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Sennheiser has announced a new AMBEO for VR hardware partner; Sound Devices will join the partnership program with its MixPre-6 and MixPre-10T audio recorders. “Sennheiser is excited to have Sound…
A six-week run of Rocktopia at the Broadway Theatre in New York recently featured a lightshow with a collection of CHAUVET Professional Rogue and CHAUVET Professional PVP S5 LED tiles, all…
Guitar Center is partnering with D'Addario for a special event in celebration of Earth Day 2018. Over that weekend (April 21 and 22) at Guitar Center locations nationwide, any musician…
In 2018, many musicians and retailers have complex feelings about guitar sales and their relevance in today’s market, while ukuleles continue to have an epic moment and are surging in…
It’s not easy to get musicians to try new types of instruments. Axes like the Chapman Stick remain the purview of a small cohort of intensely left-brain esthetes, while true…
For every instance of going green and slapping an eco-friendly sticker on a product, there’s a product that makes the change far less obvious. Plug in and switch on any…
Andy Powers’ contributions to Taylor Guitars have varied over the years, but for his most recent innovation – this time around, the invention of V-Class bracing for flat-top acoustic guitars…
You’re probably tired of hearing retail gurus tell you the importance of customer experience, especially if you’re a brick and mortar store trying to find your competitive edge against the…
How many people in your band? Five – four musicians and a drummer. How do you get a drummer off of your porch? Pay him 10 bucks for the pizza.…
The Daily ‘News’ CycleEvery day we are bombarded with news stories. Add to that social media splatter chatter, and it’s hard to stay focused on which stories could really affect…
In mid-March, NPR reported that the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has stricken “climate change” and related terminology from its strategic plan – this after one of the (perhaps…
In celebration of Playback, International Guitar Month and Earth Day (April 22), D’Addario is sponsoring 18 new Recycle and Restring events around the country. Players are invited to bring friends, bandmates…
