• $25,000 cash,
  
• a custom drum kit plus endorsement deal (winner's choice: DW, Gretsch, OCDP, Pearl, or Tama),
  
• a complete set of cymbals plus endorsement deal (winner's choice: Meinl, Sabian or Zildjian),
  
• a drumhead endorsement deal (winner's choice: Evans or Remo)
  
• a stick endorsement deal (winner's choice: Pro-Mark or Vic Firth)
  
• a Roland TD-30KV electronic drum kit and PM30 Roland SPD-SX
  
• a Shure Deluxe Drum Mic Pack with 7 mics

Comments winning finalist Juan Carlos:

"For me, more than anything, winning the Drum-Of finals means great publicity for the school district. It brings some positive energy into this town. I want to give these young kids a strong musical foundation once they get to high school."

The grand finals featured not only a riveting competition between the five grand finalists, but also a series of sets by some of the world's biggest drum icons including Steve Gadd, John Blackwell, Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste, Keith Carlock, Gerald Heyward and Darren King.

About the Guitar Center Drum-Off competition
The Drum-Off, the biggest competition for drummers in the United States, is organized by Guitar Center, a chain of musical instrument retailers with 239 locations throughout the US.

Past winners of the event include Cora Coleman-Dunham (Prince, Beyoncé), Tony Royster Jr. (Jay-Z), Eric Moore II (Suicidal Tendencies) and Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta).