drums After 25 Years." A Drumming News fragment included the line, "Drumming News : Mike Ciprari, the co-founder of SJC Custom Drums, has announced his departure from the company after 25 years. SJC Drums, which he started with his brother Scott in their grandmother’s basement in ( "Mike Ciprari Announces His Departure From SJC Drums After 25 Years"). The coverage shows planned distribution across RSS, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram, and the piece carries a Copyright © 2026 notice.

The announcement closes a quarter-century chapter that began in a grandmother’s basement and, per the headline, opens a chapter tied to "Loyal to the Craft." The specific nature of "Loyal to the Craft" was not detailed in the published item; what is clear from the March 8, 2026 announcement is the formal end of Ciprari’s long run with SJC and the promoter’s framing of the moment as both an ending and a beginning for the co-founder.