Country Drummer

Jim Riley

runners up: Chris McHugh, Billy Mason, Paul Leim, Ben Sesar

Studio Drummer

Aaron Spears

runners up: Josh Freese, Steve Gadd, Steve Jordan, Matt Chamberlain

Metal Drummer

Joey Jordison

runners up: Chris Adler, Mike Portnoy, Lars Ulrich, Derek Roddy

Jam Band Drummer

Carter Beauford

runners up: Stanton Moore, Kris Myers, Matt Abts, John Fishman and Jeff Sipe (tie)

Drum Clinician

Benny Greb

runners up: Steve Gadd, Derek Roddy, Dom Famularo, Thomas Lang

Live
Performer

Aaron Gillespie

runners up: Neil Peart, Travis Barker, Mike Portnoy, Morgan Rose

Mainstream Pop Drummer

Travis Barker

runners up: Zac Farro, Steve Jordan, Aaron Spears, Kenny Aronoff

R&B /Blues Drummer

Aaron Spears

runners up: Steve Jordan, ?uestlove, Brian Frasier-Moore, Zoro

Rising Star

Cobus Potgieter

runners up: Benny Greb, Hannah Ford, Darren King, Daniel Williams

Jazz/Fusion Drummer

Dave Weckl

runners up: Steve Smith, Brian Blade, Bill Stewart, Kendrick Scott

Progressive Rock Drummer

Mike Portnoy

runners up: Gavin Harrison, Neil Peart, Chris Pennie, Thomas Pridgen

Funk
Drummer

Stanton Moore

runners up: Dennis Chambers, ?uestlove, David Garibaldi, Steve Jordan

Punk Drummer

Travis Barker

runners up: Tré Cool, Josh Freese, Brooks Wackerman, Jordan Burns

Alternative Rock Drummer

Dave Grohl

runners up: Zac Farro, Dominic Howard, Taylor Hawkins, Aaron Gillespie

Rock/Pop Percussionist

Taku Hirano

runners up: Drew Hester, Marc Quiñones, Karl Perazzo, Andy Farag

Jazz/Fusion Percussionist

Alex Acuña

runners up: Paolo Mejias, Babatunde Lea, Sammy Figueroa, Trilok Gurtu

Latin Percussionist

Giovanni Hidalgo

runners up: Poncho Sanchez, Luis Conte, Eric Velez, Paolo Mejias

Rising Star

Marcie Chapa

runners up: Pedro Martinez, Crystal Vargas, Meg Thomas, Andy Farag

World Percussionist

Jesus Diaz

runners up: Zakir Hussain, Mamady Keita, Pete Lockett, Jamey Haddad

Mallet Percussionist

Stefon Harris

runners up: Emil Richards, Gary Burton, Mike Mainieri

Percussion Ensemble

D’Drum

runners up: So Percussion, Slamm!, Blue Man Group, San Jose Taiko

Studio Percussionist

Luis Conte

runners up: Drew Hester, Alex Acuña, Taku Hirano, Lenny Castro

Live Performer

Frank Knuckles

runners up: Valerie Naranjo, Giovanni Hidalgo, Eric Velez

Snare Drum

DW Collector Series Super Solid

runners up: Ludwig 100th Anniversary Black Beauty, Tama Titan Warlord, Pearl African Mahogany, Shine Definition Birch

Drum Set

Pearl MHP Masters Mahogany

runners up: Tama Starclassic Bubinga Elite B/B, DW Eco-X, Shine Definition Birch, Brady Spotted Gum

Custom Drum Maker

Craviotto

runners up: SJC, Pork Pie, Brady, Truth, Shine

Drum Stick

Vic Firth Black
5A & 5B

runners up: Pro-Mark Joey Jordison Signature Stick, Vater Gospel Series and Ahead Hybrid (tie), Vic Firth LED stick

Cymbals

Zildjian K Custom
21" Ride

runners up: Sabian AAX X-Plosion Fast Crash, Zildjian Z3, Bosphorus Master Vintage Series, Meinl Soundcaster Fusion

Hardware

Pearl Eliminator Demon Drive Pedal

runners up: DW 5000 ADH, Trick Dominator Pedal, Gibraltar X-Hat, Yamaha Y.E.S.S. II-M Mount

Percussion Product

Pearl Jingle Cajon

runners up: Meinl Tunable Cajon, LP Micro-Snare, Remo Tunable Gong Drum, LP Mambo Cowbell

Electronic Percussion

Roland TD-20SX

runners up: Yamaha DTX-12 Multi-pad, Korg Wavedrum, Alesis DM-10, Roland TD-4SX

Drum Head

Remo Vintage Emperor

runners up: Evans EC0-1 Reverse Dot, Evans Black Onyx (two-ply), Evans Inked By Evans, Remo Tattoo Skins

Microphone

Shure SM27

runners up: Audix Designer Series, Sennheiser Evolution G3 Series Wireless Mics, AKG C3000, Earthworks DR25 and DR30

Drumming Accessory

Kickport Bass Drum Sound Enhancer

runners up: Tama 1st Chair Hydraulix, Bosphorus Cymbal Swipes, Pro-Mark Drum Roll Grip Tape, Aquarian Tru-Bounce Practice Pad

Drumming Book

Double Bass Freedom
By Virgil Donati

runners up: Groove Essentials 2.0 by Tommy Igoe, Drummer’s Guide To Odd Time Signatures by Rick Landwehr, The Master Drummer By John Riley, On The Beaten Path: Metal by Rich Lackowski

Drumming DVD

Benny Greb The Language of Drumming

runners up: Beyond the Chops by Aaron Spears, Buddy Rich Memorial Concert, Blast Beats Evolved by Derek Roddy, Groove Essentials by Tommy Igoe

Drumming
Web Site

Drummerworld.com

runners up: Drumchannel.com, onlinedrummer.com, sjcdrums.com, zildjian.com