VOX VX50
The VX50 from VOX amplification is a three-model lineup of compact, lightweight, high output amps for acoustic guitar, bass and keyboard.
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Working Wonders: Keyboard Workstations Offer Significant Opportunities to Musicians – and to Retailers…
Keyboard workstations are powerful “all in one” units that combine a keyboard (shocking!), sound module, and music sequencer.
Streaming Audio Is Remaking Educational Publishing: Printed Access Codes to Streaming Audio are Replacing CDs with Books
Move over Netflix, audio streaming is now king. Boosted by hit albums by Beyoncé, Drake, Rihanna, and other artists, music-streaming services like Apple Music, Pandora, and Spotify have overtaken video…
Monitoring the Situation: Reference Monitor Sales in 2017
The results of this month’s dealer survey – sent out to over 200 MI retailers – suggest that studio monitors represent a fairly steady slice of the overall musical gear…
Monitoring the Situation: Reference Monitor Sales in 2017
The results of this month’s dealer survey – sent out to over 200 MI retailers – suggest that studio monitors represent a fairly steady slice of the overall musical gear…
The Great Piano Pushback: How Vienna International’s Joe DeFio is Expanding the Presence of Hailun and Petrof in the U.S. Market
Adaptation and a solid expertise of your field have always been the keys to the longevity of a career or independent store, and after 50 years in the business of…
FEATURE: Ortega Guitars
Any given Ortega Guitar has seen more of the world than most people – perhaps even more than the person playing it.
Ortega Guitars: Putting a New, Global Spin on a Spanish Legacy
Any given Ortega Guitar has seen more of the world than most people – perhaps even more than the person playing it.
Q&A: Daisy Rock Guitars
MMR sits down with Daisy Rock Guitars’ Tish Ciravolo to discuss why she started the brand, how the company has evolved, her recent partnership with KMC Music, and why the…
Rebel Girl: Tish Ciravolo of Daisy Rock Guitars
MMR sits down with Daisy Rock Guitars’ Tish Ciravolo to discuss why she started the brand, how the company has evolved, her recent partnership with KMC Music, and why the…
Understanding the Power of Simplicity and the Empowerment of ‘No!’
It took a 9 lb. puppy to finally sober me into accepting and employing the tactic that every business book, self-help book, and dog training book puts as their first…
Museumification, A Newish Word: Fortunately, it’s not a Dirty One When it Comes to Guitars
We’re familiar with the stages of grief and the arc of the typical pop star career.
Bring it on Home
“New York’s most storied recording studios have been vanishing, victims of more accessible digital recording techniques and escalating real estate prices,” noted a September 5, 2017 feature in The New…
Earthquaker signs Japanese Yamaha exclusive
Yamaha has become the exclusive distributor of EarthQuaker Devices effects pedals in Japan.
Hughes & Kettner launches acoustic amp
Now shipping across the UK an ROI, Hughes & Kettner has entered the acoustic world with the release of era 1 - a premium 250-watt acoustic amplifier built at the firm’s headquarters in Sankt…
Yamaha Honors Smith and Varner
Yamaha Artist Services has honored both David Smith, music professor, and Dr. Michael Varner, former director of Percussion and World Music at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Korg Provides Gear at The Block Party in Brooklyn
Korg recently assisted local artist Omar Jones for his latest project "In Plain Sight" at The Block Party in Brooklyn.
Association of Washington Business Visits Manhasset Specialty Co.
The Association of Washington Business recently visited Manhasset Specialty Co. on October 3 as part of a state-wide bus tour to emphasize Manufacturing Day, which is October 6.
Crave Festival Installs CHAUVET Professional Fixtures
This year, the Crave Festival in the Netherlands installed 14 CHAUVET Professional STRIKE 1 fixtures to provide hard-hitting visuals in support of the industrial theme of the festival.
Yamaha Supplies Pianos for Monterey Jazz Festival
At the 2017 Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF), per tradition, Yamaha supplied pianos and drum sets for all eight MJF stages and connected with jazz’s future stars.
Supro Jet Airliner lap steel lands
Supro's newest launch into the European market is the Jet Airliner Lap Steel Guitar.
Musikmesse increases DJ/audio focus
Musikmesse is putting its audio, DJ and recording segment at the forefront of next year's show with a new and central presentation platform.
Joe Brown tours with Laka ukes
Legendary singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Brown MBE is about to embark on a five-month tour using JHS' Laka ukuleles.
Another former TC exec joins Lunastone
TC Electronic’s former head of development, Morten Lave, has been become the latest to join the Danish guitar pedal company Lunastone.
Grace Church Installs Fixtures from CHAUVET Professional
Grace Church of North Carolina has created a new campus located between Chapel Hill and Durham in North Carolina’s famed Research Triangle, featuring the CHAUVET Professional Ovation and COLORdash LED luminaires that…
Django Jazz Club Installs Ashly Audio Console
The Django jazz club in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan has installed a Meyer sound reinforcement system, to which A/V integration firm Essential Communications recently added an Ashly Audio digiMIX24…
Iannucci Joins Soundtree’s Sales Team
Soundtree, the growing education division of Korg USA, has just hired John Iannucci as their newest Sales Representative.
NAMM Musikmesse Russia 2017
NAMM Musikmesse Russia (September 14 - 17), the international musical exhibition, concluded last week, welcoming over 12,000 music industry professionals and music lovers to the show's thematic pavilions.
Yamaha Donates Keyboards to Mercy Ships
Yamaha has donated two YPG235 keyboards to Mercy Ships, an organization that sails a modern floating hospital directly to the people who do not have access to a hospital or…
New Yanagisawa lines from Barnes and Mullins
Barnes & Mullins has launched a new line of Yanagisawa WO Soprano saxophones in the UK.
NAMM-Musikmesse Russia numbers down
Last month's NAMM Musikmesse Russia attracted more than 12,000 music industry professionals and music fans to this year's show according to the organiser.
Orange Amplification Partners With Firestone’s Battle of the Bands
Firestone's Battle of the Bands is back for 2017, this year featuring Orange Amplification’s Wolf Alice bassist Theo Ellis.
Music & Arts Acquires Music Mike's of Riverside, California
Music & Arts has announced the acquisition of Music Mike’s in Riverside, California.
ROLI adds further Lightpad and Noise enhancements
Bendy keyboard firm ROLI has launched a new model of its Lightpad Block and a series of upgrades to its Noise app.
Sibelius now up in the Cloud
Avid has made its Sibelius composition and notation software available in Cloud sharing.
Apple inspires new marketing campaign from G7th
Inspired by Apple’s “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” adverts from the late 00s, capo specialist G7th, has created a new marketing campaign featuring two “Capo Sapiens” characters who engage in banter…
Peavey Electronics Sponsors Park Jams Series Florida
Peavey Electronics has renewed its corporate sponsorship of this year's Park Jams Series Florida.
Samson launches new 4-channel line mixer
Samson has launched a new SM4 half-rack, 4-channel line mixer designed to easily integrate into installation and commercial sound systems.
Dynaudio warms up two new subs
The busy Audio Distribution Group has another new launch, with two new studio subwoofers from Dynaudio PRO on the way next month.
Moog Announces Annual Halloween Theremin Contest
Moog has announced the details of their annual Moog Halloween Theremin Contest, encouraging Theremin users to submit their spookiest tunes for the chance to win Moog merchandise.