Roland announces new pianos and keyboards
Roland’s recent spate of product launches included the launch of no less than four new digital pianos - the FP-60, HP601, HP603A and RP102. The entry-level FP-60 is designed to offer…
D'Angelico Guitars Hosts Giveaway to Raise Funds for Hurricane Relief Efforts
In an effort to help raise awareness and funds for Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma relief efforts, D'Angelico Guitars is hosting a giveaway for customers who donate to the Red…
Area Sam Ash Stores Rebounding from Recent Storms
On September 15th, Sammy Ash of Sam Ash Music Corp. updated MMR with the information that six of the seven Sam Ash stores affected by the recent hurricanes had opened at…
Chauvet Reopens Florida Facility Following Hurricane Irma
As of Tuesday, September 12, Chauvet has reopened its Florida facility, resuming operations in its warehouse as well as its support, sales, service and product development departments following Hurricane Irma. …
G&L adds surf jangle with Doheny launch
Ambitious US guitar brand G&L has introduced the Doheny: The Evolution of the Offset Inspired by the classic surf sound born in Southern California. The guitar takes its name from…
Pioneer upgrades to XDJ-RX2
Pioneer DJ has upgraded its all-in-one DJ system, the XDJ-RX, to create the XDJ-RX2. The new two-deck, two-channel system inherits features and design traits from the flagship NXS2 set-up designed to…
Avid doubles customer connections
Avid says its Avid Customer Association (ACA) has doubled its membership to more than 20,000 media and entertainment professionals worldwide since last year’s launch. The ProTools manufacturer says the second annual…
Genelec Hosts ‘The Ones’ Demo in North Hollywood
Genelec recently hosted a special event on August 24 at Westlake Pro in North Hollywood, featuring a talk from GRAMMY Award-winning producer and engineer Josh Wilbur. Wilbur discussed his mixing techniques…
Buffet Crampon Resumes Normal Operations Post-Irma
On Wednesday, September 13th, MMR received the following message from François Kloc of Buffet Crampon USA:All of us at Buffet Crampon USA would like to thank everyone for their concern and support during hurricane…
Walrus Audio Assigns U.S. & Canadian Distribution to Hal Leonard
Walrus Audio, an electronics company based in Oklahoma City, announced that as of September 1, Hal Leonard is distributing their line of guitar pedals and accessories to U.S. and Canadian music stores.…
Start-up launching new portable guitar gadget
A new portable and connected guitar invention is aiming to crowdfund its way to market this autumn. Jammy is a portable, extendable, guitar device with direct audio output that allows…
ROLI ships new Blocks interface
ROLI and UK distributor Sound Technology have shipped the Seaboard Block, touch-responsive keyboard interface. Priced at £279.95, it is the newest version of the Seaboard design-lead bendy-keyboard instrument. ROLI’s first two models,…