BEST OF 2015: Part three

The third part of our round-up of the year sees much change in the exhibition space and a couple of rare British success stories...

JHS adds more SpongeBob lines

JHS has given a makeover to its range of officially-licensed SpongeBob SquarePants instruments, with new designs for 2016.

BEST OF 2015: Part two

Our bumper review of the year's news continues with another mix of good and bad news, new additions and departures...

BEST OF 2015: Part one

Yes, it's that time of the year when we take a look back at the headlines of the previous 12 months, the most vital of which was, of course, the launch of MMR Global earlier in the year.

Barnes and Mullins adds to trade site

Barnes and Mullins has added a back order facility to its trade website enabling retailers to build and save orders throughout the day.

Vans Welcomes 2015 Recipient of the Off the Wall Berklee Scholarship

The Vans Berklee Off the Wall Scholarship is a four-year award covering tuition, room and board for a talented, young musician. Vans is happy to welcome Leila Goodrum, an 18-year-old singer-songwriter from Brookfield, Wisconsin, as the 2015 recipient.

Krivit Named New President of AES

The Audio Engineering Society (AES) is pleased to welcome John Krivit as he takes over the leadership role of president from Andres Mayo.

Smith Joins Plugivery.com

Plugivery.com has appointed Ashley Smith as the creative development and product specialist for all their distributed and partnered software brands that include Applied Acoustics Systems, BBE Sound Software, Flux, GRM Tools, Ircam Lab, Nomad Factory, Metric Halo, Nugen Audio, and many more.

She Rocks Awards names co-host

The Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN) has booked guitarist Nita Strauss to co-host the 2016 She Rocks Awards. 

New JTS wireless system

FBT UK has announced the launch of the new JTS IN-164 Diversity, wireless system, available in both Channel 38 (UK licensed) and Channel 70 (UK licence free) versions.

Supro launches all-tube trio

US amp manufacturer Supro has introduced three new-all tube amp combos. 

Porter and Davies tech on tour

Both the Porter & Davies BC2 and the KT Platform have been accompanying Grammy nominated Lianne La Havas on her latest European tour.