Paul Reed Smith Helps Open ‘Wire & Wood’ Exhibit at MODA
This past Saturday (June 29), Paul Reed Smith joined the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) to celebrate the opening of the “Wire & Wood: Designing Iconic Guitars” exhibition – the…
Blackstar Amplification Celebrates Cosmofest
Blackstar Amplification joined Canada’s premier musical instrument and gear exhibition, Cosmofest, for their fifth annual music festival right in the heart of Toronto, where thousands gathered for live performances, gear…
Guitar Center Celebrates Store Grand Opening in Anchorage, Alaska
Guitar Center has celebrated the opening of its latest retail location – a 16,000-square-foot facility in Anchorage, Alaska (2880 Seward Highway, Anchorage, AK 99503). The store offers an expansive set…
Buffet Crampon USA Partners With Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas and the San Antonio Symphony
Buffet Crampon USA, North American distributor of Buffet Crampon professional, intermediate and student clarinets, recently partnered with Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas and the San Antonio Symphony to grant the…
Rainey Chooses GR Bass Amplification
Chuck Rainey, the studio bassist, live rhythm section member and music educator, has joined other critical bass players in choosing GR Bass Amplification, a boutique manufacturer of bass amplifiers, speaker…
ADJ Names Wester Trade Show Manager
The ADJ Group of Companies is pleased to announce the appointment of Charlotte Wester as its new Trade Show Manager. Based out of the group’s Los Angeles headquarters, she will…
Gibson Pivots from Confrontation to Collaboration
Since emerging from bankruptcy less than a year ago, Gibson has made significant progress in the key areas that matter most to guitarists around the world. With a clear focus on quality, a new…
Warwick Succeeds Over Gibson in Second Chamber of the EU General Court Decision Holding V-Shaped Guitars are Generic
In a longstanding trademark dispute with Gibson Brands, Inc. over the cancellation of Gibson’s V-Shaped guitar trademark, Warwick, led by owner Hans-Peter Wilfer, successfully argued that the V-Shaped guitar cannot act…
CHAUVET Professional Helps Seligmann-Forest Create Balanced Design For Heiva i Paris
For one month out of every year, life in French Polynesia becomes even more blissful as locals gather for Heiva, a rich and colorful celebration of ancient Polynesian customs. This May,…
Tool Outfits with Heil Sound Microphones for World Tour
Tool, comprised of Danny Carey (drums), Justin Chancellor (bass), Adam Jones (guitar), and Maynard James Keenan (vocals), has been touring with a sound system supplied by Eighth Day Sound. Along…
Yamaha Teams Up with Veterans to Heal PTSD Through Music
Yamaha recently joined veteran’s group Guitars for Vets (G4V) to hold a live music performance in observance of National PTSD Awareness Day, as well as to celebrate the recent milestone…
Parker Lends ‘Galactic’ Touch to Passion Pit Tour With CHAUVET Professional
Sam Parker describes the look he devised for Passion Pit’s just-concluded Manners 10th Anniversary Tour as resembling a “space station command pit.” Lead singer for Passion Pit Michael Angelako has never felt comfortable…