D’Angelico Reintroduces Flagship Archtops: EXL-1 and Style B
D’Angelico Guitars is kicking off 2024 with the launch of all-new versions of their flagship Excel EXL-1 and Excel Style B archtops. The EXL-1 and Style B return with vintage-inspired…
New Hampshire’s Brook Casino Scales Up with Allen & Heath AHM
Allen & Heath AHM-64 processor with AR2412 expander The Brook in New Hampshire is America’s largest charity casino, featuring the biggest sports book in New England, more than 500…
TASCAM’s Portacapture X8 Makes Sound Acquisition Effortless for Field Sound Engineer Sunny Lau
Sunny Lau with his Portacapture X8 Portable Audio Field Recorder When a key part of your work is creating sounds for documentary film makers, there is almost no limit as…
NAMM Canadian Reception
In cooperation with NAMM, the 15th annual NAMM Canadian Reception will be held at Winter NAMM 2024 at 8:00 PM on Wednesday, January 24. The Reception takes place at the…
Gibson Brands Appoints Ericson Permanent Chief Operating Officer
Gibson Brands, Inc. has announced that it has confirmed Luke Ericson to the permanent role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), reporting to Cesar Gueikian, president and CEO of Gibson Brands.…
MusicMax Distribution Announces Exclusive Partnership with Faith Guitars
MusicMax Distribution, a leader in musical instrument and pro-audio distribution, proudly announces an exclusive partnership with Faith Guitars. The partnership will ensure that musicians, retailers, and enthusiasts across the USA…
Armadillo Enterprises’ Owner & CEO Pam Rubinson: Continuing an Upward Trajectory
Armadillo Enterprises, parent company of Dean Guitars, ddrum, and Luna Guitars, reorganized their executive team in 2023 and, under the leadership of owner and CEO Pam Rubinson, have successfully navigated…
Them’s the Breaks
The upcoming 2024 NAMM Show will represent a break – pun unintended, but it stays (Don’t worry; It’ll make sense shortly…) – in my heretofore uninterrupted 23-year streak of never…
Market Profile: Greater Los Angeles – MI in the City of Angels
The second largest metropolitan area in the United States, Greater Los Angeles is also home to some of the world’s most significant suppliers of musical instruments and gear. From legacy…
Live Wires: MI Retailers on Instrument Cable Sales in 2024
With over 65 percent (66.7%) of participating dealers in this month’s survey reporting sales level with those from last winter, ¼” instrument cables would seem to be – perhaps unsurprisingly…
Shure Expands Spectrum and Regulatory Affairs Team Globally, Adds New Team Members in Europe
Shure is expanding its Spectrum & Regulatory Affairs capabilities. Led by Prakash Moorut, Global Head of Spectrum & Regulatory Affairs at Shure, the team has added two additional experts in…
Nicolas Wilfer Succeeds Hans-Peter Wilfer at Warwick Germany
Nicolas and Hans-Peter Wilfer Since 1982, Hans-Peter Wilfer has personally been involved in the design of all Warwick instruments along with managing manufacturing and has always signed each of the…