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Fishman Fluence Sponsors Sweepstakes

Fishman Fluence is sponsoring the “Win Greg Koch Sweepstakes” contest to promote brand awareness and desire to buy for its pickups, while driving traffic to MI retailers. Running from January 12th until March 31st, 2015, the contest also features the participation of Hal Leonard publishing and Premier Guitar magazine.

The grand prize is a visit to the winner’s home by Greg Koch for an afternoon of musical mayhem the popular guitarist, performer, and clinician is known for. In addition to the visit, the grand prize winner also wins selections from Greg’s Hal Leonard catalog such as the Greg Koch Guitar Play-Along Book/CD, Greg Koch's Guitar Gumbo Book/CD, Greg Koch's Guitar Clues Book/CD, and the Greg Koch Guitar Gristle DVD.

D’Addario To Implement Dealer Authorization Program

D’Addario has always supported the philosophy that accessories should be accessible,” comments Vice President of Sales, David Via.  “However, that does not remove us from our responsibilities of proper channel management.  As the marketplace has changed a proliferation of supply outlets has emerged. This has occurred at a time that overall demand has remained modest. The result is that reselling desperation enters the market. Selling on the unique and differentiating value-added proposition that each retailer can provide has been diminished, if not all together extinguished in many cases. Our dealer authorization program will enable D’Addario to exercise its unilateral right to determine who is authorized to sell our products, and within what outlets they are authorized to do so.  We look to work with those who bring value to the presentation of our products. We offer a number of assets from in-store signage and merchandising, to online photography, detailed content databases, video links, etc. We want dealers to utilize these assets making it easy to present D’Addario in an attractive and compelling manner whether presented online or in a store,” Via added.

‘Step Up to Yamaha’ Promotion

Yamaha announced that as part of its Step Up to Yamaha promotion — now in its 11^th year — through December 31^st, 2014, customers can receive $50 or $100 rebates (via a Visa Gift Card) on qualifying Yamaha wind and string instruments during the holiday season when they purchase a new instrument from a participating Step Up to Yamaha dealer. Customers can submit rebate forms online or by mail. 

Ashly Breathes New Life Into Bourbon Square Casino

Formerly called The Silver Club, Bourbon Square Casino recently reopened in the Reno-Sparks area of Nevada. In addition to a fresh New Orleans theme, Bourbon Square now sports a new eight-zone sound reinforcement system centered on an Ashly ne8800 processor and four two-channel ne800 70-volt amplifiers. The system also features iPad wireless remote control via the free Ashly Remote App, which allows the Bourbon Square staff to control the system intuitively.

"There was a four year span between the closing of The Silver Club and its rebirth as Bourbon Square," explained Mike Pristow, general manager at Vision Control Associates, the firm that designed and installed the casino's new sound system. "They were able to blow the cobwebs off the old sound system and power it up, but it sounded horrible. It was an old design with old equipment, and a lot of the loudspeakers were blown. We suggested a new multi-zone system using Ashly processing and amplifiers together with SoundTube loudspeakers. In addition to standard audio playback, they wanted to allow pages and prerecorded message delivery from their phone system with appropriate ducking." 

Zonda Launches YouTube Channel

Zonda announces the launch of its new YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/ZondaMusic.  In the coming months, Zonda will be producing featurettes that offer in-depth presentations of their excellent brass and woodwind instruments. Zonda videos will be shot in full HD, and will feature the use of movement and lighting to best present each model.  Zonda’s first video features the ZTP-101 are online now. 

2015 Tempe Guitar Show

Antique Electronic Supply presents the 2015 Tempe Guitar Show, sponsored by Jensen Musical Instrument Speakers. The show will be held on Saturday March 7, 2015 at 6221 South Maple Ave, Tempe, AZ from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Tempe Guitar Show is in its 6th year and will have over 40+ vendors displaying guitars, guitar amps, and other musical related products. This event is the largest guitar show in Arizona and is free to the public. Exhibitor booth registration is now officially open.

Reunion Blues Welcomes Kill Devil Hill Guitarist Mark Zavon

Reunion Blues, maker of instrument cases and gig bags officially welcomes guitarist Mark Zavon to their artist family. Mark Zavon is the guitarist and a founding member of the hard rock band Kill Devil Hill. They released their second CD “Revolution Rise” in October of 2013. Look for Mark on tour with Kill Devil Hill in 2014. Reunion Blues is proud to support Mark Zavon, and welcome him to their growing family of artists.

Craigie Zildjian to be honored at Winter NAMM She Rocks Awards

Avedis Zildjian Company announced that CEO Craigie Zildjian will be honored by the Women’s International Music Network at this year’s She Rocks Awards taking place during the 2015 Winter NAMM Show. The She Rocks Awards pays tribute to women who display leadership and stand out within the music industry as role models. The annual event brings together industry professionals, music icons, artists, fans, and media to celebrate women in music.

Anthem Musical Instruments To Distribute North Bridge Flutes

Anthem Musical Instruments has announced it will now distribute North Bridge Flutes. All North Bridge flutes feature a sterling silver headjoint that is handmade in the USA by flute artisan Chris McKenna. All musical instruments contain critical components that significantly enhance the instrument's sound and playability (such as the flute headjoint). North Bridge carefully designs and hand crafts these critical components in the USA, and then hand pairs them with beautifully constructed musical instruments that are assembled in Taiwan.

Italian Superstar Pino Daniele Chooses DPA Microphones

Pino Daniele, one of Italy’s best known singer/songwriters has recently started using a range of DPA microphones, including the company's d:facto™ Vocal Microphone. The d:facto Vocal Microphone joined a range of DPA mics that were used over the summer for the NERO A META tour, which reunited Daniele with band members from the 1980s alongside special guests.

Allen & Heaths Qu Series in Guitar Center

The Qu-32 is a 38 in / 28 out digital mixer offers a big 7” touchscreen married to an interface that has been optimized for intuitive operation. The Qu-32s are now on display in 100 Guitar Center stores across the United States and are connected to PA speakers, with trained staff on hand to demonstrate the features of the digital mixers. With one motorized fader per channel and Allen & Heath’s AnalogiQ recallable preamps, Qu-32 makes it easy to save and recall mixes.

Grammy-Winning Pastor Chooses Danley

Pastor Smokie Norful founded Victory Cathedral Worship Center in Bolingbrook, Illinois, the same year he won a Grammy Award for Contemporary Soul Gospel Album of the Year for Nothing Without You. When Victory raised funds for its first permanent sound system, the Chicago branch of Advanced Systems & Technologies (AST) designed and installed the new system, which centers on Danley Sound Labs loudspeakers and subwoofers for the main house system, the delay system, and on-stage monitoring.