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For 25 years now, Hal Leonard has been distributing the Fred Bock Publishing Group companies. The two companies celebrated the anniversary at the recent Christian Music Publishers Association Convention. “We are…
Best known as the rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the thrash metal band Anthrax, Scott Ian is Jackson guitar royalty. Scott has been playing Jackson guitars almost exclusively his entire career…
Anita’s Theatre is no stranger to change. On Saturday December18, 1965, when the curtain went down on a double billing featuring Stephen Boyd in "Genghis Khan" and Carl Gonzales in…
From sync work and music production to songwriting for various genres, British Musician, Producer, and Songwriter Jim Lawton is making his mark across the music industry. The past couple of…
Jeff Friedl has been around. The in-demand studio and touring drummer is a co-founder of The Beta Machine and has recorded, performed, and toured with artists such as A Perfect…
Dear Waves community, My name is Meir Shashoua, and I’m the CTO and Co-Founder of Waves Audio. Over the past few days, many of you have expressed concerns about our…
For Gilbert “Catfish” Mares, Host, Producer, and Promoter of The Catbluz Radio Hour (https://www.klbp.org/listen/catbluz/), the process of capturing interviews is central to everything that takes place on the radio show.…
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has announced the fifth annual class of artists joining Fender NextTM, an artist development program designed to elevate rising musicians that are pushing guitar forward in…
Celestion, the world’s premier designer and manufacturer of guitar loudspeakers, well-known as the “Voice of Rock & Roll” behind many of the world’s most memorable guitar performances, is pleased to…
For 130 years, Gibson has shaped sound across generations and genres of music, becoming one of the most relevant, played, and loved guitar brands around the world. Gibson is proud to unveil its first official…
For nearly a decade, Martin Audio partner, Manchester-based VME, has been providing PA for major boxing events in the nation’s arenas, on an accelerating basis. Starting out with an inventory…
The Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center, home to The Sidney Poitier New American Film School at Arizona State University (ASU), saw the opening of novel facilities in 2022 at…
