Trade Regrets: Arne Berg
On July 21, we received the following from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: Arne Berg came into my life thanks to Yoshi Abe, the engineer behind the TEAC reel to reel…
KVR Audio and NAMM Team Up for Grand Prize for Developer Challenge 2018
KVR Audio and NAMM have announce the grand prize for the KVR Developer Challenge 2018, the signature audio plug-in, application and soundware design event. In addition to five cash and software…
Wagner Named President of Apogee Electronics
Apogee Electronics has announced the addition of Pro Audio veteran Phil Wagner as president. The announcement was made by Betty Bennett, Apogee CEO and co-founder. Phil has been uniquely intertwined…
Roland Announces Additional 808-Inspired PUMA Sneaker
Roland Corporation has teamed up with the global sports brand PUMA to unbox a second new TR-808-inspired sneaker, the PUMA RS-100 Roland. Roland’s partnership with PUMA kicked off earlier this year…
D’Addario Powers the 2018 AFROPUNK Brooklyn Battle of the Bands
This year, D’Addario will power the 2018 AFROPUNK Brooklyn Battle of the Bands, where emerging artists will compete for the chance to play at the AFROPUNK Festival at Brooklyn’s Commodore…
Music Industry Competitors Team up to Help Stop Modern Slavery
After meeting together at Summer NAMM 2018 in Music City- Nashville, Kyser Musical Products, Inc. and G7th, The Capo Company - direct competitors in the capo market - have made…
Shure Promotes Key Executives
Shure Incorporated has announced promotions for two key executives. Brian Woodland has been named Vice President of Business Development. Woodland joined Shure in 2002 and has held positions of increasing…
Roland Announces 'Thomas Dolby Live in Roland Cloud'
Roland is pleased to announce “Thomas Dolby Live in Roland Cloud,” a historic first-ever concert streamed live in Roland Cloud. Free and open to all, the performance by electronic music…
Turning the Tables: DJ Market Stable, End-Users Embracing Older Tech (According to Some)…
There were few “universals” to be drawn from this month’s retailer survey (sent out to over 400 MI dealers), but “consistency” seems to be one of them. Just under 40…
Nike GO NYC 5K Uses CHAUVET Professional Fixtures
At this year’s Nike GO NYC 5K, the race used a colorful fast-moving lightshow at the finish line featuring 20 CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK Pyxis fixtures, supplied by 4Wall Entertainment.…
Casio: In Key with Today’s Consumers
Currently the excitement at Casio is all about their latest CT-X3000 and 5000 series of portable keyboards. Debuted at the 2018 Winter NAMM Show, the new models feature Casio’s AiX…
Beyond the Books: Alfred Music’s Initiatives in 2018
It feels like just yesterday when Alfred Music’s Ron Manus was onstage at RPMDA in 2017 accepting the Dorothy Award. “I am never speechless, but winning the Dorothy Award has…