instruments founded 1979 ; 37 years ago 1979 in st. louis missouri usa headquarters taipei taiwan products drum kits drum hardware parent reliance international corporation website playdixon.com dixon drums is a drum and drum hardware manufacturer based in taipei taiwan founded in 1979 . contents 1 history 2 drum lines 3 references 4 external links history edit exclusively distributed in the united states by st. louis music supply dixon drums and hardware is considered a rising star in the acoustic drum business . established by its taiwan based parent company with over 35 years experience in quality drum and hardware manufacturing dixon embraces both sound and function in its effort to advance the art of drumming through the craft of drum making . playability reliability and sustainability shape the dixon vision as a full line drum brand able to adapt to all styles deliver at all levels and stand the test of time ; nothing validates these achievements more than the signing of grammy award winning drummer gregg bissonette to dixon endorsement roster . gregg is a renowned l.a. session touring artist currently touring the world on dixon drums alongside ringo starr with his all starr band . drum lines edit in 2011 dixon launched its current drum set line up consisting of riot spark fuse blaze and artisan . references edit external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dixon drums & oldid 710908279 categories percussion instrument manufacturing companies navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 19 march 2016 at 19 57 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view