Pearl Drums celebrates 80 years with new song, limited products and memorial page

Pearl has kicked off its 80th year with a dedicated anniversary page that puts new music, limited products, and artist content front and center. The Japanese drum maker set the theme as Together, We Shine and said the page will keep growing with special projects, products, and other updates as the year unfolds.

The biggest headline is Pearl’s brand-new official song, also titled Together, We Shine. Pearl said the track was created for the 80th milestone with Omar Hakim and a roster of Japanese musicians, giving the campaign a clear link to one of the company’s best-known signature artists. A teaser went live on April 2, 2026, the company’s founding anniversary, and Pearl says the full version is scheduled for release in May 2026.

Pearl is also using the anniversary page to spotlight limited and newly featured gear that working drummers will want to watch closely. The first items called out are the Eliminator Mono Pro Pedal and a reworked Remo Roto Tom, with event details still to be announced. The page also includes artist message videos and performance clips, with Pearl saying that content will be updated over time. Featured names include Omar Hakim, TOSHI NAGAI, IKUO, Koichi Yabori, Masahiro Aizawa, Nao Ishikawa, Nanako Shino, and Yoshikazu Mera, along with the Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai High School Marching Band BLUE-HAWKS, Percussion Ensemble Ao, KANUMA SATSUKI DREAMERS, GENESIS, and CORE.

The anniversary rollout also puts Pearl’s history back in view. The company says it began in 1946 in a small backyard workshop in Tokyo, Japan, founded by Katsumi Yanagisawa, and first made music stands for the Japanese domestic market before moving into drums. That origin story matters now because Pearl’s 80th year is not just a brand milestone, it is a signal that the company is still leaning on the same mix of artist relationships, school-band reach, and hardware development that built its reputation in the first place.

Hakim’s presence gives the celebration extra weight for drummers who track signature gear. Pearl describes his original collaboration as a 13-inch by 5-inch power piccolo shell with six plies of exotic African mahogany, a reminder that this anniversary is tied to real products and real players, not just a banner on a website. With the song rollout, limited gear, and more content still coming, Pearl’s 80th year is shaping up as a live campaign that could matter on bandstands, in lesson studios, and in collectors’ rooms alike.