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[caption id="attachment_48880" align="alignleft" width="800"]Zack and Kenny Stanton of Ken Stanton's Music.[/caption]In the mid 1990s, the MARS superstores were opening at a fast and frantic pace, causing some independent dealers to…
In November of 2013, Neil Grover, owner of Grover Pro Percussion, sold the SilverFox Drumsticks division to Greg Scarselletti of Kingfield Wood Products. Grover owned and manufactured SilverFox sticks for…
In November of 2013, more than 5,000 drummers and percussionists converged on Indianapolis for over 120 clinics and performances during the 2013 Percussive Arts Society’s International Convention. The exhibit hall…
Nan Tanker, a senior customer service associate for Yamaha Corporation of America’s Band & Orchestral division, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 28th. During her 10 years of service with Yamaha,…
Leonardo da Vinci designed the Viola Organista more than 500 years ago, but never got round to actually building the thing. Cut to the present day: Polish concert pianist Slawomir…
Continuing its commitment to advancing participation in music making, The NAMM Foundation is supporting a research project in collaboration with the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities and…
Chauvet® DJ won the Best Small Booth Design Award at this year’s LDI Show, reflecting not only the booth’s appearance, but the fact that it effectively showcased more than 85…
"Our expectations for the conference was exceeded in all manners,” declared Denny Senseney, treasurer of the Midwest Clinic. “The exhibit hall was nearly sold-out with approximately 50 new exhibiting companies.…
Yamaha Corporation and Line 6, Inc. have announced a definitive agreement for Yamaha to acquire Line 6. The acquisition expands Yamaha’s portfolio of modeling guitar processing products as well as…
[caption id="attachment_48856" align="alignleft" width="214"]Evan Skopp[/caption]To boost their already strong OEM and private label business, D’Addario & Company, Inc. is excited to announce they’ve retained Inside Track International to facilitate sales…
Starting at the 2014 NAMM show, Hal Leonard will be the exclusive US distributor for the entire Tycoon line – hundreds of products from this highly regarded manufacturer of hand…
Harman Professional has appointed Joachim Bogetvedt as sales manager, Nordic, Martin Professional. Based in Kristiansand, Norway, Bogetvedt will lead sales and initiatives for Martin Professional across Northern Europe, reporting directly to…
