Manhasset Stands 80 Years and Still Standing Strong
In 1935, Otto Lagervall, an inventor, entrepreneur, and musician, created a folding music stand that was unlike anything else on the market at the time. This breakthrough was key to…
The Last Dinosaur
I began my career delivering Lowrey organs in the summer of 1984. From the day I started I was told, “You missed it.” Industry data shows I missed the heyday…
Go East, Young Man! (Well, Not Necessarily Physically)
I’m writing this issue’s editorial from the Music China show in Shanghai and, just as in previous years, what I’m struck by – not just at the Expo Centre, where…
Drumming Up Profits
‘Start-up’ Drum Kits in 2016 First things first: for the purposes of this roundtable, “entry-level” doesn’t refer to full drum kits (minus hardware, cymbals, throne – yes, yes...) that can…
Bose Professional ShowMatch™ DeltaQ™ Array Loudspeakers
Bose® Professional has begun global demonstration events of its new ShowMatch™ DeltaQ™ array loudspeakers. The compact and versatile ShowMatch loudspeaker features DeltaQ next-generation array technology, offering the ability to build…
Cloud Microphones Cloudlifter Zi
Cloud Microphones announced the latest addition to their Cloudlifter series of Mic Activators, the Cloudlifter Zi. Cloudlifter Mic Activators are compact inline processors that use the phantom power from your…
Bose Professional PowerShare Adaptable Amplifiers
Bose annouced its new PowerShare adaptable power amplifier line, consisting of three 1U models: 2- and 4- channel fixed-install models (PS602 and PS604) and one 2-channel portable amplifier (PS602P). Each…
Carvin Audio Amplifiers VX BirchSeries
Carvin Audio VX series cabinets are designed to allow great detail to be heard by audiences and at recording sessions. The series features rugged internally braced premium Baltic Birch cabinets…
Eric Ewazen "Eternal Spring (A Hudson River Idyll) for Two Flutes and Piano"
Theodore Presser Company has published Eric Ewazen's "Eternal Spring (A Hudson River Idyll) for Two Flutes and Piano." Composed for trumpeter Robert Sullivan as a eulogy for his wife, bassoonist Robin…
C. Bechstein Digital Grand Software Instrument
Manufacturer of Bechstein Pianos, C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik AG, announced the establishement of C. Bechstein Digital GmbH and availability of their first DAW oriented Instrument, the C. Bechstein Digital Grand. The acoustic role…
Theodore Presser Company “Sparklers for Piccolo and Piano” by Paula Robison
Theodore Presser Company published “Sparklers for Piccolo and Piano,” a collection of pieces curated by Paula Robison. Piccoloists may now enjoy one book that includes Eugène Damaré’s charming La Tourterelle,…
Focusrite's Free iOS App
Focusrite's Free iOS App allows the user to control their interface from their iPhone or iPad. Focusrite iOS Control works with the Focusrite Control desktop application that comes with all…