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    I just received an endorsement from Imperial cymbals. Not full, thus allowing me to stick with my Meinls and have a 50% discount with Imperial rather than full endorsement. I'm not willing to take a leap of faith (Haha, that's the name of one of their cymbal lines) and have to step away from the Meinls just because I want free gear. I pay for a reason, I like the sound of my cymbals.

    I've waited about a year to decide how I wanted to go about attempting to get endorsements. After speaking with the few endorsed artists I was able to get a minute with, it came down to essentially building a resume with endorsements. If you have endorsements already, the company you desire to be endorsed by will take that into consideration when deciding whether or not they want to endorse you. It looks a lot better than "None".

    Under contract, using a company as a stepping stone to be endorsed by another company would be extremely unwise, because companies would view that negatively. However, when not stuck under a contract, you are free to do as you'd like and this is considered common practice. I love being free to do/say what I like. For instance, I think Imperial's ad campaign "Bang Something New" is extremely distasteful and it makes me happy that they do not feature their artists on their site. Boom.

    All in all, Imperial is a small company. I find being endorsed to be pretty neat, for sure. But the way I see it now, I think it'll look good on my Meinl endorsement form. By the way, if any of you decide to buy a cymbal from Imperial, I can give referral discounts too. That's kinda neat.
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    Congrats man!! That's pretty epic. haven't heard of Imperial before, might check em out.
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    Totally awesome! Congratulations on moving up in the cymbal world, your hard work is paying off! Great to be noticed ain't it? Be prepared for a lot of work now, I imagine they're going to want their artists kept busy and showing off their cymbals at as many places as possible to get the word out.
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    congrad brother
    let say it will open some door after

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    Great info and education/insight on endorsements! Thank you and congratulations!

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    That is freaking awesome man! Seriously great stuff.

    I'd love to converse with you about how you went about doing this. Because my band has only been playing for a year and a half or so, I'm not sure if I'm even close to being able to start sending out endorsement forms, but I'd love to chat with you further about this whole thing. If you're cool with it, PM me and we can talk!
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    Congrats man! Very very cool.
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    I'll definitely shoot you a PM! Imperial is a pretty easy one to chase, others include TRX and Soultone. I'll probably send in my Meinl form before the end of summer. If they offer me a contract (I'd have to be super lucky there) I'd gladly accept that. Try to find companies that are early in the growing stage; they'll endorse easier because they are looking for the publicity much more diligently than a company that has many known artists flocking to them.
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    Congrats man it finaly happened. I recall way back you talking about getting an endorsement and you got it. I will definitly check out the Imperial cymbals just to be curious about them. Cheers

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    They've got a pretty limited selection right now, but they don't look half bad. Thanks MCX Man! I appreciate it!
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    Good deal Noah! I happy to hear you set a goal and achieved it. Maybe I can get a referral discount if your get that Meinl endorsement?

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    Hey IANAT, it's about time you got endorsed!
    Especially after watching your playing on the cover you uploaded recently, you got da skillz man!

    Hope everything works out with you endorsing their company!
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    And I'm going to go check the Imperial line right now..
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    Nice one!

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    Wtg ianat!
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    Congrats.....hope they sound good

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    Well done man..May check these bad boys out!
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    Hey, congrats IANAT! Can't say that any of us Aussie drummers would have come across Imperial cymbals, so that's now another brand I'll have to look up on YouTube to have a listen to. Nice that at least you've got an endorsement happening now, and more importantly, that you can set your own terms.
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    Congrats man!
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    I checked out Imperial cymbals they seem to offer pretty nice looking cymbals but I found them to be a bit pricey for a new cymbal maker. Competing with the other giants like Zildjian, Sabian and Paiste is tough enough for a new cymbal to market.

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    We need vids of YOU playing them!

    all the best...

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    Just got another! C&C Custom Drums just gave me an artist's endorsement, which comes with a 30% discount. Along with that, if I post more show dates the discount can get bigger. I want to get a player date kit from them after this summer, so I figured I'd go ahead and apply. Just saved like $600; sweet!

    Quote Originally Posted by Pearl MCX Man View Post
    I checked out Imperial cymbals they seem to offer pretty nice looking cymbals but I found them to be a bit pricey for a new cymbal maker. Competing with the other giants like Zildjian, Sabian and Paiste is tough enough for a new cymbal to market.
    I agree, especially since they have such a limited selection.
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    Congrats IANAT! I have a friend whose band is slowly taking off and he's looking into an Imperial cymbals endorsement as well. This thread has some cool info i could pass along to him.
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    Glad I could help!
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