Kyser Adds Musiquip to U.S. Distribution Team
Musiquip has announced its appointment as a distributor of Kyser Musical Products for the USA. “Kyser is an exceptional addition to Musiquip’s product and accessory offering and we look forward…
Crossover Artist Takes FBT on the Road
When the Phil Vaught recently needed new monitors for the 200 performances that take him all over the country, annually, he chose FBT’s StageMaxX 12ma’s for their exceptional quality, transportability and…
Guitar Center Launches New Website
Guitar Center has launched its new redesigned website at www.guitarcenter.com. The new site offers a more seamless omni-channel user interface, along with increased scalability, stability and performance. Based on the current…
Shure Announces Planned Retirement of President & CEO LaMantia, Names Schyvinck as Successor
Shure Incorporated has announced that president and CEO Santo (Sandy) LaMantia intends to retire, effective July 1, 2016. As part of a planned succession, he and Mrs. Rose L. Shure,…
One week to go before Dealers' Choice voting closes
There is exactly one week to go before voting in this year’s MMR Dealers’ Choice Awards closes. Every December for more than two decades, the readers of MMR have selected…
Musikmesse outlines 'new concept'
Musikmesse has, once again, outlined its new programme for next year’s show, including its new Business Meets Business hall. The expo’s “new concept” includes public opening across all days, but…
UFiP cymbals opens new retail network
The Music Shipping is backing its Italian UFiP cymbals range with a major promotion which will see a number of approved stockists apppointed across the UK. The new UFiP programme will…
Audio Source, Inc. adds Madlener to Sales Force
Audio Source, Inc. has announced the appointment of Mike Madlener to the role of territory manager, effective August 1, 2015. Madlener has over 10 years of experience in all phases…
Florence guitarist joins Vox amp roster
Vox Amplification has added Rob Ackroyd, guitarist with Florence and the Machine to its artist roster. In specially recorded interview filmed ahead of the band's recent London gig at Alexandra Palace, Ackroyd talked about…
Pigtronix adds new Echolution 2 pedals
US effects pedal brand Pigtronix has released two new versions of its Echolution 2 delay pedals. Combining analogue and digital processing, Echolution 2 uses 100% analog Class-A discrete transistors as…
Lumsden joins InMusic
InMusic, has appointed Jeremy Lumsden as international channel manager for global markets. His new role will be to support and expand the business with Akai Professional’s and M-Audio’s channel distribution…
Korg takes on Spanish strap range in US
Korg USA has become the exclusive US distributor of Spanish firm RightOn's range of guitar and bass straps, which were previously unavailable in the US. The line-up features RightOn’s own strap…