Periphery\'s drummer Matt Halpern has signed an endorsement deal with Pearl Drums. Matt and Periphery recently released their full-length self-titled debut album.
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Fresh off a lengthy US tour with Kittie and God Forbid, Periphery will join The Dillinger Escape Plan in Australia starting in mid-May.
Periphery has also been invited to this year’s New England Metal and Hardcore Fest where they will be sharing the main stage with metal heavy-weights such as Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, Mastodon, and Job for a Cowboy.
Matt, who is currently rocking a Pearl Masters Maple kit, along with Meinl cymbals, joined the band in 2009 after original sticksman Travis Orbin had departed.
New Pearl staff In related Pearl news: the powerhouse drum company recently brought onboard Jerry Goldenson and Bob Sabellico.
Jerry is a veteran of the drum and percussion industry who previously worked with Sonor, and the Music Merchandising Network (MMN) among other companies. He now is Pearl\'s vice president of sales.
Pearl’s recent foray into the electronic percussion market led the company to hire Bob as their new electronic percussion product manager. Bob has already been with Pearl for three years and prior to that he was at Roland US for 12 years in sales and products.