QickPick Headwear New Colors
QickPick – which offers caps featuring a patent-pending pick pocket built into the visor – is adding new colors to their stock program.Three new colors have been added between two…
Floyd Rose – Still Breaking New Ground
A lifelong musician who has played with the bands C.O.R.E. and Q5 and is lately writing country songs, guitarist and technological guru Floyd D. Rose developed the locking tremolo for…
European Beat: Yamaha Launches New-look Flagship Store
One of the UK’s best-known and well-established music retailers has undergone a transformation as part of Yamaha’s overhaul of its dealer network.The Yamaha-owned Chappell of Bond Street in London (which…
LOUD Technologies Announces Two New Sales Directors
LOUD Technologies has announced the appointment of Sean Humphries to the position of sales director, APAC Region, and Craig Lewis to the position of sales director, U.S. National Accounts.Lewis comes…
European Beat: We Already Knew This, Right?
A recent UK poll showed that women think musicians are the best in bed, beating models and personal trainers. Well, naturally.The survey, carried out by Illicitencounters.com asked over 500 females…
European Beat: New Chapter for Blackstar
British amp brand Blackstar has set up a new distribution division called Dist-X Distribution and has made the Alvarez guitar brand its first signing.The firm has taken on exclusive UK…
Eight new NAMM Board Members Elected
At its Annual Meeting of Members, held January 24 in Anaheim, NAMM named eight new music industry professionals to its board of directors. The NAMM Board provides leadership, counsel and…
Korg Launches Dance Training App: Step Master
Korg is releasing Step Master, a dance training iPhone app aimed at improving the users’ sense of rhythm in a game like manner. Dancers from beginner to expert level will…
GC Opens New Store in Illinois
Guitar Center opened its 264th location in Champaign, Illinois, on February 26. Guitar Center’s latest store, a state-of-the-art musical instrument and technology center covering over 8,000 square feet, is the…
PRS Announces Opening of ‘West Street East’ and Start of Factory Tours
PRS Guitars has announced the opening of its new “West Street East” Museum Room and retail store and the commencement of free public tours of the Stevensville, Maryland manufacturing facility.When…
Hoshino Gakki Co. Names Kimihide Hoshino New President
Gakki Co. Ltd., holder of the Ibanez guitar and Tama drum brand names, has announced the appointment of Kimihide “Ken” Hoshino as the company’s new president. He succeeds Toshitsugu “Tom”…
Sweetwater Announces Record Year of Growth and Campus Expansion
Sweetwater has announced another record year in total sales and job creation, plus a significant expansion of its campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana.Since 2010, Sweetwater’s total sales have more than…