Breaking industry news, announcements, and developments from across the music products world.
Anderson .Paak, a Grammy-nominated drummer, singer, and songwriter (among many other things), is now playing SABIAN Cymbals exclusively. His current drum setup includes 18" AA Sick Hats, 19" Artisan Crash, 12"…
Gluboost recently featured “master of the finish” Pat Wilkins in their “Luthier and Tech Spotlight Series.” Gluboost talked with Wilkins, who also builds guitars, about some do’s and don’ts of his craft.“Rule number…
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EarthQuaker Devices, distributed in the UK by ADG, has launched its latest device, a fuzz pedal called The Erupter. The Erupter uses a buffered input section, transformer-based pickup simulation, new production 5 1/2…
Korg and Lionsgate (maker of the film “La La Land”) teamed up to host a “City of Stars” cover contest last month. The winner, Easha Nandyala of New Jersey, went home…
St. Louis Music has announced that they will be participating in Make Music Day 2017, a worldwide celebration of music that takes place on the summer solstice. The event, which originally…
Harman’s JBL Professional has launched JBL Eon One Take UK, a major new uk songwriting competition. Open to all residents in the UK over the age of 18 and unsigned to…
Dream Cymbals has added drummer Leo Taylor from Area 11 into its UK roster of artists. Area 11 are an electronic rock band, whose recent album Modern Synthesis hit number 27 in…
Announced at the recent Musikmesse, Korg's SV1 digital stage piano limited edition metallic red ships to UK dealers this week. The crimson body of the 73-key SV-1 left a strong impact…
At this year’s Winter Guard International (WGI) Indoor Percussion & Winds World Championships, eight awards were earned by groups using solely Yamaha instruments. The championships, which took place from April…
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Alfred Music’s chief business development officer, Ron Manus, was the recipient of the 2017 Dorothy Award at the annual Retail Print Music Dealers Association (RPMDA) Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2016…
