Breaking industry news, announcements, and developments from across the music products world.
Godlyke’s Maxon APEX808 Overdrive pedal was designed by TubeScreamer creator and former Maxon head engineer Susumu Tamura. It was developed from meticulous analysis of more than 100 vintage and current-production…
Electro-Harmonix introduces the compact Cntl Knob, which lets a player set two preset values that represent two positions of a traditional expression pedal and toggle between them with its footswitch.…
The Orange Box, part of the Whirlwind’s Rochester Series Pedal line, is the phase shifter that can be heard on more hit records than any pedal in production today. The…
Key Leaves’ new Spit Sponge pad dryers remove moisture left behind on pads and tone holes that swabs miss, extending pad life and keeping instruments clean. The Spit Sponge is…
The Zoom V3 vocal processor packs professional vocal effects into a compact, rugged, and easy-to-use unit that’s perfect for vocalists’ virtual and live performances. Virtual creators can also use the…
No segment of MI hasn’t been hit – and hit hard – by the current and ongoing economic and health hardships and the saxophone market is no different. However, in…
“My start came through the repair end,” explains Flute Center of New York’s (FCNY) president and owner/master repair technician Phil Unger. “Never in a million years did I expect to…
“Back to School” has traditionally been one of the strongest sales seasons of the year for many MI retailers and rentals of band and orchestra instruments typically ramp up in…
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to wreak havoc on the entertainment industry in America, many companies found themselves scrambling to adapt to new, more isolated ways of music-making, all in…
I have written on student retention before, but what better time to revisit that topic then when everything in our industry is being reconsidered and revamped? I believe tomorrow’s rules…
[caption id="attachment_72405" align="alignleft" width="245"] Artem Beliaikin from Pexels[/caption] The Lennon & McCartney song, “When I’m 64” is apropos to the current COVID environment. We are all trying to determine if…
On January 28 of this year, Reverb – the largest online marketplace for purchasing and selling musical instruments and related gear – welcomed David Mandelbrot as the company’s new CEO.…
