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News September 4, 2019

Design Sound Relies on DiGiCo’s SD7 Quantum Desk

Design Sound, a decade-old Beverly Hills-based company, is the primary sound provider for West Coast Music and provides live music for A-list Hollywood film and television celebrities, sports stars, and…

MMR Staff
Sep 4, 2019
News September 4, 2019

Yamaha Names Matthew Rudin as Marketing Manager for Drums

Matthew Rudin has joined Yamaha Corporation of America as drums marketing manager for the company’s drum & percussion department. He reports directly to Steven Fisher, director, Drum & Percussion department,…

MMR Staff
Sep 4, 2019
News September 3, 2019

Kyser Expands Leadership Team

[caption id="attachment_68162" align="alignleft" width="307"] Hilary Brown[/caption] [caption id="attachment_68163" align="alignleft" width="345"] Joy Anderson[/caption] Kyser Musical Products, Inc. has announced the expansion of its leadership team, appointing Joy Anderson as Director of Human…

MMR Staff
Sep 3, 2019
News September 3, 2019

2019 Holiday Buying Guide

Before the holiday madness hits this November and December (or sooner!), start planning out your inventory for the fall and winter with MMR’s annual Holiday Buying Guide. Sorted conveniently by…

MMR Staff
Sep 3, 2019
News September 3, 2019

New Sheffield Venue Chooses HK Audio Linear 5 Sound Systems

Having long relied on a HK Audio sound system in Record Junkee, a bustling vinyl heaven and gig venue situated above his Music Junkee equipment shop in the heart of Sheffield, HK Audio was once again the go…

MMR Staff
Sep 3, 2019
News September 3, 2019

KORG Acquires High-End Drum Brand SAKAE

[caption id="attachment_68109" align="alignleft" width="460"] Norio Iwasaki[/caption] KORG is excited to announce they have acquired the brand of the legendary drum manufacturer, Sakae. Operations will take place in Osaka, designing new…

MMR Staff
Sep 3, 2019
News August 31, 2019

New Guitars and Ukuleles from Alvarez

Alvarez Guitars has expanded its handmade line of Japanese guitars. The expanded Yairi line is made up of 30 models which offers more body shapes, cutaway options, colors and 12-strings.…

MMR Staff
Aug 31, 2019
News August 31, 2019

Furch Guitars’ Red Master's Choice

The Furch Red Master’s Choice model features a combination of a unique construction and proprietary production technologies, including top and back acoustic voicing, thin and highly consistent Full-Pore High-Gloss Finish,…

MMR Staff
Aug 31, 2019
News August 31, 2019

New Ukuleles from Lanikai

The new Cedar Solid Top Series displays attractive organic wood ornamentation, player-friendly features, and distinctive inlaid purfling with maple binding, combined with good looks and sought-after prices. The new Solid…

MMR Staff
Aug 31, 2019
News August 31, 2019

New Bulk Packages from D’Addario

D’Addario has redesigned the packaging for the Bulk Shop 25 String sets and announced a line extension for the 3D/3P Multipacks. The D’Addario Multipack (3D/3P) Line Extension now offers a…

MMR Staff
Aug 31, 2019
News August 31, 2019

Rhythmo’s Beatbox

The Beatbox from Rhythmo is the first mass-produced, DIY, all-in-one midi drum machine kit. The Beatbox is a tool intended to be self-assembled and utilized to play and create beats;…

MMR Staff
Aug 31, 2019