Heath becomes new PLASA MD
PLASA, the Professional Lighting and Sound Association, has appointed Roland’s former pro-audio head, Peter Heath to the new role of managing director. He joins after nearly 20 years at Roland,…
New owner for ZT Amplifiers
Austin Musical Electronics, has acquired mini-amp specialist ZT Amplifiers. Austin Musical Electronics will now trade as ZT Amplifiers and will continue to operate from ZT’s office in Emeryville, California. AME,…
POLL: The new UK living wage
The new mandatory UK National Living Wage has come into force, requiring employers to pay some workers – aged 25 and over – at least £7.20 an hour. It is…
Avid launches Cloud Collaboration for Pro Tools
Avid has launched Cloud Collaboration for Pro Tools enabling artists and engineers to work together at distance. Avid Cloud Collaboration makes it easy for artists and audio professionals to compose,…
Klotz appoints new partner for Greece
Klotz Communications has appointed AV SYS as its new partner for the broadcast market in Greece. AV SYS was founded by Antonios Vlastearas in 1994 and provides engineering and consultancy…
New Manuel Rodriguez Guitars Factory Tour Video
To help support the launch of its expanded United States sales and marketing program through KMC Music, Manuel Rodriguez Guitars, the world’s second oldest line of guitars, announced that it has…
Elixir Strings Announces New U.S. Distribution Partnership with SLM
Elixir® Strings has announced St. Louis Music (SLM) as the latest addition to its network of U.S. distributors. Working in partnership across North America, the new collaboration aims to offer…
Meinl announces Warsaw festival
Meinl has announced that it will be holding its next international drum festival in Warsaw, later this year. After Moscow (Russia, 2009), Mexico City (Mexico, 2011) and Gothenburg (Sweden, 2013)…
Pentatonic is the New Korean Distributor for Aquila Strings
Pentatonic Music Company will cover the whole country and sell a full range of Aquila products through its various distribution channels. www.aquilacorde.com
New Lennon guitar forms Martin Musikmesse focus
Martin Guitar will unveil a second commemorative John Lennon model at Musikmesse, to follow up on the D-28 75th Anniversary Limited Edition model introduced in January. The firm will also…
Danelectro launches new online assets
Guitar brand Danelectro have just launched a new website and accompanying social media add-ons, to coincide with its 60th anniversary. The new site features all the latest models, sound samples…
New Danish distributor for Audio-Technica
Audio-Technica has announced the appointment of a new distributor in Denmark. From 1st April 2016, Kinovox Scandinavia (whose current portfolio also includes Biamp, König & Meyer and Apart Audio) will…