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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Celebrates 50th Anniversary with More Than Three Decades of Support from Yamaha Drum
Christian Wissmuller | Supplier Scene | May 13, 2019The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (NOJHF) recently marked its 50th consecutive year as a premier music event in Louisiana, with Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) serving as the official drum sponsor for more than 34 years. Read More... -
GC Opens Landmark Store in Hawaii
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | May 13, 2019Guitar Center (GC) celebrates the opening of its newest retail location – a 19,000-square-foot facility in Pearl City, Hawaii (1000 Kamehameha Hwy. Pearl City, HI 96782). Read More... -
Grover Pro Joins RBI Music Family
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | May 13, 2019Rhythm Band Instruments, LLC has announced the acquisition of the assets of Grover Pro Percussion, Inc. Read More... -
Sharon Van Etten Takes CHAUVET Professional Fixtures on U.S. Tour
Christian Wissmuller | Supplier Scene | May 10, 2019Early in February, Sharon Van Etten embarked on a 16-city U.S. tour, supported by a Sam Parker lighting design anchored by CHAUVET Professional Rogue and COLORado fixtures, supplied by Squeek Lights. Read More... -
Immanuel Nashville Relies on Danley Sound Labs for Sound System Updates
Christian Wissmuller | Supplier Scene | May 8, 2019After making do with a temporary system, Immanuel Nashville hired local AV integration firm Essential Audio to design and install a new permanent sound reinforcement system. Given its wide, fan-shaped seating, Essential Audio relied on Danley Sound Labs’ famous point-source loudspeaker pattern control to deliver a system that provides for three separate zones of left-right stereo imagery, but functions as an exploded mono system for speech information. Read More... -
RPMDA Announces the 2019 Dorothy Honoree and Other Awards
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | May 8, 2019A highlight of every RPMDA convention is the announcement of the Dorothy at the closing dinner, given for a lifetime of service and achievement in the music industry. Read More... -
DANSR Adds Smith Mallets to Brand Lineup
Christian Wissmuller | MMR GlobalUpfront | May 8, 2019DANSR, Inc. is proud to announce that effective May 1stit has begun worldwide distribution for Smith Mallets. Read More... -
Events Evolution Elevates Night of Worship With CHAUVET DJ
Christian Wissmuller | MMR GlobalSupplier Scene | May 7, 2019Minister Michael Mehendere recently hosted a Night of Worship at UFIC Mutare (Zimbabwe), which featured fixtures from CHAUVET DJ. Read More... -
Flight Partners with Hal Leonard for U.S. and Canadian Distribution
Christian Wissmuller | MMR GlobalUpfront | May 7, 2019Flight Instruments, a popular ukulele manufacturer, has granted Hal Leonard exclusive distribution of their ukulele products in the United States and Canada. The announcement came from Primoz Virant, COO of Flight, and Doug Lady, senior vice president at Hal Leonard. Read More... -
Taylor Names Yamek Key Accounts Manager
Christian Wissmuller | People | May 6, 2019Taylor® Guitars has announced the hiring of longtime music industry veteran Craig Yamek as a key accounts manager within its North American sales organization. Read More... -
Chandler Creates Array Of Looks With CHAUVET Professional for Hayley Kiyoko’s European Tour
Christian Wissmuller | MMR GlobalSupplier Scene | May 3, 2019Will Chandler recently worked on Hayley Kiyoko’s European tour, side-hanging 10 CHAUVET Professional Next NXT-1 panels on poles behind diamond-shaped band risers. Read More... -
Roland and BPM Supreme Introduce Serato x Roland TR-SYNC ‘READY’ Tracks
Christian Wissmuller | Supplier Scene | May 1, 2019Roland Corporation and BPM Supreme announced today a partnership that will include Serato x Roland TR-SYNC “READY” tracks within BPM Supreme’s vast music library. Labeled “TR-READY” tracks, each of these MP3 files is grid-verified by BPM Supreme's in-house team of audio editors and quality assurance experts. Read More...