Breaking industry news, announcements, and developments from across the music products world.
[caption id="attachment_65588" align="alignleft" width="307"] Photo credit: Jenn Angkahan[/caption] Gibson Brands is pleased to announce the hiring of Mark Agnesi for the newly created position of Director of Brand Experience. In this new role, Mark will take responsibility…
Leicester store Music Junkie, has shut its doors after its parent company, Blackberry Music, went into liquidation. The shop sold guitars and drums, along with music technology and DJ equipment.…
Stanley Leard-Freeman, former proprietor of Queens Road Music Shop in Watford Town Centre, which he opened in 1958, died on February 23 aged 90. He was a pillar of the…
Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound are joining forces with the organisers of the Sample Music Festival for the first time to bring together top brands, such as Akai, Denon DJ,…
Pearl Music Europe has taken over UK distribution of Sabian cymbals and Gon Bops percussion from Westside Distribution with immediate effect. Westside Managing Director, Phil Hay, said: “I would like…
As a result of a successful partnership in 2018, D’Addario, the world’s largest manufacturer of musical instrument accessories and Guitar Center, the world’s largest musical instrument retailer, will launch a fundraising campaign…
Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc. has announced the forthcoming appointment of Joe Bentivegna to president of the Calabasas-based company. In his new role, Bentivegna, currently the organization’s Chief Operating Officer, will assume…
PRS Guitars has announced that Carl Langevin is now brand ambassador to Canada. In this new position, Langevin will be responsible for working with PRS and its retailers to grow the brand…
Antari Lighting and Effects USA recently added Jack Aragon Marketing and Sales (J.A.M.S.) as their new sales representatives for Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, South East Idaho, East Montana,…
Midwest professional audio industry manufacturer rep firm Ludwig Marketing has announced the addition of industry veteran Mark Fuchs to their sales support staff. With Ludwig Marketing covering the Midwest states,…
Twin Town Guitars in Minneapolis has announced that they are the first and only music store in the upper Midwest to offer PLEK machine service for string instruments with metal…
Porter & Davies artists have been nominated and voted best in their class in the 2019 Modern Drummer Reader Poll. In the Studio category, both Matt Chamberlain and Nir Z were nominated with Matt being…
