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News August 31, 2016

Davitt & Hanswer Named U.S. Distributor for Cordial

Effective immediately, the German cable manufacturer Cordial assigns overall responsibility for distributing their cable products for the MI sector in the USA to Davitt & Hanser. Davitt & Hanser is…

MMR Staff
Aug 31, 2016
News August 31, 2016

Roland redefines product launches with online event

Roland has found a new way of launching products, with a unique 24-hour online music festival it is calling ‘The Future. Redefined.’ More than 30 new Roland musical instrument products…

MMR Staff
Aug 31, 2016
News August 31, 2016

Gibraltar launches new DJ workstations

Gibraltar Hardware has launched a new range of customisable DJ workstations called Gibraltar DJ (GDJ).  Engineered by Gibraltar Hardware in California, the range is designed to offer DJs smart, adaptive…

MMR Staff
Aug 31, 2016
News August 30, 2016

FBT offers up Italy trip at BPM

FBT UK is running a competition for visitors to this year's BPM Pro exhibition with the prize of a free trip to FBT's HQ in Recanati, Italy. During the trip the…

MMR Staff
Aug 30, 2016
News August 30, 2016

Labour vows to reverse music education cuts

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to reverse £42.8m of Tory cuts to UK music and arts education. Speaking in Edinburgh, he said a Labour government would restore £42.8million in…

MMR Staff
Aug 30, 2016
News August 30, 2016

Melbourne show continues to grow

The 2016 Melbourne Guitar Show built strongly on the success of 2015 with an overall 20 per cent jump in attendance and exhibitors. Organised by the Australian Music Association, over 5,500…

MMR Staff
Aug 30, 2016
News August 26, 2016

Museum of Making Music’s Annual Play It Forward Gala

The National Association of Music Merchants’ (NAMM) Museum of Making Music (MoMM) announces its Annual “Play it Forward” Gala, which will take place Saturday, September 17, 6:30 – 10:30p.m. Inspired…

MMR Staff
Aug 26, 2016
News August 26, 2016

Zildjian New Gen16 Access Tool

The Avedis Zildjian Company released a new and improved Access Tool for the Zildjian Gen16 Acoustic Electric Cymbal System. The new Gen16 Access Tool improves the user experience by using…

MMR Staff
Aug 26, 2016
News August 26, 2016

D’Addario Woodwinds Rebrand Rico and Royal Product Lines

D’Addario Woodwinds announces the rebranding of their Rico and Royal woodwinds products to include the “by D'Addario” endorsement. Rico, now Rico by D'Addario, reeds are unfiled, while Royal by D’Addario…

MMR Staff
Aug 26, 2016
News August 26, 2016

Chauvet DJ Freedom Par Quad-5 Stars In Ride Along 2

Chauvet DJ Freedom Par Quad-5 was used in the movie Ride Along 2, in a scene that turned the second-floor rotunda of Georgia’s historic and stately capital building into an…

MMR Staff
Aug 26, 2016
News August 26, 2016

Dealers' Choice Award nominations open now

The 2016 MMR Dealers' Choice Awards call for nominations page is now open. All music industry related professionals are invited to participate in the nomination process, however, key to note…

MMR Staff
Aug 26, 2016