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2017 Music Products Industry Archive

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Porter and Davies adds new Throne

Drum monitoring specialist Porter & Davies, has expanded its range with the introduction of the TT6 Equipped Throne.

Davis Named Central Regional Manager for Yamaha Institutional Solutions Group

Yamaha has announced the hiring of Kirk Davis as the central regional manager for the company's Institutional Solutions Group (ISG).

Audio-Technica Named Microphone and Headphone Sponsor for High School Nation’s 2017 Tour

Audio-Technica has announced that is now the exclusive microphone and headphone sponsor for the 2017 tour of High School Nation, the country’s largest secondary school touring music festival.

Roland Announces Partnership with Playing For Change Foundation

Roland Corporation U.S. has announced the formalization of its relationship as “Official Lead Partner” and “Official 10th Anniversary Sponsor” with the Playing For Change Foundation, a global nonprofit organization dedicated…

Sweetwater Presents GearFest ’17

Sweetwater will present GearFest 2017, a celebration of musicians and the instruments and audio gear they use to make and record music, on Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24, from…

Yamaha Cares Exceeds $110,000 in Donations to Children’s Hospital of Orange County

In January, more than 10 Yamaha staff members and friends participated in the Southern California Half Marathon and 5K races to raise money for Type 1 juvenile diabetes research at Children’s…

Rosetti takes on Protec range

Rosetti has added exclusive UK and Ireland distribution of Protec bags and accessories.

NAMM boosts audio presence with AES link-up

NAMM and The Audio Engineering Society (AES) have announced a new collaborative alliance which will integrate pro audio educational training activities related to live sound, performance audio, recording technology and other…

King Blues guitarists back Faith

Ben Bridges and Dean Ashton of British punk/ska band The King Blues have become official Faith artists.

Buffet Crampon USA Appoints Hadden as Brass Development Coordinator

Buffet Crampon USA has announced the appointment of John Hadden to the newly created position of brass development coordinator.

Trade Regrets: Joshua Harris

Joshua Harris, longtime webmaster for Timeless Communications, parent company of MMR, died April 19, 2017 after suffering a heart attack. He was 42.

The Whirlwind podMIXai

Whirlwind has introduced the podMIXai, an active mixing device that combines a dynamic microphone with an unbalanced stereo audio source for connection to a single line level input of a…

Sprays from SoundSynergies

Sprays from SoundSynergies condition instruments in all major music categories against oxidation and corrosion.

mA Meter from Truetone

Truetone has released the 1 SPOT mA Meter, or “milliamp meter," for measuring the power consumption of effect pedals.

'La La Land' Choral Arrangements from Alfred Music

Alfred Music has released four new choral arrangements from the film “La La Land,” including “Another Day of Sun,” “Someone in the Crowd,” “Audition (The Fools Who Dream),” and Academy Award-winning…

'Shape Beats for Kids' From Alfred Music

Alfred Music has released Shape Beats for Kids, A Simple and Fun Approach to Learning Drums by Tim Carman, a book for children kindergarten and up.

Rovner's New Mouthpiece Manager

Rovner has debuted The Mouthpiece Manager, a small stand made to hold up to 12 clarinet or sax mouthpieces of any size.

Century Club: Celebrating MI Retailers Who Made it to the 100 Year Mark

Last year, MMR highlighted some of the oldest musical instrument suppliers in the country, noting the history of the brands which have passed the 100-year mark.

Musikmesse 2017: Numbers Down Slightly From Last Year, but Positive Reaction to Ongoing Restructuring

Visitor numbers at this year’s Musikmesse and Pro-Light and Sound fell somewhat from last year’s total and remain significantly lower than 2013’s peak of 113,000.

Hat’s Off to Our ‘Century Club’ MI Retailers!

Just as last May found us recognizing suppliers of musical instruments who have weathered changes in the market and popular culture, as well as personal challenges, in order to make…

SwirlyGig Products to be Distributed by Hal Leonard in Europe

SwirlyGig Industries has announced that Hal Leonard will be distributing the full SwirlyGig Industries product line in the European market.

AES to Join the 2018 NAMM Show

With a vision to continue to strengthen the music and pro audio industries, The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and The Audio Engineering Society (AES) have announced a new…

CHAUVET Professional Powers ‘Purpose’ Tour in Peru

At Justin Bieber’s recent Purpose concert at Lima’s National Stadium in Peru, 60 fixtures from CHAUVET Professional illuminated all 20-plus songs from the pop star for the crowd of 30,000 fans.

Seymour Duncan adds Andromeda delay

Seymour Duncan has added to its growing pedal range with the Andromeda Dynamic Delay.

Gear4Music moving ahead, with profits up 65 per cent

 Gear4Music’s continued success, reflected in its latest stellar set of market-bucking results, will see it move into a new head office next month. 

Anderson .Paak Joins SABIAN Artist Family

Anderson .Paak, a Grammy-nominated drummer, singer, and songwriter (among many other things), is now playing SABIAN Cymbals exclusively.

Gluboost Features Pat Wilkins in Luthier Series

Gluboost recently featured “master of the finish” Pat Wilkins in their “Luthier and Tech Spotlight Series.”

Sound Technology launches Nord tutorials

UK distributor Sound Technology, has launched a series of micro-tutorial videos for the Nord keyboard range.

New EarthQuaker fuzz pedal erupts

EarthQuaker Devices, distributed in the UK by ADG, has launched its latest device, a fuzz pedal called The Erupter.

Korg and Lionsgate Host ‘La La Land’ Contest

Korg and Lionsgate (maker of the film “La La Land”) teamed up to host a “City of Stars” cover contest last month.

St. Louis Music Supports Make Music Day

St. Louis Music has announced that they will be participating in Make Music Day 2017, a worldwide celebration of music that takes place on the summer solstice.

JBL launches songwriting competition

Harman’s JBL Professional has launched JBL Eon One Take UK, a major new uk songwriting competition.

Area 11 drummer joins Dream team

Dream Cymbals has added drummer Leo Taylor from Area 11 into its UK roster of artists.

Korg readies red SV1 launch

Announced at the recent Musikmesse, Korg's SV1 digital stage piano limited edition metallic red ships to UK dealers this week.

Yamaha Ensembles Take Home Eight Medals at 2017 WGI Championships

At this year’s Winter Guard International (WGI) Indoor Percussion & Winds World Championships, eight awards were earned by groups using solely Yamaha instruments.

Mixed bag for Yamaha results

Yamaha has released its full year financials with group sales down but income up and music net sales down but ahead of forecasts.

Alfred Music's Manus Wins RPMDA's Dorothy Award

Alfred Music’s chief business development officer, Ron Manus, was the recipient of the 2017 Dorothy Award at the annual Retail Print Music Dealers Association (RPMDA) Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.

NAMM Top 100 Dealers to be Honored in Nashville

 NAMM has announced the list of music product retailers to be recognized at The Top 100 Dealer Awards.

NAMM reveals Top 100 dealers

MIA favourites Andertons and Millers Music have made this year's NAMM Top 100 dealers list.

B&M adds Peavey pro-audio distribution

Peavey Commercial Audio has signed a new UK distribution deal with Barnes & Mullins after ending a three-year partnership with the Midwich Group.