Refining Your Vision to Fit Today’s Marketplace
This year my business, Contemporary Music Center, has achieved a milestone. We turned 30 years old. It seems like yesterday that I opened the doors to CMC. Looking back, I…
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Innovation! Eight Steps to Better Understanding and Addressing Customers’ Needs
Innovation is important, for it can help a business remain relevant in changing markets by creating new products and services.
iZOTOPE Acquires Exponential Audio Product Line
iZOTOPE has announced the acquisition of the Exponential Audio product line.
D'Addario Woodwinds Artists Appointed to Distinguished Institutions
D’Addario Woodwinds Artists Mark Nuccio and Steven Banks have both been appointed faculty positions for the upcoming Fall 2019 semester at two reputable universities.
George Strait Sets New NRG Stadium Record with dLive
George Strait recently bested his record-setting 2013 RodeoHouston NRG Stadium attendance with his March 2019 show, treating over 80,100 fans to a 32-song set spanning decades of chart-topping hits. An…
TransAudio Adds Mojave Audio Mics to its Roster
TransAudio Group will represent Mojave Audio starting April 1, 2019.
Microphones from Royer Labs and Mojave Audio Used at 91st Academy Awards
For both the pre-records and live event, microphones from Royer Labs and Mojave Audio assumed a major role at the 91st Academy Awards in February.
Analogue Solutions Ships Impulse Command
British boutique electronic instruments innovator Analogue Solutions is proud to announce availability of Impulse Command — creatively crafting a true stereo, semi-modular analogue monosynth/sonic realizer
Yamaha Drums Signs Chamberlain and Ruiz to Artist Roster
Yamaha Drums has announced the signing of Matt Chamberlain and Francis Ruiz to the Yamaha Artists roster.
Serato Partners with Odyssey for U.S. Distribution
Odyssey Innovative Designs (Odyssey) has been selected by Serato to be its U.S. distributor of Serato accessories.
Hercules Stands Introduces a Breakthrough in Stand Technology
Hercules Stands are known worldwide for their high-quality and innovative musical instrument stands. The designers and engineers at Hercules have once again pushed the boundaries by introducing the world’s most accommodating…
Blue Audio Ensures Bright Future for Resonate Music Conference With CHAUVET Professional Maverick
For this year’s Resonate Music conference at the Barras Art and Design Centre, local production house Blue Audio was brought on board to create an inspiring set of visuals to…
KORG USA, Inc. Supports Local Benefit Show with Taking Back Sunday
KORG USA, Inc. partnered with Shine a Light music series, an organization that provides care for individuals with special needs, at a recent charity event with Taking Back Sunday.
NAMM Foundation Recognizes 623 School Districts and 98 Individual Schools in 20th Annual Best Communities for Music Education Recognition
In late March, the NAMM Foundation recognized 623 school districts in 41 states as among the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME).
Make Music Day 2019 Returns on Friday, June 21
Make Music Day, the annual global celebration of music occurring on the summer solstice, returns this year on Friday, June 21 with over 5,000 free outdoor concerts, music lessons, jam…
Music China 2019 to Combat Slower Economy by Facilitating Music Trade on a Bigger Scale
While China continues to fight back against its slowing economy with significant tax cuts and ambitious growth targets, a number of the country’s markets are still drawing more and more…
L-Acoustics Kara System Brings Modern Live Sound Reinforcement to the University of Wyoming
The Arts and Sciences Auditorium on the campus of University of Wyoming (UW), or “U-Dub,” as insiders call it, recently installed a brand new L-Acoustics Kara sound system.
Deadline Approaches for Genelec’s Dr. Ilpo Martikainen Audio Visionary Scholarship
Coinciding with its 40th anniversary year, Genelec has recently announced the founding of the Genelec Dr. Ilpo Martikainen Audio Visionary Scholarship, offered annually to U.S. graduate students in the field of audio engineering who…
D'Addario's Playback Program Hosts 50-Plus Recycle & Restring Events for Earth Month
D’Addario is sponsoring Recycle and Restring events in music stores nationwide. Players are invited to bring friends, bandmates, and their old strings to participating dealers to recycle and have their…
Eric Clapton Announces 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival
Eric Clapton has announced the fifth installment of the Crossroads Guitar Festival. The festival will take place September 20 and 21 in the city that hosted the first-ever Crossroads Guitar…
JBL Launches New Powered Monitors
JBL Professional by Harman and UK distributor Sound Technology have launched the new Series 104 compact powered reference monitors.
Native Launches New Noire for Kontakt
Native Instruments has launched Noire, a new Kontakt instrument that captures the signature grand piano sound of composer and pianist Nils Frahm.
New Framus Signature Seven-String
Framus has launched a new Devin Townsend custom shop seven string electric guitar.
SSL Scores a SiX With New Mixer Launch
Solid State Logic and UK distributor Sound Technology have launched the SiX desktop mixer, for use in the studio, in post-production, on stage, and for podcasting.
Irish Deal for Audio-Technica
Audio-Technica has extended its distribution partnership with Belgian installation audio manufacturer Apart Audio to include Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, to take effect from April 2019.
Top Drummers To Appear In Free Mexico City Drum Expo On April 27
“DXMX,” an exciting, entertaining and educational new drum festival is set to launch in Mexico City, Mexico on April 27. The event features many of Mexico’s top drummers and percussionists…
Project Studio Upgrades with Allen & Heath
With a music career spanning more than 20 years, Florida-based musician and songwriter Jory Lyle plays as many as 300 live shows each year and records original music in a…
Trade Regrets: Kurt Glaesel
On March 26, NAMM historian Dan Del Fiorentino got in touch with sad news about the passing of violin-maker Kurt Glaesel:
Lenny Sasso Calls on CHAUVET Professional to Add Extra Dimension to Thrice Tour
Thrice’s recent tour opening for Bring Me The Horizon raised some issues for the band’s lighting designer Lenny Sasso, who had to contend with short breakdown times He was able…
Green Lake Conference Center Relies on Ashly Solution
How do you ensure everyone using an audio system – regardless of technological capability – receives the maximum benefit of amazing sound quality? For one of the largest conference centers…
L-Acoustics Debuts L-ISA Training Program
L-Acoustics has announced the availability of training programs for systems and mixing engineers seeking to implement L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology, the market-leading object-based mixing technology for live events and…
Roland LX700 Digital Piano Series Wins Red Dot Product Design Award 2019 and 2019 iF Design Award
The Roland LX700 series of premium upright digital pianos has won a Red Dot Product Design Award 2019 and a 2019 iF Design Award.
Grogan, Houser and Pote Join Roster of Yamaha Master Educators
Yamaha Artist Services Indianapolis has announced that it has named Jeffrey Grogan, Barry Houser and Michael Pote to its esteemed Master Educator Program.
Allen & Heath Brings the Music at SXSW 2019
From bar band performances to the ‘hot-ticket’ sets, Allen & Heath was once again all over this year’s South by Southwest Music and Media Conference (SXSW) in Austin, Texas.
Glenn Ottenbacher Reflects Spirit Of Hmong Band With CHAUVET Professional Rogue Fixtures
Ottenbacher had no trouble reflecting their performance in light with a compact, versatile rig anchored by CHAUVET Professional Rogue fixtures.
Sweetwater Studios Hosts Additional Master Classes in April
Sweetwater Studios will host another installment of its hands-on recording master classes, featuring the world-class supergroup Don’t Feed The Animals.
CruzTOOLS Announces Name Change
Following the sale of its Powersports tool business, musician tool specialist CruzTOOLS has rebadged as GrooveTech.
Allen & Heath Scales Accordingly at OC Fair and Event Center
A boardroom at the OC Fair and Event Center recently took charge of its ever-expanding audio needs with the help of a compact SQ-5 digital mixer from Allen & Heath.
YCA President Tom Sumner Named Operating Officer of Yamaha Corporation
Tom Sumner, president of Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA), has been appointed as an operating officer of YCA parent company Yamaha Corporation, effective April 1, 2019.