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Cooper Carter Tests Ernie Ball Cutlass HSS

In a new video, guitarist Cooper Carter tries out the Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass HSS Guitar.

Shure Awarded 2017 Vendor Excellence Award

Shure was awarded the 2017 Vendor Excellence Award by the Global Presence Alliance.

‘Million Dollar Quartet’ Production Uses Fixtures from CHAUVET Professional

A production of Million Dollar Quartet at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, New Hampshire used a collection of CHAUVET Professional fixtures supplied by Events United to create a retro-style lightshow.

Roland Virtual Sonics & Sony Pictures Post Production Services  Announce Development of RAINLINK

Roland Virtual Sonics, in concert with Sony Pictures Post Production Services, has announced that they are working on advanced new tools and content for RAINLINK.™

Córdoba Partners With Disney•Pixar For New Guitar Product Line

Córdoba Guitars has revealed that they will be launching a "Coco" x Córdoba guitar product line in conjunction with Disney•Pixar’s new film "Coco."

NAMM Board Elects New Executive Committee Members

​The NAMM Board of Directors unanimously voted in the next slate of officers on July 15 at Summer NAMM in Nashville.

New Music & Arts Location in New Jersey

Music & Arts has announced their new location in Toms River, NJ.

Trade Regrets: Bill Collings

Collings Guitars founder and CEO, Bill Collings passed away at the age of 68 on July 14.

Presidio Brass Added to the KHS America Academic Alliance

KHS America has added Presidio Brass to the KHS America Academic Alliance. The band will now be performing exclusively on XO Professional Brass Instruments.

Orange backs Vans Warped tour

Orange Amplification has signed up to be the official amp sponsor of the Vans Warped Tour for the seventh year running which features many Orange Ambassadors.

New Nutcases available from Protection Racket

Protection Racket has revamped its range of Nutcase drum cases.

International Fitness Showcase Energized with Fixtures from CHAUVET Professional

Blackpool’s Winter Gardens hosted International Fitness Showcase (IFS), the UK’s largest event for fitness fans, and used a collection of CHAUVET Professional Rogue R2 Wash, COLORdash Batten-Quad 6 and Rogue…

Bruce Hornsby Uses CHAUVET Professional Lighting in Georgia

Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers performed at the Columbia County Amphitheatre in June, backed by a CHAUVET Professional lightshow designed by John Berret, owner of Quest Sound & Productions.

Audio-Technica, Recording Connection, and Clyne Media Launch Csaba Petocz Master Class Scholarship

Audio-Technica, the Recording, Radio and Film Connection (RRFC), and Clyne Media, Inc., have established the Csaba Petocz Master Class Scholarship to honor the legacy of the three-time GRAMMY nominee and producer.

2018 She Rocks Awards To Be Held in January

The Women’s International Music Network (The WiMN) has announced that the 2018 She Rocks Awards will be held at the new House of Blues Anaheim on Friday, January 26, 2018 during the NAMM…

Korg Sponsors Keyfest

Last month, Korg was a sponsor of Keyfest, a weekend-long festival for keyboardists from all over the U.S.

On-Stage Receives Positive Response to Release of New Mounts

On-Stage has acknowledged the recognition and positive response attending the release of two their two new products, the MSA8204 and MSA8304 u-mount Multi-Function Mounts.

PRS Guitars Featured on NBC

On July 18, PRS Guitars was featured on NBC News.

Audix Now Hiring Sales Representatives

Audix is currently seeking experienced inside sales representatives for its headquarters in Wilsonville, Oregon.

YCA Appoints Watanabe Director of Marketing for Pro Music Division

Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) announced that Yoh Watanabe has been promoted to director of marketing for the company's Pro Music division.

Hartke launching new HyDrive bass cabs

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its HyDrive technology, Hartke is introducing the HyDrive HD Series Bass Cabinets in a major update to the HyDrive design.

More new audio gadgets from Radial

Radial Engineering has introduced the DiNET DAN-TX and DAN-RX stereo Dante audio converters.

Peavey launches new Composite Acoustics

Peavey’s Composite Acoustics brand has launched a revamped range of its carbon fibre acoustic guitars.

Monacor signs Gemini exclusive

Monacor UK is the new exclusive distributor of Gemini’s range of DJ and pro audio products in the UK and Ireland.

PMT calls time on Dolphin brand

S&T Audio, the holding company of PMT and Dolphin Music, has announced that it is withdrawing the Dolphin Music brand,with PMT Online continuing as the company's online offering going forward.

BAE Audio ships new PDI box

 BAE Audio, has announced its brand new, passive direct injection box (PDI), which is now shipping.

GHS adds new endorsed uke strings

GHS Strings has added to its Artist Curated Series of Ukulele Strings with the Andrew Molina Signature Set.

Cordoba makes European sales signing

​Cordoba Music Group has appointed Ralf Benninghaus-Fliedner as Europe sales manager.

Sennheiser Microphones Used at the 2017 Chelsea Music Festival

The 2017 Chelsea Music Festival, which took place in June at St. Paul’s German Lutheran Church, utilized Sennheiser’s immersive AMBEO 3D audio format to record the festival.

Schecter's Tech Manager Reflects on MasterTint from Gluboost

Todd Reich, the Diamond Series operations manager at Schecter Guitar Research, recently spoke about his about his first MasterTint experience.

Ace Products partners with Gearsecure

Ace Products and GearSecure Music have partnered with plans to integrate Gearsecure tracking technology within Ace Products' musical instrument cases & gig bags.

Ace Products Partners with GEARSECURE

Ace Products and GearSecure Music LLC have partnered with plans to integrate GEARSECURE™ tracking technology within Ace Products' musical instrument cases & gig bags.

Alfred Music Partners with Make Music Alliance for Make Music Day

Alfred Music partnered with Make Music Alliance on June 21 in an effort to support guitar and ukulele Make Music Day events nationwide.

Bill Collings

Collings Guitars founder and CEO, Bill Collings has died, aged 68.

88th Annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game Uses CHAUVET Professional Fixtures

At the 88th annual Major League Baseball All-Star game’s party tent in Miami, CHAUVET Professional lit up the party with PVP X3 3.9mm LED panels that were supplied by The Design…

Heritage Guitars Partners with MONO

Heritage Guitar Inc. has partnered with MONO, which will be effective August 1.  

MMR Honors VOX's 60 Years

MMR​'s Matt King presents Brian Piccolo with a plaque commemorating VOX's six decades of innovation.

40th Anniversary of BOSS Compact Pedals @ SNAMM!

Jeff Slingluff of BOSS with the reissue models of the company's first three iconic compact pedals.

BandLab Introduces new Hardware Range

​BandLab, the social music platform, introduces a new hardware division BandLab Machines, and at the same time launches its first product lineup of affordable, high quality audio interfaces.

GAMA Awards Burton First Annual Guitar Ambassador Award

During the Summer NAMM Show, on Thursday, July 13, The Guitar Accessories and Marketing Association (GAMA) honored James Burton with the first annual GAMA Guitar Ambassador Award.