Trade Regrets: Ray Hennig
On May 2, NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino sent the following message: Ray Hennig the Texas music retailer who sold Stevie Ray Vaughn his first Fender Stratocaster passed away on April…
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Mass Hysteria Streams Recorded Show Powered ChamSys
Mass Hysteria recently performed in Nantes, France for a livestreamed set, featuring a Romain Dronne designed lightshow powered by a ChamSys MagicQ MQ80.
Genelec Hosting Louspeakers Webinar on Tuesday, May 5
On Tuesday, May 5 from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. ET Genelec will be hosting an exclusive online tutorial, “G*Connect Webinar: Choosing the right loudspeakers,” hosted by Andy Bensley, regional…
Yorkville Sound Partners wth Starfish Medical to Produce Canadian-Made Ventilators
Yorkville Sound is now dedicating their engineering and manufacturing expertise to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. In conjunction with Starfish Medical, Yorkville’s design team is engaged in an open-source ventilator…
Hal Leonard Announces Enhanced Program for Retailers to Benefit from Website Sales
The Hal Leonard Shopping Cart program, where consumers shopping on halleonard.com “check out” by selecting a retailer of their choice, has transferred millions of dollars a year in sales to…
Trade Regrets: Joe Keith
On April 30 we received the following from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: Long time music retailer and RPMDA past president Joe Keith passed away yesterday.
L-Acoustics Creations Appoints Fichte Business Manager
For 35 years, L-Acoustics has provided the pro audio industry with premium solutions for live events worldwide. L-Acoustics Creations, a new division of the company, brings this concert-grade technology to…
NEW NAMM U Webinar - COVID Retail Recovery: How to Reopen for Business
Following up on his popular NAMM U webinar, Bob Phibbs (a.k.a., "The Retail Doctor") returns on Thursday, May 7 for an online session about reopening a music retail business in the "new normal."
Bedell Guitars Holds the World’s Largest Brazilian Rosewood Library
Along with key Co-Hippies, he established the Tonewood Certification Project, which promises no clear-cut woods will be used in Bedell instruments and that any living trees will be “individually harvested…
ddrum's Dominion Standard Shell Packs
The Dominion Standard Shell Packs from ddrum are the latest addition to the resurrected 2020 Dominion Series. These four Dominion Standard kits, each in the popular 5-piece configuration, offer newly…
NashVegas Select Series Models from Dean Guitars
With the Dean NashVegas Select Series, Dean Guitars delivers four new models with a classic look.
The HexHider Tool
The HexHider magnetic hex tool is an affordable 3mm Allen key created to address the need for a wrench to unlock a Floyd Rose-equipped guitar.
Hosa Pro Guitar Patch Cables
Hosa Pro Guitar Patch Cables improve upon the previous patch cable version by incorporating a new pancake REAN connector that keeps the ruggedness of Hosa Pro and maximizes the limited…
RockBoard’s MOD Brace
The RockBoard MOD Brace is a simple solution for securely mounting heavier MOD patchbays, such as the MOD 75, MOD 150, and MOD 4 in RockBoard pedalboards.
ARC System 3 Software from IK Multimedia
IK Multimedia’s ARC System 3 is the third generation of its innovative acoustic correction system that enables producers and engineers to mix better, faster, and more confidently by correcting poor…
Whirlwind’s ISOPODci Audio Interface
The ISOPODci is a professional audio interface that’s optimized to connect the headset jack of personal mobile devices to professional audio systems.
Locked Down: MI Retail Response to COVID-19
For those problems without an immediate solution, what does one do? You try your best and evolve as developments unfold.
Apocalypse Wow
By the time you read this, the coronavirus outbreak may or may not be peaking. What is for sure is that this bio-nightmare has been the most challenging thing to…
What Lessons Have We Learned from COVID-19?
Growing up, my father was a high-standards jazz musician, a saxophonist, and most definitely a jazz purist. He was the first to teach me the love of music and the…
Well Enough Alone
Amidst all my solo isolation binge-watching, binge-reading, nearly-nonstop-album-playing, guitar practicing, social distancing, and bizarre sleeping/eating patterns these past many weeks, it has been encouraging and inspiring for me to see…
BAPS Partners with Renkus-Heinz
Kaivalyamurti Swami says a combination of partnership and performance has helped make Renkus-Heinz a leading choice in many of BAPS’ installations.
The MusicPro Café Launches Third Webcast
Hanover Insurance, MusicPro Insurance, PreSonus, Discmakers and Merchly will create an online show where selected musicians are paid by the host and sponsors for their performances, and can receive tip…
Single Danley SM96 Brings Clear Intelligibility to St. Joseph Church
Local AV integration firm, Sound Connections Group, turned a terrible situation into a practically perfect one with the installation of a single Danley SM96 loudspeaker.
Conn-Selmer Partners with BD Performing Arts
Conn-Selmer, Inc. and BD Performing Arts (BDPA) have announced that The Blue Devils, RCC Indoor and all other BDPA programs will be performing exclusively on marching instruments manufactured and distributed…
Schmidt Gives Livestreams Production Looks With CHAUVET DJ
Like many DJs who have been sidelined by the COVID-19 lockdown, Brent Schmidt has taken to streaming performances every week, partly to stay busy, partly to reach out to friends…
QSC Announces the Premiere of QSC@Home
QSC has announced the premiere of QSC@Home, a comprehensive online launch point dedicated to users’ success across a vast range of solutions and applications.
Shure Names Knappe Associate VP
Shure Incorporated has announced that Mike Knappe has joined the Company as Associate Vice President of Musician and Consumer Audio Product Development.
Taylor Guitars Launches Historic Urban Wood Initiative with its New Builder's Edition 324CE Made with Urban Ash
Taylor Guitars is proud to announce the launch of an exciting new Urban Wood guitar initiative. Developed in partnership with West Coast Arborists, Inc., the initiative gives select trees in…
Lectrosonics Joins Sound Devices, DPA Microphones, K-Tek and Others for Virtual Sound Summit 2020
A leading group manufacturers, including Lectrosonics, Sound Devices, Audio Ltd., Ambient, dB Audio, DPA Microphones, K-Tek, Sonosax, Bubblebee Industries, Schoeps, Ursa Straps, Viviana Straps, and more, are pleased to present the…
Sight and Sound Technologies Upgrades The Springs Church with Martin Audio WPS
The Springs Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado recently underwent an audio upgrade with a Martin Audio WPS system spec’d and installed by Sight and Sound Technologies, the first installation of…
Yamaha Names Larrimore Senior Director of Combo Channel Sales
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) has announced that Reed Larrimore has been promoted to senior director of Combo Channel Sales.
L-Acoustics Names DeltaLive Ltd. International Distributor for L-Acoustics Creations
At the end of 2019, L-Acoustics welcomed DeltaLive Ltd. into the L-Acoustics Group, a family of companies focused on the design, manufacture and commercialization of L-Acoustics sound systems.
Metric Halo is the Secret Weapon for Mix Engineer Ernster
After many successful years using Metric Halo’s flagship plug-in ChannelStrip “on just about everything,” Grammy-nominated mix engineer Jesse Ray Ernster recently met the Metric Halo team at NAMM and expanded…
Sound & Light UK Power Shrek The Musical with CHAUVET Professional
Mark Johnson of Sound & Light UK brought the fantasy world of Shrek to life with light during a string of UK performances of at the Victoria Theatre in Halifax.…
TCU’s Stadium Take a Major Leap in Sound with L-Acoustics
Texas Christian University’s (TCU) recently expanded the Fort Worth campus’ Amon G. Carter Stadium. Among its many improvements, the first phase of this multi-year initiative notably involved a significant upgrade…
Audio Overhaul at Century Village Theater Builds Up with Allen & Heath
Century Village in Deerfield Beach, Florida is an adult community that revolves around activities taking place within a central clubhouse housing a 1600-seat theater. The site of everything from Broadway-style…
Madisonville High School Follows One Successful Danley System with Another
It was over two years ago that Dallas-based music store and AV integration specialist Romeo Music designed and installed a fully-weatherproof Danley sound reinforcement system to cover Madisonville High School’s baseball…
Nashville Bar Installs Touring Quality Production Including ADJ Lighting Rig
Popular Nashville bar, restaurant and live music joint Rebar At The Dam recently upgraded its stage with a complete new audio/visual system. Featuring a rig comprised mainly of ADJ fixtures,…
The UnPerfect Triad During the COVID-19 Pandemic
If you have read any of my past columns you’ve recognized that I’m quite committed to keeping the spotlight on intangible assets, which invariably govern the true value of your…