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The Music Sales Group has completed an acquisitions of family-run French publisher Éditions Alphonse Leduc.Founded in 1842, Éditions Alphonse Leduc started by specialising in piano tutors then expanded to acquire…
The Avedis Zildjian Company has announced its partnership with LAN Music Corporation to represent the Company in South & Central America as well as the Caribbean.
Former president of KMC Music Inc., Ed Miller, passed away on January 15 at the age of 66.Starting in the finance department at Kaman Corp., Miller quickly rose through the…
The newest edition to the Blueridge family is the BR-40A Dreadnaught Guitar. Each guitar has a select, solid Adirondack spruce top - the same tonewood used in highly-prized collectibles often…
Hal Leonard’s PRISM (Katy Perry) songbooks include volumes for Piano/Vocal/Guitar and Easy Piano, plus a new Katy Perry Pro Vocal volume. The Hal Leonard PVG (HL00124163 / $16.99) and Easy…
The Drumfire DHB6500 is built to handle all the hardware from a standard five-piece kit. Up to eight stands or mounts fit into its large foam-lined main compartment, which features…
The new Dakota XG Type Alto and Tenor saxophones are available in two custom metallic finishes: Hand Rubbed Antique Bronze throughout or Matte Black Body with Silver Plate Bell/Bow/Neck contrasted…
P. Mauriat’s new B trumpet series features a solid yellow brass valve block that houses a set of stainless-steel valves. A 4.8” one-piece gold brass bell pairs well with a…
The third annual Make Music, New York Winter “A Love Riot: Harmonabord Parade” took place in midtown Manhattan on Dec. 21st, 2013. As an event sponsor, Hohner Inc. donated 25…
Roland Corporation and QSC Audio Products, LLC have announced a new marketing partnership promoting the concept of electronic and hybrid percussion as a whole and showcasing the pairing of V-Drums and…
Guitar Center, Inc (GCI) has promoted Kristy Porter to director of merchandising, general accessories. The announcement was made by Michael Walter, senior vice president, Guitar Center merchandising.
Gator Cases’ new Frameworks X style steel keyboard stands are available with a single or double brace design. The stand’s gear lock can be adjusted with one hand to set…
The newly-developed “3D” style tuning meter offers high visibility with color LEDs on Korg’s Pitchblack Pro, allowing a multi-dimensional view of the display so that from any distance or angle,…
We were treated to a preview, of sorts, of an exhibit about the formative years of C.F. Martin Co. at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on Sunday…
Last week the Jazz Education Network (JEN) held its fifth Annual Conference in Dallas, featuring an impressive schedule of performances, clinics, and award ceremonies.
The V-Knob is an alternative for the volume knob on any electric guitar which enables players to execute fine-tuned volume control. The knob replaces the factory volume knob, extending its…
The RokBox EXA is an LED par fixture with a cast aluminum housing approximately nine inches square. It’s fitted with 18x15-Watt (6 x 2.5W) TianXin RGBAW + Ultraviolet 6-in-1 LED’s.…
Emitting bright, narrow beams from 49 3-Watt 2,800K CREE LEDs, the Nexus Aw 7x7 offers flexibility for high-impact aerial effects, warm white washes, audience blinders, and text and animated graphics…
The E4.5 is built to deliver pro audio quality and can be user-adjusted to the acoustic space.The Eris E4.5 features a 4.5”, Kevlar low-frequency transducer, a 1” (25 mm), silk-dome,…
The Relay Xo is a mic signal switcher that enables the artist to convert a vocal mic into a talk-back or communication mic so they can converse with system techs,…
The FA-06 includes a 61-note velocity-sensitive keyboard, while the FA-08 is equipped with an 88-note Ivory Feel-G Keyboard that provides weighted-action performance derived from Roland’s high-end pianos. The FA series’…
A Kickstarter campaign has been launched to get DrumPants, described as "the world’s first wearable musical instrument," off the ground.Built to play more than 100 built-in sounds, including everything from…
The new PRS Archon’s lead channel was designed with five gain stages before the master volume, delivering full distortion, while the clean channel is built with ample headroom in mind.…
The all-new Orange Dual Dark Series is a range of high-end dual channel amps, with a new voicing for Channel A (Channel B is has the voicing of the “Dark…
The G-SERIES power amplifiers have been designed to provide efficiency, dynamics and reliability at an affordable price for a variety of fixed and mobile audio applications. The G-SERIES amplifiers are…
Select Stage is a five-piece shell set available in Dark Forest Burst or Maple. Select Drive is a six-piece shell set available in Autumn Fade and Brown Galaxy Sparkle. Canadian…
The Chauvet team recently pooled their talents, time, and resources to distribute over 400 toys to kids in the Christmas in the Village Toy Giveaway, which was held December 21st…
The kt3 digital drum set features large 11" dual-zone white floor tom and snare drum pads, a larger 12" hi-hat cymbal, two 12" crash cymbals, and a 14" ride cymbal…
Gold and Silver Series drums come in a wide range of shell types and sizes, with new options available in 2014. Gold Series drums (MSRP: $615.99 to $1,535.99) use high-grade…
Latin Percussion (LP) is celebrating 50 years of making the finest percussion with the reintroduction of the first set of bongos produced by LP. A replica of the set first…
The KT-10 delivers professional performance with a compact footprint and ultra-low profile. The reverse-action trigger mechanism in the KT-10 also makes for quieter operation than a kick pad played with…
Weighing in at 13.8 pounds, this professional grade Pipe snare features a four-ply Birch shell with two-ply reinforcement rings. The aircraft aluminum edge ring offers durability under aggressive tunings, while…
