Breaking industry news, announcements, and developments from across the music products world.
UK amp brand Blackstar is continuing to build its US business through Korg, recently hosting an intimate Blackstar evening for local musicians at Blackstar Select Dealer, Main Drag Music in Brooklyn, NY which featured Tad…
The future of Premier Drums in the UK still remains unclear, despite the firm's attempts to quieten speculation surrounding its business. Amid talk of redundancies and defections from its roster of…
JHS' Vintage guitars brand has released its first seven-string model. The V7HTBB has an Eastern Poplar body matched to a Maple triple laminate neck, with through body stringing for added sustain,…
St. Louis Music (SLM) has purchased Kiwi Wind Products, effective July 31st. Proudly made in the USA, Kiwi has had a long-standing reputation in the industry as one of the…
Sound Summit Atlanta is taking place on Sunday, October 4, 2015 from 3 to 8 p.m. at the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 479 Headquarters in Atlanta.…
Ashly Audio has hired Ed Czarnecki as its applications engineer. Czarnecki will report to Scott Leslie, Ashly’s executive vice president, and will wear many hats in his new position. Among…
Peavey Electronics hosted a standout opening night party and booth artist appearance lineup at the 2015 DJ Expo in Atlantic City, N.J., from Aug. 10 – 13, boasting performances by some…
OK, you've probably heard most of these, and they're not the most original. With apologies to drummers everywhere. But if you're an actual drummer, let's face it, you're not going to…
Blackstar Amplification has announced the addition of Paul Stevens to their team as the new senior design engineer. Stevens has worked in MI for nearly a quarter of a century,…
With some of the industry's heavyweight brands venturing outside of their core markets into consumer electronics and home audio, we asked whether such diversification was a good and perhaps necessary…
Expect a PR and marketing assault from the continually rejuvenating Guild Guitars, which has just taken on Omelet as its first PR and marketing agency. “Guild is more than just…
SABIAN congratulates Liam Robbins of St. Johns, Newfoundland, winner of the 2015 SABIAN/PASIC Scholarship. In his second year at Memorial University, the fluently-bilingual Robbins has won a number of academic…
