Roland Corporation U.S. Names Nelson VP of Drums & Accessories
Roland Corporation U.S. is pleased to announce the appointment of industry veteran Mark Nelson to the newly created position of vice president of Drums and Accessories. In his new role,…
Thomas Joins Pearl Drums Artist Roster
Pearl Drums is proud to welcome a new member to their Artist Roster – percussionist Dominique Thomas. Hailing from drumming hot-spot Philadelphia, PA, Dominique is currently supporting the three-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and soul sensation,…
Krivit Named New President of AES
The Audio Engineering Society (AES) is pleased to welcome John Krivit as he takes over the leadership role of president from Andres Mayo. Previously Krivit served as chair of the…
Smith Joins Plugivery.com
Plugivery.com has appointed Ashley Smith as the creative development and product specialist for all their distributed and partnered software brands that include Applied Acoustics Systems, BBE Sound Software, Flux, GRM…
Two Old Hippies Announces Besancon as Global Sales Manager
Two Old Hippies Stringed Instruments has named Colin Besancon as global sales manager. Breedlove has been located in Central Oregon for 25 years and Besancon has been a part of…
New president for Australian trade body
The Australian Music Association has appointed MD of Roland, Brendan Callinan, as president. Callinan had previously had a stint as president, and is a long-time committee member. He has worked…
Friedstadt Joins Chauvet as Director of Business Development & Marketing
Chauvet announces the appointment of Jaime Friedstadt as director of business development & marketing for Hispanic Markets for the company’s Chauvet Professional and Iluminarc divisions. Prior to joining Chauvet, Friedstadt…
Barnes and Mullins adds new director
Barnes & Mullins has added purchasing manager, Gary Tichopad, to the position of associate director. “Gary joined Barnes & Mullins on leaving school,” comments Brian Cleary, B&M’s joint managing director.…
Wooten joins DR roster
DR Strings has added bassist Victor Wooten to its artist line-up. Wooten, a five-time Grammy winner, author, educator, and founder of Wooten Woods – a nature and music retreat near…
Ashly Audio Appoints Frequency Sales as Regional Sales Rep
Ashly Audio has announced the appointment of Frequency Sales as its manufacturers rep in greater Chicago, greater Milwaukee, and the surrounding regions of northern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin. Frequency Sales will…
Shure Announces Planned Retirement of President & CEO LaMantia, Names Schyvinck as Successor
Shure Incorporated has announced that president and CEO Santo (Sandy) LaMantia intends to retire, effective July 1, 2016. As part of a planned succession, he and Mrs. Rose L. Shure,…
Florence guitarist joins Vox amp roster
Vox Amplification has added Rob Ackroyd, guitarist with Florence and the Machine to its artist roster. In specially recorded interview filmed ahead of the band’s recent London gig at Alexandra Palace, Ackroyd talked about…