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News December 18, 2018

Wuhan Cymbals & Gongs Now Under new Ownership

[caption id="attachment_64448" align="alignleft" width="460"] Mark Tirabassi, Robbie McFarland, and Jim Bickley[/caption] The recently established wholesaler/distributor, Cardinal Percussion, has acquired the Wuhan Cymbals and Gongs brand. Wuhan is known for their…

MMR Staff
Dec 18, 2018
News December 14, 2018

D’Addario Brings ‘Saint’ Nick D’Addario to London

Last year D’Addario introduced the world to “Saint” Nick D’Addario, a version of Santa whose sole mission is gifting gear to buskers. What started in subways of New York City…

MMR Staff
Dec 14, 2018
News December 13, 2018

Overloud Announces Holiday Sale

From December 12 through December 24, 2018, Overloud is offering up to 60 percent off all of their award-winning plug-ins. The amp modeling software TH3 is the world's largest collection of…

MMR Staff
Dec 13, 2018
News December 12, 2018

Frampton Coming Alive at NAMM

Guitarist, singer, songwriter, and innovator Peter Frampton will receive the Les Paul Innovation Award at the 34th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards (NAMM TEC Awards), in January. The award is given to those individuals…

MMR Staff
Dec 12, 2018
News December 12, 2018

Musikmesse Adds Vintage Audio Event

Visitors to the next Musikmesse and Prolight and Sound will have the opportunity to see and hear milestones of four decades of concert PA systems at its first ever Vintage…

MMR Staff
Dec 12, 2018
News December 12, 2018

Italian Firm Acquires DPA Microphones

Italian speaker giant RCF has acquired DPA Microphones from The Riverside Company. In 2017, two prominent European private equity players, Palladio Holding and Amundi Private Equity Funds, took a minority stake…

MMR Staff
Dec 12, 2018
News December 12, 2018

Filling/ADG Axis Adds New Foxgear Brand

Filling Distribution and Audio Distribution Group have added the new Italian brand Foxgear to their distribution alliance in Europe. Foxgear founders Chicco Bellini and Ugo Baroni both have decades of…

MMR Staff
Dec 12, 2018