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Gibson Brands has given up its fight to own the Firebird and Thunderbird body shape trademarks in the EU by withdrawing their appeal in the EUIPO. The EU-Trademark EU 9667866…
ADAGIO Italy is taking over the distribution of several KHS owned brands in Italy, which includes JUPITER, XO Brass, ALTUS, AZUMI, MAPEX, WALDEN, HERCULES, LANIKAI and KOHALA. M. Casale Bauer…
Genelec has signaled a new era of sustainable growth with the opening of a brand-new extension to its lakeside factory in Iisalmi, Finland. Utilizing the latest technologies, the extension will…
Alfred Music and MakeMusic, both part of Peaksware Holdings, LLC portfolio of companies, announced that Andy Stephens has transitioned from Chairman of Peaksware and strategic advisor to each of the…
Gibson has announced that Jerry Cantrell – main songwriter, lead guitarist and vocalist for Alice in Chains – has been named as a new brand ambassador. “I’m very happy to announce that I…
IK Multimedia is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its original iRig guitar interface that helped define the "mobile music-making" category and launched an entire family of products. Coinciding with the surging…
Alpha Distribution is acquiring the Amptweaker™ pedal brand, which was founded by engineering icon James Brown and his wife Phyllis. James recently accepted a position to join the EVH Amplifier…
Guruz Media is rebranding as Amplify 11, a new name to better capture what they do — amplifying their clients’ businesses and products. The “11” of course refers to making…
Created for both the traditionalist and today’s modern musician, Nicola Brand Strings deliver superior tone and feel. Wrapped with premium metal alloy, Nicola Strings are designed for that classic vintage…
Guitar Center (GC) has announced two new key appointments to its Merchandising team: Karl Bracken as Executive Vice President of Merchandising and Private Brands, and Matt Allred as…
This past weekend, Yamaha Corporation of America and Syracuse University (SU) came together to provide a brand-new trumpet to Kevin Richardson, a member of the “Exonerated Five.” The generous gift…
KORG celebrated its tenth Brew Music event in Los Angeles, California, partnering with popular music shop, Perfect Circuit, and high-end music tech brand, ROLI. Both brands hosted the growing synthesizer…
