New recruit for Korg UK
Korg UK has appointed Adam Whittle as Area Sales Manager for the North and Ireland for Korg Hi-Tech and Samson professional audio products. Commenting on the appointment, Korg’s head of…
JHS launches seven-string Vintage
JHS’ Vintage guitars brand has released its first seven-string model. The V7HTBB has an Eastern Poplar body matched to a Maple triple laminate neck, with through body stringing for added sustain,…
New agency beefs up Guild PR and marketing
Expect a PR and marketing assault from the continually rejuvenating Guild Guitars, which has just taken on Omelet as its first PR and marketing agency. “Guild is more than just…
SABIAN Announces 2015 PASIC Scholarship Winner
SABIAN congratulates Liam Robbins of St. Johns, Newfoundland, winner of the 2015 SABIAN/PASIC Scholarship. In his second year at Memorial University, the fluently-bilingual Robbins has won a number of academic…
D’Addario and 92Y Launch New On-Demand Series
Since 2008 Benjamin Verdery has talked guitar with some of the instrument’s finest players, as part of 92Y’s celebrated Art of the Guitar concert series, which he directs. Now some…
D’Addario Launches Players Circle
D’Addario has just launched Players Circle, the only customer rewards program in the musical instrument accessories sphere. The online rewards program is the digital evolution of a concept Jim D’Addario,…
NEW POLL: Can manufacturing return from the Far East?
The news that Spanish guitar specialist Manuel Rodriguez is bringing back at least some of its production to its homeland, prompted us to ask whether the days of Chinese dominance of…
Barefaced Audio launches new PA range
Barefaced Audio, a sepcialist in bass instrument loudspeakers, has launched its first PA specific models. Targeted at working musicians and DJs who want to lighten their load whilst maintaining or improving the sound…
NEW POLL: Is it vital for MI brands to diversify?
Companies such as Marshall and Gibson are becoming increasingly less reliant on revenue from their core MI market, diversifying into the consumer electronics market and elsewhere with their brands. Is…
New AKG studio condenser mics launched
AKG Professional has launched a new dual-diaphragm condenser microphone matched pair stereo set. The AKG C314 dual-diaphragm condenser microphone is designed for all studio environments ranging from home to professional…
KMC Appoints New Regional Sales Managers
KMC Music (www.kmcmusic.com) has announced the appointment of three new regional sales managers for the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and West/Northwest sales territories. According to KMC Music vice president of Sales James…
NEW POLL: How effective is your social media strategy?
Everyone is doing it, mostly because you’re told your business is incomplete and outmoded unless you do, but do you actually know what you’re doing with social media? Are you a…