Breaking industry news, announcements, and developments from across the music products world.
Headstock Distribution has become the exclusive distributor of Schlagwerk percussion products in the UK and Ireland. Schlagwerk Managing Director Detlef Bӧrgermann said “As soon as we decided to seek UK and Ireland distribution, we…
Orange Amplification has added Fleetwood Mac bassist, John McVie, as its latest Ambassador. McVeigh co-founded the band along with drummer Mick Fleetwood, and they are touring this year with their On…
Timber Tones luxury guitar picks has set up a UK affiliate programme, offering 10 per cent commission on sales. The brand launched in 2009 and now claims to offer the largest selection of…
Audio specialist FBT Audio has added exclusive UK and Ireland distribution of the JTS Professional microphone range to its roster. FBT is establishing an exclusive dealer network numbering more than 50 retail…
“Overall, the Fly-In was memorable on several levels,” notes NAMM Foundation executive director, Mary Luehrsen, regarding this year’s trip to Washington D.C. “We were thrilled with the number of new…
The annual meeting of the Music Publishers Association (MPA) took place in New York City on Friday, June 19th. A highlight of the day’s events included the presentation of awards.…
Strengthening a percussion portfolio that already includes Gibraltar, Latin Percussion, Remo, Toca, Vater, and Vic Firth, KMC Music (www.kmcmusic.com) has announced that it has been appointed to serve as the…
As a music education advocate and strategist, I find the spring school budget season my most worrisome time of the year, because this is when districts lay out budget proposals…
We’ve talked about the return to the notion of craft in this space. Whether it’s beer or cupcakes or bacon, or Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hours that musicians have been taking…
“It’s varied over time, but right now our typical customer is, in fact, a music student taking band or orchestra in school and the parents thereof,” explains Bronstein Music’s Rich…
There’s a famous saying by Alexander Graham Bell – “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we…
JHS has made major strides internationally with its Vintage and Fret King brands, appointing a US distributor in the form of RBI Music in Texas. The firm is now the official…
