Big changes are apparently underway with ddrum, and drummer Ray Luzier has recently switched to Pearl Drums as his choice for drumming gear! Congrats Ray!  On another note, Division Manager of ddrum - Terry Platt announced his resignation shortly before Ray Luzier switched over to Pearl. Other members of ddrum have reportedly left the company as well. 

From Pearl.com:

“Pearl Drums is very happy to welcome Ray
Luzier to the artist roster! For those rare few of you who may not
know, Ray has been slamming with the legendary rock band, Korn, since
October of 2007. Since that time Korn has toured the world several
times over, headlining some of the biggest stages on the planet, with
some of the biggest bands of our time. Currently, Ray and the guys have
been hard at work on the new album, which is set to be released later
this year. Ross Robinson, producer of the first 2 Korn albums, “Korn”
in 1994 and “Life is Peachy” in 1996, was brought on board to record
this new release to assist in bringing back the classic sound that Korn
fans have grown to know throughout the bands tenure. Until the album’s
release, Korn is heading up to Alaska and Canada for their first tour,
of many, for 2010. Shortly after their Canadian dates, Korn is
scheduled to headline both the Jagermeister Music Tour and the 2010
Mayhem Festival which will keep them out on the road from May 2nd-
August 14th. Ray will be out rocking his Pearl Reference Series kits
for these early dates until his Masterworks kit, equipped with a custom
finish designed by Ray himself, is ready to hit the road.

To find out more about Korn’s upcoming hectic schedule, please visit
them online at www.korn.com. Also be
sure to check out the pictures below of Ray and his new Reference kit
from the Korn rehearsal space. Welcome to the Pearl family Ray!!”

For more information on Ray Luzier @ Pearl - http://www.pearldrum.com/News/Artist-News-Article.aspx?id=660