RBI Purchases Toca Percussion
Fort Worth Texas-based Rhythm Brand Instruments (RBI) has purchased TOCA Percussion® from Drum Workshop, Inc. For over 55 years, RBI has built a network of clinicians, educators, musicians, and customer…
KHS America Promotes Kist to National Sales Manager, Combo Division
A.K. Kist has been promoted to national sales manager of the Combo Division at KHS America. A lifelong drummer, Mr. Kist has over 16 years of experience in a wide range…
Vintage adds new Giltrap signature
Designed by celebrated UK luthier Roger Williams, who has been building and repairing fretted instruments in Lichfield, England for over 15 years, Vintage is launching the VE9000RW ‘Roger Williams’ Nylon Electro-Acoustic Crossover guitar at NAMM. Distributed…
Antelope adds more FX models
Antelope Audio has announced several new hardware-based FPGA FX models for its interfaces for the second time in as many months. The latest update furthers the collaboration between Antelope and high-end…
Lowden produces UK's 'most expensive' ever guitar
Lowden Guitars has turned out its 20,000th guitar - thought to be the most expensive ever produced in the UK - and is continuing to expand thanks in the main…
Yamaha London poll reveals music education struggles
Yamaha Music London, Yamaha's flagship music store in Wardour Street, Soho London, has conducted its first ever survey of over 1,000 adults across the UK to discover their views on learning…
Yamaha outlines Musikmesse presence
Yamaha is returning to take the entire Portalhaus building at Musikmesse to present Yamaha and other brands including Bösendorfer, Line 6 and Steinberg. The Japanese giant will be located at the western entrance to…
PageFlip intros new pedals at NAMM
Two new wireless foot pedals will be launched by PageFlip at the NAMM 2017 trade show. The PageFlip Dragonfly follows in the footsteps of the best-selling PageFlip Firefly pedal, which…
New partner Down Under for Washburn
Extending its global sales and marketing reach in preparation for its 2017 new model debut at Winter NAMM 2017, Washburn Guitars has appointed Musical Merchandisers as its new Australian distribution partner. Established…
Yamaha Returns to Portalhaus Building at Musikmesse 2017
Musicians and professionals from the musical-instrument sector will once again be able to discover Yamaha’s extensive portfolio of products at the coming Musikmesse. For the second time, the renowned company…
Hofner releases two new Ignition bass guitars.
Hofner has announced the release of two new Ignition bass guitars in the UK. Available through exclusive UK distributors Barnes & Mullins, the new affordable Ignition basses comprise of the Black…
Further research confirms musical brain benefits
It may come as a surprise to some, yet researchers have found that running affects the brain in pretty much the same way as playing a musical instrument. MRI scans…