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PRS Guitars has announced that Carl Langevin is now brand ambassador to Canada. In this new position, Langevin will be responsible for working with PRS and its retailers to grow the brand…
Barnes and Millins has taken on UK distribution of Canadian brand, Legérè Reeds. The Légère company was founded in 1998 when Dr Guy Légère, a Scientist and amateur clarinetist, and Dr…
Yamaha Corporation has announced a new campaign called “Make Waves,” launching this month and aimed at the makers and lovers of music and sound everywhere. “‘Make Waves’ is, in part,…
Filling Distribution and Audio Distribution Group have added the new Italian brand Foxgear to their distribution alliance in Europe. Foxgear founders Chicco Bellini and Ugo Baroni both have decades of…
The Black Diamond Strings brand has been acquired from Super Sensitive Musical String Co. by Guitar String Manufacturing located in Santa Rosa, California. The company said it will continue to use the…
Evan Rubinson has solidified Armadillo Enterprises' senior management team with the additions of Ron Williams, Head of Marketing, and Vinnie Del Buono, Head of Sales. Through the extensive music industry…
Ownership of Black Diamond Strings has transferred to Guitar String Manufacturing located in Santa Rosa, California. Sfarzo Guitar String Company LLC DBA Guitar String Manufacturing is pleased and honored to…
Gibson Brands has appointed former Levi Strauss chief, James "JC" Curleigh as its new president and chief executive officer. Curleigh joins Gibson from the iconic jeans company where he served as…
Check out a behind-the-scenes look at the work that goes into producting can capacitors from CE Manufacturing in this cool video clip - part 1 of an ongoing series.
Hamstead Soundworks has added two new models to its Artist Series of guitar amplifiers - an upgraded 20 watt Artist 20+ RT and the brand-new 60 watt Artist 60+RT, both…
Dave Smith has announced that Dave Smith Instruments will rebrand itself as “Sequential” — reclaiming the mantle of Smith’s original company. Going forward, all products and services will bear the…
On August 1, Gibson Brands announced that a Delaware bankruptcy court has approved the Company’s Disclosure Statement. This allows the company to begin to solicit votes for its Plan of…
