Trade Regrets: Stan Kitchen
On January 31, we received the following news from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: It's with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Stan Kitchen. Stan, along with his dear wife,…
Artists Use Technology from Sennheiser at Grammy Awards
Broadcast live on January 28, the 60th Annual Grammy Awards featured multiple performing artists who used 20 channels of Sennheiser’s digital wireless technology and four channels of its analog wireless…
Christ the Rock Community Church Installs Ashly Audio’s nX-Series
Christ the Rock Community Church in Menasha, Wisconsin, recently installed a new sound reinforcement system, featuring Ashly Audio’s nX-Series. Scott Tomashek, director of A/V design engineering at Camera Corner Connecting…
The NEBULA S15-N Musical Instrument Loudspeaker from Bag End
The NEBULA S15-N Musical Instrument Loudspeaker from Bag End boasts a NEBULA finish that is super durable, water tight, abrasion resistant, UV resistant, chemical resistant. The S15-N comes with rubber…
The New Dyna-Sonic Snare Drum from Rogers Drums
The reborn Dyna-Sonic snare drum from Rogers Drums is a ten-lug drum based on the design and styling of the rare, original wood shell snare model. Each drum is constructed…
Hi-tech Onyx Reeds from Fiberreed
These new Hi-tech Onyx Reeds from Fiberreed offer an Easy attack with a warm low register and a powerful second and third octave. The Onyx Fiberreeds are made of carbon…
Railhammer Reeves Gabrels Pickups
Each Railhammer Reeves Gabrels pickup features an alnico 5 magne that gives it a warm and lightly compressed sound. The bridge pickup has an overwound coil for extra sustain, massive…
The Hug Tuba Stand from Tuba Essentials
“The Hug” tuba stand from Tuba Essentials is a stand that can hold full size, 3/4 size tubas, euphoniums, and baritones. Made with steel tubing, the stand is adjustable to…
Piano Styles for Beginners from Harrison Music
Piano Styles for Beginners, a new instruction book by Mark Harrison, teaches beginning pianists to play and improvise in today’s popular keyboard styles. Pianists have the chance to study a…
Village Music Wellington Redefines What it Means to be an MI Store
Ah, the joys of visiting your favorite music store. Parsing through any new clearance items, ogling at the guitars hanging on the walls with pride, and... visiting the in-house café?…
The New Stomping Ground: StompLight Brings Top-Notch Lighting Effects to Performances of All Types with Ease and Versatility
It seems like such an obvious idea – the upsides are clear for all to see – you’d assume that folks must have developed this sort of thing decades ago:…
Guitars and Vinyl – Sometimes it’s a Marriage that Leads to a Deep and Lengthy (Customer) Engagement
Chocolate and peanut butter, fish and chips… Here’s another couple of things that seem to go together well: musical instruments and vinyl records. A few shops here and there have…