Musical Innovations’ Leenman wins Duke Energy Service and Citizenship Award
Tracy E. Leenman, owner of Musical Innovations of Greenville, South Carolina, has been named winner of the 2016 Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award.
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Snark relaunches tuner range
Snark has relaunched its range of clip-on guitar, bass, violin, ukulele and chromatic tuners, adding a number of improvements.
Tin Pan Alley campaign forges ahead
The director behind a movie charting the history of Denmark’s Street’s Tin Pan Alley has started a crowdfunding campaign aiming to raise the £28,000 needed to get the film made.
PRS updates SE Series
PRS has announced a number of updates to its SE Series of guitars including new headstocks and redesigned pickups.
BSP Limited Edition Mercury Series Snare Drums
Black Swamp Percussion has assembled a set of five limited edition 3.5" x 13" Mercury Series snare drums. Each features a special resin fiber shell wrapped in a distinct wood veneer.
VocoPro Ditgital-1
VocoPro recently launched their affordable all-digital wireless microphone system, Digital-1.
GluBoost Nominates Marc Ingber and SCORE Mktg. as Dealer and Repair Store Rep
GluBoost announced a partnership with Marc Ingber and SCORE Mktg as the manufacturers representative to MI Dealers and Repair Stores.
GHS & Rocktron on Tour With Disturbed
Disturbed guitarist Dan Donegan and bassist John Moyer are currently using the Rocktron Banshee 2 and GHS Strings on their latest tour.
North Bridge Winds Completes Third Music Education Tour With Paul Edmund-Davies
North Bridge Winds completed another "music education" tour with Paul Edmund-Davies, that visited; Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport, State College, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; as well as Wilmington, Delaware, and Murray, Utah. The Mission…
New Sennheiser digital radio mic system
Audio specialist Sennheiser has announced a new addition to its Professional Wireless Range - the Digital 6000 Series of radio microphones.
Robert Paiste
Cymbal manufacturer Paiste is mourning the death of Robert Paiste, grandson of the company’s founder and among the firm’s most important senior figures.
NAMM Show underlines educational offering
The 2017 NAMM Show will be offering over 120 free sessions including business know-how strategies and tips to technical training presentations.
VIDEO: Human League keys man talks Korg
Former Human League keyboardist Ian Burden has filmed a three-part video for Korg in which he talks about his music career pre and post Human League days.
PLASA returns Focus to Glasgow
PLASA Focus Glasgow returns to the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) on 18th and 19th January, 2017, with an expanded programme of seminars, panel sessions, console training and equipment demonstrations…
Samsung to Acquire HARMAN
Samsung Electronics and Harman International have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Samsung will acquire HARMAN for $112.00 per share in cash, or total equity…
Samsung announces $8bn deal for Harman as it eyes auto market
Samsung has announced that it is buying US audio company Harman in an all-cash deal worth $8 billion.
New close miking concept seeks investment
A new mic concept launched by AMSystems aims to solve the problem of close miking guitars and is looking for investment to help bring it to market.
DR adds Veritas electric range
DR Strings has launched an electric guitar version of its new Veritas strings in the UK.
Yamaha Legacy in Education Awards
Yamaha presented the company’s Legacy in Education Awards to Steve Houghton and Bret Kuhn during this week’s annual Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC16) being held in Indianapolis.Photo: John Wittman,…
Zamora de Martino Appointed General Manager of Chauvet Mexico
Chauvet has named Carlos Zamora de Martino general manager of Chauvet Mexico.
Takamine schedules UK fingerstyle clinics
Takamine Guitars is hitting the road in the coming weeks with a series of masterclasses across the UK and Ireland featuring fingerstyle guitar specialist, Stuart Ryan.
US deal for Danish pedal brand
Danish guitar pedal brand LunaStone is being introduced in the US by distributor Dedicated Musical Imports (DMI).
Peavey adds to speaker series
Peavey UK is launching a new line of RBN Series speaker enclosures in the UK.
Elation Lights World Humanitarian Day Concert at United Nations
Christien Methot served as lighting designer for the World Humanitarian Day Concert at the United Nations in August and used a number of Elation Professional and ADJ dynamic lighting fixtures…
Shure Announces Holiday Promotions for Popular Products
To kick off the holiday shopping season, Shure Incorporated has announced limited-time offers on a variety of products. The promotions will be effective on select products November 1 - December…
SLM Dealer Center: Black Friday Deals for Major Brands
St Louis Music announced Black Friday & Small Business Saturday deals during November. Promotions include some of SLM’s best sellers like Dixon, Knilling, Sigma and much more.
Heil Sound Provides Microphones for Star-Studded Volunteer Jam
The Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam returns to Nashville on November 30th for a star-studded show and Heil Sound microphones will once again be along for the ride. This year’s show…
Kyser To Donate All Profits From Sales Of New “G4V Kyser® Quick-Change® Capo” To Guitars For Vets® (G4V)
In honor of Veteran’s Day, Kyser Musical Products, Inc. announced the newest member of the Quick-Change family: The G4V Kyser Quick-Change Capo. This uniquely American-styled Quick-Change capo features a white…
Rogues Deployed Inside Robot at Illusive Festival
Chauvet Rogue R1 FX-B fixtures were deployed at Illusive Festival which took place outside the Northamptonshire town of Corby in September. The main stage design by Simon Wallwork featured a towering…
Roland reshuffles
Roland Europe has shuffled its deck with moves for CEO Gordon Raison and former MD Tim Walter.
Apogee launches new audio interfaces
Apogee Electronics and distributor Sound Technology have launched the new Apogee Element 46 and 88 Thunderbolt audio interfaces in the UK.
Black Keys thumbs up for Unity compressor
The Black Keys have backed Unity Audio’s Lisson Grove AR-1 Tube Compressors, using them as part of their studio set-up.
ICMP launches songwriting degree course
Fresh from the launch of its BA in music production, the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) has developed a new Songwriting MA in direct response to recent BASCA research…
NEXI The Solution Guitar Pedalboard
NEXI Industries released The Solution a unique plug-‘n-play system that connects up to eight effects pedals in one pedalboard. The Solution, a 2-channel switch and 3-step booster (7dB, 12dB and…
Iron Mountain Entertainment Services Supports L.A.C.E.R. Afterschool Programs
Iron Mountain Incorporated® Entertainment Services has renewed its continued support of L.A.C.E.R. Afterschool Programs (Literacy, Arts, Culture, Education, and Recreation). For over twenty years, the award-winning L.A.C.E.R. Afterschool Programs have…
GC’s 28th Annual Drum-Off Nears the Grand Finals
Excitement has been building around Guitar Center’s 28th Annual Drum-Off, the retailer’s annual search for the top undiscovered drummer. Drummers across the country began competing over three months ago at…
Chauvet Ovation E-260WW LED Ellipsoidal Wins Worship Technology Award
Chauvet Ovation E-260WW LED was presented a 2016 new product award by Worship Facilities, the official magazine of WFX. The warm white LED ellipsoidal, which has an output that exceeds…
KMC to Distribute Ashly Audio, Audix, and Ultimate Acoustics
KMC Music has been appointed by Ashly Audio, Audix, and Ultimate Acoustics to serve as their United States distribution partner.According to KMC Music vice president of Merchandising Roger Hart, all…
JHS adds AC/DC bluetooth speaker
JHS has launched an AC/DC-branded iDance Rechargeable Bluetooth Speaker, aimed squarely at the Christmas market.
Musikmesse reveals camp line-up
Musikmesse has announced the first line-up of artists for its Drum Camp and Guitar Camp sections at the Frankfurt expo.