2015 « MMR Magazine – Musical Merchandise Review

Sweetwater’s Surack Purchases Mynett Music
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | December 8, 2015
Chuck Surack, founder and president of Sweetwater has purchased Mynett Music Company, which will become a part of the Sweetwater family of companies.
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Stomplight
MMR | DJ & Lighting | December 8, 2015
StompLight is a portable unit, small enough to fit onto or alongside a pedalboard, in a DJ booth or as part of any minimalist stage set-up, that produces dozens of colourful lighting effects at the click of a button.
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Roland Promotes Halon to VP, Marketing
Christian Wissmuller | People | December 8, 2015
Roland Corporation U.S. has announced the promotion of Chris Halon to vice president, marketing.
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Protection Racket launches compact drum bag
Ronnie Dungan | MMR Global | December 8, 2015
Protection Racket has added a new compact hardware bag to its range.
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New UK chief for Fender
Ronnie Dungan | MMR Global | December 8, 2015
Following Graeme Mathieson's step to European chief, Fender GBI has promoted Jim O’Connor to the position of general manager.
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JHS adds two to Vintage Reissued range
Ronnie Dungan | MMR Global | December 8, 2015
The JHS-distributed Vintage brand has added two new models to its Reissued Series - the V72HFTB and V72FTB electric models.
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International expansion eyed by “Musicians’ eBay”, Reverb
Ronnie Dungan | MMR Global | December 8, 2015
Reverb.com – the marketplace for musicians to buy and sell musical instruments and gear – has secured another $25 million of funding through equity investor, Summit Partners.
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Bad Cat Partners with Panthera Organization
MMR | Supplier Scene | December 7, 2015
Bad Cat Amplifiers announced a partnership with Panthera, the global wild cat conservation organization, to connect Bad Cat’s passionate customers with the protection of big cats around the world.
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Renkus-Heinz Announces Resignation of Roscoe Anthony
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | December 5, 2015
Renkus-Heinz has announced that company president Roscoe Anthony has decided to resign from his position effective immediately.
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PASIC 2015 – 40th Anniversary Show Held in San Antonio
Mike Lawson | Show Report | December 4, 2015
The 40^th annual Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), held November 11-14 in San Antonio, Texas at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, brought together over 5,000 percussion and drum enthusiasts from around the world along with top manufacturers and suppliers of all things related to the very rhythm of sound.
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Harman adding new monitor phones
Ronnie Dungan | MMR Global | December 4, 2015
Harman is launching its K182 closed-back monitoring headphones for e-drums, keyboards, studio monitoring and home recording in the UK, later this month.
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Learn To Play Day build-up starts
Ronnie Dungan | MMR Global | December 4, 2015
Music For All has officialy fired the starter's gun on Learn To Play Day, which will take place on Saturday 12^th and Sunday 13^th March next year.
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