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Shure Incorporated has announced the ten colleges and universities that have been selected at random to participate in the final round of its annual Fantastic Scholastic Recording Competition. In its…
Ramapo College of New Jersey will build a state-of-the-art music studio that will educate the musical luminaries of the future in a hybrid facility that bridges the worlds of analog…
West Midlands-based (U.K.) Warwick Music has been revealed as a Future Champion for Innovation at the 2013 National Business Awards, which makes three major accolades for the business in as…
KHS America has taken a step to more effectively administer MAP pricing by partnering with an industry leader in MAP price management.
Harman Professional has appointed Jonas Stenvinkel as head, Martin Professional Asia Pacific with permanent base in Singapore. Stenvinkel, who previously served as sales director of EMEA North, will lead Martin…
To celebrate their 160th Anniversary, German piano manufacturer C. Bechstein has launched a photo contest on Facebook. Till January 24, 2014 (9:00 CET) piano lovers from all over the world…
Downtown New Canaan, Conn. has a new “one-stop music shop” in the form of New Canaan Music.
NAMM CEO and president Joe Lamond attended the Grand Opening of the new Phoenix House Rising Music Studio in Santa Ana, Calif., November 4, 2013.
L-ACOUSTICS has announced the appointment of Dan Orton to the post of application engineer for the UK and Ireland. Orton reports to Florent Bernard, head of Application – Touring and Cédric…
JUNO recently announced the addition of Mike Zucek to the JUNO team as national sales manager.Zucek has worked in the music products industry his whole career. For 21 years he…
Following closely on the heels of the 135th Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention, held Thursday, October 17, through Sunday, October 20, 2013, at the Javits Center in New York City,…
Alfred Music and MakeMusic, Inc. have announced the world-wide release of Finale 2014. For 25 years, musicians around the world have relied on Finale to create, edit, audition, print and…
Full Compass recently announced that owners Susan and Jonathan Lipp have received the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Madison chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). Their contributions…
Dinah Gretsch, executive vice president and CFO of the Gretsch Company is among a select group of women to be honored by the Women’s International Music Network (WiMN) with the…
Peavey Electronics® is pleased to announce an exclusive guitar giveaway. Between now and December 31st, 2013, participants may enter for a chance to win a Peavey Iron Man™ guitar signed…
[caption id="attachment_48593" align="alignleft" width="800"]Cort Guitars Works With Guitar Sensation Hedras Ramos Jr.[/caption]To help promote their product line, Cort Guitars has been searching the world over for the next guitar sensation.…
[caption id="attachment_48591" align="alignleft" width="800"]PRS Guitarists Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy Shine on New Alter Bridge Album[/caption]It has been three years since Alter Bridge’s last studio album, ABIII, was released in…
[caption id="attachment_48589" align="alignleft" width="800"]Yukon Cornelius[/caption]Earlier this year, rock supergroup Yukon Kornelius (Featuring bassist Stefan Lessard from the Dave Matthews Band, singer/guitarist Ed Robertson from the Barenaked Ladies, singer/guitarist Adam Gardner…
[caption id="attachment_48587" align="alignleft" width="800"]Stanton DJ Scratch Academy[/caption]Stanton®, a Gibson Pro Audio brand and an industry leader in the design and manufacture of professional audio products for DJs, joined forces with…
[caption id="attachment_48585" align="alignleft" width="800"]Recording engineers gathered for “In Studio: 500 Series Module Shootout,” held at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, presented by The Recording Academy® Florida Chapter and the Producers…
[caption id="attachment_48583" align="alignleft" width="800"]Harman has helped upgrade MTV's Coke Studio in India[/caption]The Coke Studio at MTV India is a premier platform for showcasing a fusion of India’s best musical talent.…
Fargen Amplification recently announced an expansion of its Custom Shop, including new Hot Mods Do-It-Yourself (DIY) kits, and a high-end guitar accessories line. Fargen has designed and performed many amplifier modifications…
[caption id="attachment_48579" align="alignleft" width="800"]Jim Heath, aka Reverend Horton Heat.[/caption]Almost 3 decades ago, Jim Heath was the sound guy for a couple of venues in Dallas, Texas. Then, one propitious night…
[caption id="attachment_48577" align="alignleft" width="800"]Smoky Mountain Performing Arts Center in Franklin, North Carolina, which employs an array of wireless microphones and systems from Audio-Technica. Photo courtesy of Adam Drake. [/caption]When the…
[caption id="attachment_48575" align="alignleft" width="800"]Dixon's new web service.[/caption]DIXON is proud to announce a cutting edge addition to their impressive playDIXON.com website, a “Build Your Artisan” page, where players can customize the…
The Percussive Arts Society (PAS) and Hit Like A Girl have announced the formation of an alliance that brings drummers, educators, manufacturers and media together as part of a powerful,…
[caption id="attachment_48571" align="alignleft" width="800"]Jason Bittner[/caption]Pearl Drums recently announced Jason Bittner as an endorsing artist. For the past 11 years, Bittner has created a name for himself primarily for his work…
[caption id="attachment_48569" align="alignleft" width="800"]Duff McKagan credit Fab Fernandez[/caption]Gig bag and instrument case maker Reunion Blues officially welcomed Duff McKagan’s Loaded to their growing family of artists. Led by former Guns…
Korg USA announces "Season's Savings," a mail-in rebate promotion for select products from Korg, VOX, Blackstar and HKAudio. The rebate runs from November 1st 2013 through January 31st, 2014, and…
[caption id="attachment_47497" align="alignleft" width="1066"]Hot Lick's Co-Owner Cyn McDermott (center) with the Mike Starkey Band, which performed at their blues fundraiser.[/caption]Hot Licks Guitar Shop of Waldorf, MD, held a fundraiser for…
On Friday, November 1, employees at a Las Vegas Guitar Center store voted 15 to 5 in favor of unionization. If the federal labor board ratifies the election, this would…
Yamaha Corporation of America has added a new strings facility within the 5,000 square foot Los Angeles Atelier. Located at Yamaha’s headquarters, the Atelier serves the artist and education community…
Korg USA has expanded its sales force to be able to provide the same premium service to Canadian retailers as it does in the U.S. market. Joining existing West Coast…
The members of GAMA have decided to join the Music Education Policy Roundtable (MEPR), which advocates to make music education a key focal point and discussion topic among elected officials…
Yamaha Corporation of America is sponsoring the Quest for Music Education, an online contest that runs through November 16, 2013 and offers a total of $105,000 in prizes consisting of…
Back in the day (I feel like I should be lazily drawing from a corn-cob pipe while rocking slowly in a chair as I write this), it was standard operating…
[caption id="attachment_48549" align="alignleft" width="800"]Lillian Burkart[/caption]In many weekdays at Burkart Flutes and Piccolos’ woodsy Western Massachusetts headquarters, founder Lillian Burkart will stay well past quitting time in the evening, when the…
It’s probably been years since you first noticed customers wandering through your aisles with their eyes fixed on their smartphone, checking out alternate offers for merch that’s sitting right there…
