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Audio-Technica is pleased to announce that Online CRM has been presented with A-T’s prestigious President’s Award, for their work representing Audio-Technica professional audio products during the 2018/2019 fiscal year.
Gibson is proud to announce the re-launch of the Gibson Foundation - a 501(c)3) committed to introduce, inspire and amplify the power of music - and the appointment of Dendy Jarrett to Executive Director, Gibson Foundation.
Reflecting the full richness of Budapest band Kowalsky meg a Vega’s music on their current tour in support of their Árnyék és Fény’(Shadow and Light) album is an evocative and intricately…
New and current owners of MEE audio in-ear monitors are invited to get digital ear impression scans at Summer NAMM 2019 (July 18-20) at the MEE Professional Booth (booth #108).
Kevin Chen, a 14-year-old musicians from Calgary, Alberta, earned first place in this year’s e-Piano Junior Competition, capturing the top prize of $10,000. The international event, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota…
G7th, The Capo Company has won a prestigious European Product Design AwardTM for its innovative new Performance 3 capo with Adaptive Radius TechnologyTM (ART®), launched at Winter NAMM earlier this…
Fishman is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Brunelle as vice president of Finance.
The nomination process for the 2019 MMR Dealers' Choice Awards has begun.
ZZ Top is presently on its 50th Anniversary Tour, which began in April and continues into 2020. On the current tour, the R-10 ribbon microphone from Royer Labs is being…
Recently, the Bellamy Brothers’ tour manager, Tim Thomas, sold the stereo Danley SM80Fs that he brought to all the brothers’ shows via his production and installation firm, Show Pro, LLC,…
KORG USA, Inc. joined the celebration, providing musicians a first-look at the new B2 digital piano series, their popular analog synthesizers including the minilogue xd, and the EK-50, KORG’s best…
Taylor Guitars has been awarded the “Best In Class” and “Plan Sponsor Of The Year” Awards for 2019 by PlanSponsor Magazine for the company’s U.S. 401(k) plan it offers its employees.
LA-based producer, mixer, and engineer Alex Newport is spearheading the recording efforts for punk band Moaning and, among the various tools used to capture the band’s performances is the MA-300…
Hal Leonard has announced a massive expansion of ArrangeMe, their program that lets musicians legally and easily upload sheet music of original works or arrangements of popular songs and sell…
Luthier Manuel Rodriguez III recently checked in with MMR about his voyage to Fiji.
You know, I really must apologize…Through the years, we have done a great job in keeping you informed of the latest in new products and technology. We deep-dive every month…
Mooer Audio’s GE300 Amp Modelling, and Synth and Multi Effects board combines everything MOOER has to offer in one all-encompassing unit.
IK Multimedia’s true analog, monophonic UNO Synth offers massive sound, a wide sound palette, and easy programmability in an ultra-portable, battery-powered format for on-the-go music creation, live performance, or studio…
Pearl now offers a new series of signature congas and bongos from artist Jesus Diaz.
Excelcia Music Publishing’s first band music release comprises 50 new and inspiring concert band pieces.
The latest addition to the 'Sicles library from Row-Loff is a collection of seven steel band tunes (grades II-IV).
TOMMY AT 50: The Mood, the Music, the Look, and the Legacy of The Who’s Legendary Rock Opera by Chris Charlesworth and Mike McInnerney looks back on how Tommy came…
Whirlwind has introduced a new generation of industry standard DT12 connectors as a key part of its new WDT12SKB series snake, which is fully compatible with all earlier generations of…
Clevelander Mallets are made in Cleveland, Ohio, and are designed for players ranging from student level to professional performers.
The Black Spirit 200 Combo contains all the features of 2018’s award-winning Black Spirit 200 head, built into a compact 1x12” Thiele/Small enclosure which houses a UK-made Celestion G12H-75 Creamback…
In an issue from a few years past, MMR specifically shone a light on so-called “lunchbox amplifiers” – truly diminutive units that can fit in a courier bag, but which…
Full disclosure: I worked (for only) about three years at Gibson, in the 1990s, and left there (the first time) on good terms. I got to do cool things, work…
This year, MMR chatted with folks who represent the MI world of Austin to get a better glimpse of this delightfully dedicated-to-weirdness part of Texas, and what it has to…
Up near Motor City, there’s a decades-old electric tour de force that just won’t quit.
With just over half (51.2 percent) of participants in this month’s dealer survey (sent out to over 300 retailers) reporting sales in 2019 as being level to the numbers from…
The first great technological paradigm shift for musicians occurred when they went from saving up their money to go into the studio to, instead, using that money to buy the…
Each July, MMR takes a close look at the MI scene – on both the retail and vendor sides – of a particular U.S. metro area. This year, we decided…
In part II, I will be sharing best practices for identity theft prevention, monitoring, and recovery. Just in time for your summer travel season: a gold mine for thieves.
Customer engagement is the only thing that matters in branding and businesses. That’s it – nothing else matters…Nothing.
SABIAN has refocused its U.S. Sales team while continuing to strengthen its position as the leading cymbal brand for Unbound drummers. Tom O’Dea has been named U.S. sales manager, Rick Murray…
Audio specialist Sennheiser took a majority shareholding in Dear Reality GmbH on 1 July 2019.
KORG USA, Inc.’s Marketing and Product Development teams are excited to welcome Emily Shortell as the company’s Digital Content Specialist and Ian Pritchard as Product Manager for Guitar Brands.
The Gentlemen Trio performs their signature “Cinematic Pop” using a compact Allen & Heath dLive C1500 Surface and CDM32 MixRack at FOH and two IP8 Remote Controllers at monitors –…
Yearly, Jordan Rudess puts on KeyFest, an intensive three-day clinic for keyboardists of all levels of ability, at the facilities of Sweetwater. To hear and capture it all, KeyFest 2019’s…
Matt Mills of Touch Light & Media recently ran the lighting and video for Sammy Hagar and his band The Circle on their USA tour.
