Powerage: Are Live Power Amplifiers on the Way Out?
With less than 15 percent (13.3%) of participants in this month’s dealer survey – sent out to over 300 MI retailers – claiming that sales of live power amplifiers are…
Martin Audio WPL Fires Deep into Spectacular Leeds Castle Amphitheatre
Leeds Castle in Kent recently played host to the open-air Leeds Castle Classical Summer Concert in celebration of its 900-year milestone. The visitor experience of this stunning show was augmented by…
Vampire Weekend Take L-Acoustics Loudspeakers on Tour
Vampire Weekend is currently touring North America in support of its fourth studio album, Father of the Bride, using L-Acoustics loudspeakers for their touring PA. Serving as Vampire Weekend’s FOH engineer…
Guitar Center Celebrates Grand Opening for New Store in Pensacola, Florida
Guitar Center has opened its latest retail location, a 9,600-square-foot facility in Pensacola, Florida located at 6927 N. 9th Avenue. The grand opening took place on Thursday, September 5, 2019,…
Orange Ambassadors, Foals and Black Midi, Nominated For Mercury Prize
Orange Amplification ambassadors, Foals and Black Midi, have both been nominated for the 2019 Mercury Prize “Albums of the Year.” The Mercury Prize recognizes and celebrates artistic achievement and provides a snapshot of…
Guitar Center Research Study Finds Positive Results of Supplemental Music Lessons
As millions of children settle back into school this fall, Guitar Center is reinforcing its commitment to developing the next generation of musicians through music education by releasing the findings…
Gibson Designs Trippy Looks for Dead Floyd with CHAUVET DJ
Both The Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd are the inspiration for Dead Floyd, a tribute group to the two iconic bands. Jake Gibson of AOS Lighting started designing for Dead…
New Guitars and Ukuleles from Alvarez
Alvarez Guitars has expanded its handmade line of Japanese guitars. The expanded Yairi line is made up of 30 models which offers more body shapes, cutaway options, colors and 12-strings.…
Furch Guitars’ Red Master's Choice
The Furch Red Master’s Choice model features a combination of a unique construction and proprietary production technologies, including top and back acoustic voicing, thin and highly consistent Full-Pore High-Gloss Finish,…
‘They Want Something Better:’ Fretted Instrument Players are Willing to Pay More for a Superior Case or Gig Bag
With nearly 90 percent (86.7) of participants in this month’s survey reporting that sales of cases and bags for fretted instruments are either up or level when compared to 2018,…
Taylor Guitars Makes Powers a Partner
Taylor Guitars is pleased to announce that Master Guitar Designer Andy Powers is joining Taylor co-founders Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug as the third partner of the company. The move…
ADJ Lighting Fixtures Help Deliver The ‘Bayside Experience’ at Church’s New Campus
Bayside Community Church is a growing multi-site church with eight campuses across the central Gulf coast of Florida. After many years as a mobile church meeting in a local school,…