Promark

Company type	Private
Industry	Musical instruments
Founded	1957; 67 years ago (1957)
Founder	Herb Brochstein
Headquarters	Houston, Texas , U.S.
Products	Drum sticks, rebounder pads
Parent	D'Addario
Website	promark.com

Promark is a Houston, Texas-based American drum stick company. Since 2011, it is part of strings company D'Addario. Promark's products are generally used in drum set, drum and bugle corps and concert bands.

History

Promark was founded in 1957 by percussion instructor and shop owner Herb Brochstein in Houston, Texas. It introduced Japanese Shira-Kashi white oak into the American market, and successfully marketed oak sticks in the United States. The wood provided for Promark is supplied by Japanese trader Tatsuo Kosaka.

In 1985, Promark patented a rute for drum kit use, introducing it as the Hot Rod. Several similar models followed, both from them and other manufacturers.^{[citation needed]}

In recent years, Promark has moved to use of non-endangered wood and a "green" finishing process to make their sticks and manufacturing processes safer to the player and the environment.^[1]

Products

Promark's products branded by musicians include the System Blues for marching bands (named after the Concord Blue Devils)^[2] and the Todd Suchermans for stage playing (named after the Styx drummer)^[3]

In 2009, Promark released the "bloodline" TX515W drum sticks. These used a "blood red" ink scripture for the lettering, which containing a sample of the blood from Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison.