New figure shows Musikmesse numbers
Musikmesse has released a separate visitor total for this year's show.
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Moogfest Reveals Final Additions to Lineup
Moogfest has announced the final additions to the 2017 festival lineup, prominently featuring artists like DJ Premier, Zola Jesus, King Britt, Jana Hunter, Baltra, IDEO, Modular on the Spot, and Durham music collective The Floor.
Musikmesse and Pro-Light numbers released
Visitor numbers at this year's Musikmesse and Pro-Light and Sound fell from last year's total and are significantly down on 2013's peak of 113,000.
Antelope adds 64-channel Goliath interface
Antelope Audio has launched a new 64-channel flagship interface - Goliath HD.
Moogfest Releases Full Event Schedule
Moogfest has unveiled the full event schedule for this year’s four-day festival.
Carlsbro adds to modelling amp line-up
Carlsbro has added three models to its StingrayD range of digital modelling amplifiers at this year’s Prolight + Sound.
Audio-Technica prepares PL+S unveilings
Audio-Technica has announced a new addition to its flagship 50 Series studio microphone range – the AT5047 cardioid condenser model – to be unveiled at Prolight+Sound 2017. The…
On the Case (and/or in the Bag…)
Cases & bags tend to be a pretty steady segment in the market. If a customer purchases an instrument of any value whatsoever and plans to do anything…
There’s More than One Reason to Refer to $$$ as ‘Green’
MMR has been running our annual “Green Issue” for a few years now and, generally speaking, reader reaction has been very positive.
Studiomaster lines up Frankfurt mixer debuts
Studiomaster is debuting its latest compact mixers at Prolight + Sound/Musikmesse.
CHAUVET Professional to Debut New Fixtures at Prolight + Sound
CHAUVET Professional has announced that the company will debut their new fixtures at this year’s Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt.
Musikmesse unveils Music4Kids
Musikmesse 2017 hosts a new kind of area for children and young adults this year with the “Discover Music” area, which will replace the trade fair’s previous “Music4Kids” project.
Special FX: Guitar & Bass Stompboxes Take CenterStage
While the overall tally wasn’t as clearcut as some recent MMR dealer surveys have been when it comes to shedding light on the overall “health” of a particular…
Musikmesse Unveils New ‘Discover Music’ Area
Musikmesse 2017 hosts a new kind of area for children and young adults this year with the “Discover Music” area, which will replace the trade fair’s previous “Music4Kids” project.
Russian show returning for sixth outing
NAMM Musikmesse Russia, the international fair for musical instruments, sheet music, music production and music business connections, and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia, the international fair of technologies and services for entertainment, integrated systems…
Powersoft offers PL+S training sessions
Italian audio specialist Powersoft is providing training for users of its amplification technology with a series of three daily sessions at this year’s Prolight+Sound Show in Frankfurt, that will focus on…
NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia Return in September
NAMM Musikmesse Russia, the international fair for musical instruments, sheet music, music production and music business connections, and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia, the international fair of technologies and…
NAfME and 50 Federated Associations Ask for Maximum Title IV, Part A Funding
The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and 50 of its State Federated Music Education Associations have submitted letters to the leadership of both Federal Congressional Committees on…
Guitar Show confirms packed line-up
With less than two weeks to go, The Guitar Show, which returns to Birmingham’s New Bingley Hall on 25th-26th February, has confirmed its exhibitor and artist line-up.
2017 NAMM Show
"Each year is different isn’t it? I believe every show is a reflection of the industry at that moment,” observes NAMM president and CEO Joe Lamond. “My impressions…
Busy ISE for Audio-Technica
Audio-Technica is to debut two new Dante-enabled ceiling-mount microphone solutions at ISE 2017, expanding its existing line of network audio microphones.
ROLI boosts Seaboard software package
ROLI has increased the package of software available with its Seaboard spongy keyboard instrument.
Leenman Honored at She Rocks Awards
Tracy E. Leenman, owner of Musical Innovations of Greenville, South Carolina, has been named winner of the 2017 She Rocks Enterprise Award by the Women’s International Music Network…
REPORT: NAMM numbers up 13 per cent
The world’s music products industry gathered in Anaheim, California last week for the annual NAMM Show, and with it, the symphonic harmonies of the industry could be heard echoing across…
DW Enters into U.S. Distribution Deal with Hal Leonard for Select Brands
Drum Workshop Inc. (DW), has announced that effective February 1st, 2017 Hal Leonard will serve as the exclusive U.S. distributor for several of its product lines including Gibraltar®…
2017 NAMM Show Attracts Global Music Products Industry
The world’s music products industry gathered in Anaheim, California last week for the annual NAMM Show, and with it, the symphonic harmonies of the industry could be heard…
Peddling Dreams
Paul Heumiller of Dream Guitars has found success in a high-end niche.
The Big Show Fits Itself Into An Even Bigger Universe
Welcome to Anaheim, January 2017. The Winter NAMM Show floor may seem as busy and cacophonous as ever, but underneath that familiar buzz is a very changed world,…
Yamaha outlines Musikmesse presence
Yamaha is returning to take the entire Portalhaus building at Musikmesse to present Yamaha and other brands including Bösendorfer, Line 6 and Steinberg.
Yamaha Returns to Portalhaus Building at Musikmesse 2017
Musicians and professionals from the musical-instrument sector will once again be able to discover Yamaha’s extensive portfolio of products at the coming Musikmesse. For the second time, the…