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News February 28, 2017

Fishman Launches New Online Product Sales Training

Fishman has launched Up To Speed, a new product sales training program for authorized Fishman dealers. Up To Speed provides the necessary information needed to effectively understand, discuss, and sell…

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Feb 28, 2017
News February 28, 2017

Chauvet Creates Interactive USITT Booth

Visitors to USITT will have the chance to see (and touch) for themselves the Ovation LED fixtures by Chauvet Professional.   Displays at the company’s booth (1923) will make it easy…

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Feb 28, 2017
News February 27, 2017

Radial ships new-look Hot British

Radial Engineering is shipping a new, smaller, solid-state version of its distortion pedal - the Hot-British V9. The V9 is an updated version of the Hot-British tube distortion pedal, featuring solid-state circuitry…

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Feb 27, 2017
News February 27, 2017

JHS launches trade-specific site

JHS has launched a ‘Trade Only’ area of its website – www.jhs.co.uk – allowing UK and Irish customers access to exclusive trade info by logging in. The desktop and tablet/mobile friendly site allows trade…

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Feb 27, 2017
News February 27, 2017

DANSR Appoints Fenoglio as Vandoren Brand Manager

DANSR, Inc. has promoted Michael Fenoglio, to Vandoren brand manager. Fenoglio has been with DANSR since 2013 with responsibilities in Artist Relations and Sales and Marketing. For the past two years,…

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Feb 27, 2017
News February 27, 2017

Hal Leonard Acquires Sheet Music Plus

Hal Leonard has announced that they have acquired Sheet Music Plus, a leading e-commerce website for music publications. Sheet Music Plus will continue to operate as an independent business led…

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Feb 27, 2017
News February 27, 2017

Yamaha adding to Indonesian manufacturing capability

Yamaha plans to invest approximately $43 million developing another musical instrument manufacturing factory in Indonesia. The Japanese music giant has established a new subsidiary in Indonesia: Yamaha Musical Products Asia (YMPA).Yamaha Musical Products…

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Feb 27, 2017
News February 24, 2017

NAfME Opposes Rescinding of Transgender Guidelines for Schools

The National Association for Music Education's (NAfME) CEO and Executive Director Mike Blakeslee and President Denese Odegaard released the following statement expressing NAfME's opposition to the Trump Administration's rescinding of Title IX guidelines…

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Feb 24, 2017
News February 24, 2017

Tyson knocks out new vintage PAF clones

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Feb 24, 2017
News February 24, 2017

Shure auctioning McCartney and Who mics for charities

Shure has partnered with both Paul McCartney and The Who to auction a one-time production of 600 serialised graphic painted versions of its iconic SM58 microphones. All proceeds generated will go directly…

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Feb 24, 2017
News February 24, 2017

Stranglers drummer joins Dream team

Dream Cymbals has extended its roster of UK artists with the addition of Jim Macaulay current drummer for punk/new wave icons, The Stranglers. Formerly of Birmingham Rock band Envy & Other…

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Feb 24, 2017