New gear launches, product announcements, and equipment reviews from leading manufacturers.
[caption id="attachment_48463" align="alignleft" width="480"]PRS DG Custom[/caption]Experience PRS, now in its seventh year, attracted close to 3,000 attendees this year from all over the globe. The 2013 event notably marked the…
Fishman and Guitar World Magazine have joined forces for the TriplePlay® Guitar Wars Contest, a unique opportunity for respondents to create a great original composition using their Fishman TriplePlay Wireless…
[caption id="attachment_48435" align="alignleft" width="299"]Roland Announces U.S. V-Accordion Fest Winner[/caption]Sergei Teleshev of Eugene, Oregon was named the winner of the 2013 Roland U.S. V‑Accordion Festival. As the U.S. champion, Sergei advanced…
Kawai America Corporation recently announced its partnership with the Made In New York Jazz Competition. This new partnership is designed to promote and nurture the next generation of jazz musicians…
[caption id="attachment_48398" align="alignleft" width="800"]PigHog Extra-Strength Cables In New & Improved Packaging[/caption]PigHog cable packaging has been revamped to maximize visibility, and improve merchandising. Each instrument, microphone, and speaker cable package hangs…
Co-founded by industry veterans Woody Moran and John Maher, Nambacker B2B, the new MI manufacturer/distributor business-to-business networking group, has launched the Nambacker Nation “Gold Sweepstakes”, an industry-wide consumer promotion offering…
The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) Executive Committee has appointed Stacey Montgomery-Clark to its executive board. As Sabian’s vice president of marketing, Montgomery-Clark has been an active member of music industry…
KHS America, distributor of Jupiter Band Instruments, has announced that it will begin a partnership with DANSR, Inc. to distribute the full line of Vandoren Reeds and Accessories, Denis Wick Mutes and…
CHAUVET® DJ introduces CHAUVET® DJ Academy — an interactive and informative online video program dedicated to helping mobile entertainers worldwide build their skills and improve their business. CHAUVET® DJ Academy,…
[caption id="attachment_48326" align="alignleft" width="1567"]JHS managing director Dennis Drum[/caption]This past spring, John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd. (JHS) entered into a distribution arrangement with LPD Music International. The new partnership promises…
Zildjian announced that Ethan Ahmed from the University of Southern California is the winner of the 2013 Kerope Zildjian Scholarship. Ethan is a student of Jim Babor. Ethan will receive…
Korg USA has announced new hires to its artist relations area. Mike Bigel has been hired as a Korg USA Artist Relations Specialist. Bigel comes to Korg USA with extensive experience…
