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News February 14, 2017

New Cutlass and Stingray Ernie Ball guitars

Ernie Ball Music Man has updated its line of Cutlass and StingRay guitars, including two new colours of StingRay and the introduction of an HSS pickup configuration for the Cutlass.  The…

MMR Staff
Feb 14, 2017
News February 14, 2017

Zildjian Names Stephans President

​The Avedis Zildjian Company has announced that John Stephans has been appointed president, reporting directly to CEO, Craigie Zildjian, effective February 1, 2017. Stephans formerly was CEO of IdeaPaint, creators…

MMR Staff
Feb 14, 2017
News February 13, 2017

Sweetwater Surpasses 100 Million YouTube Views

Sweetwater recently surpassed 100 million views on its YouTube channel, with subscribers to the channel now exceeding 137,000. Sweetwater launched its video effort in December of 2008, with a part-time…

MMR Staff
Feb 13, 2017
News February 10, 2017

'Musikmesse Insider' to Continue at 2017 Gathering

Once again in 2017, Messe Frankfurt is inviting qualified musical-instrument retailers to register for the “Musikmesse Insider” customer programme. Registered participants will be able to visit the international trade fair…

MMR Staff
Feb 10, 2017
News February 10, 2017

Ernie Ball extends St Vincent line

Ernie Ball Music Man has expanded its St. Vincent signature guitar line with new colour options and features.  Designed by Annie Clark (St. Vincent) in collaboration with the engineering team at Ernie Ball…

MMR Staff
Feb 10, 2017
News February 10, 2017

Musikmesse Insider programme returns

This year's Musikmesse will again be running the Musikmesse Insider customer programme for qualified musical-instrument retailers. Registered participants will be able to visit the international trade fair for musical instruments, sheet music,…

MMR Staff
Feb 10, 2017
News February 9, 2017

Shure Promotes Skof to VP and CFO

Shure Incorporated has promoted Bruce Skof to vice president and chief financial officer. He will oversee the Company’s financial planning and budgeting process and lead the Enterprise Risk Management Program.…

MMR Staff
Feb 9, 2017
News February 9, 2017

On-Stage Donates NAMM Booth Products to Harmony Project

On-Stage donated an array of music products and accessories to Harmony Project of Los Angeles, California. On-Stage is a Connecticut-based, family-owned business with a long history of supporting charities, community programs,…

MMR Staff
Feb 9, 2017
News February 9, 2017

Julia Fischer Joins D’Addario Orchestral Artist Roster

D’Addario adds German violinist Julia Fischer to their Orchestral artist roster. Fischer has performed with countless top orchestras around the world including the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under Jukka-Pekka Salonen, the Berlin…

MMR Staff
Feb 9, 2017
News February 9, 2017

New radio mics from Sennheiser

Sennheiser has launched new frequency variants of its evolution wireless ew 300 G3 and ew 500 G3 radio microphones. The new models have been designed to anticipate forthcoming changes in spectrum allocation in the USA…

MMR Staff
Feb 9, 2017
News February 9, 2017

Tanglewood freezes Crossroads price

Tanglewood has announced a total price freeze on its Crossroads guitar series. The firm says it has taken the decision to suppress and absorb the big increases in price, caused by the weakened…

MMR Staff
Feb 9, 2017