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News December 29, 2016

Chauvet at Kings of Leon Ugly Christmas Sweater Show

John Garberson and his team from Creative BackStage put together a rig at the 4,200 capacity Mesa Amphitheatre in Pheonix for a performance by Kings of Leon at a local…

MMR Staff
Dec 29, 2016
News December 26, 2016

Tagima Guitars Arrives in the USA

Tagima Guitars, based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, announced their arrival in the North American musical instrument market, with the official brand launch at the January 2017 NAMM show in Anaheim,…

MMR Staff
Dec 26, 2016
News December 26, 2016

Delmar Hall Stays Connected With RHC Audio’s ProCo Sound

Delmar Hall, a mid-size venue catering to up-and-coming artists, recently opened. Front of house engineer Tiffany Hendren looked to ProCo Sound, an RHC Audio brand, for all the venue’s cabling…

MMR Staff
Dec 26, 2016
News December 26, 2016

Sweetwater Studios Hosts Don Felder

Sweetwater recently hosted Don Felder, the former Eagles guitarist, in Studio A of Sweetwater Studios as part of a sold-out recording master class re-recording the song “Hotel California.”  Song co-author…

MMR Staff
Dec 26, 2016
News December 26, 2016

An American in Paris Orchestrates with Kurzweil

Now beginning a national tour after its highly-acclaimed 623-performance Broadway run,"An American in Paris" is a classic musical reborn as a modern stage production. Conducted by music director David Andrews…

MMR Staff
Dec 26, 2016
News December 26, 2016

Chauvet at Pepsi Funk Fest

The Pepsi Funk Fest Tour stopped at Florida A&M University with rig that was anchored by Rogue R2 Wash and COLORado 2-Quad Zoom Tour fixtures from Chauvet Professional. The festival …

MMR Staff
Dec 26, 2016
News December 22, 2016

Clark Promoted to CFO at Sweetwater

Sweetwater announces that senior vice president of finance Greg Clark has been promoted to senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer. He succeeds CFO Marc Leveridge, who recently…

MMR Staff
Dec 22, 2016
News December 22, 2016

Genelec Adds Whitcore, Copley to Sales Force

 Genelec announces two new key hires bolstering the company’s U.S. sales force: John Whitcore has been named territory manager, and Steffenee Copley has been added as Western Region – sales. The…

MMR Staff
Dec 22, 2016
News December 21, 2016

RBI Purchases Toca Percussion

Fort Worth Texas-based Rhythm Brand Instruments (RBI) has purchased TOCA Percussion® from Drum Workshop, Inc. For over 55 years, RBI has built a network of clinicians, educators, musicians, and customer…

MMR Staff
Dec 21, 2016