Orange County Drum and Percussion (abbreviated OCDP) is an American custom drum manufacturer located in

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. The company began as a retail drum shop and eventually started custom-building drums for several influential drummers in the 1990s, most notably

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of 311,

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, even releasing a custom shell pack, and

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, who also became a part-owner of the company. OCDP's custom drums utilized shells made by other companies such as Keller, and used exotic paint. Since 2011, the company is owned by

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and sells ready-made

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sets.

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* Percussion instrument manufacturing companies Musical instrument manufacturing companies of the United States Manufacturing companies based in California Companies based in Orange County, California {{US-manufacturing-company-stub