Korg boosts audio team
Andy Pullen has joined Korg UK as area sales manager for the Midlands and South of England. He will be responsible for sales of Korg Hi-Tech and Samson Pro Audio…
Freshman signs trio of new export deals
Freshman has expanded its international reach further, signing three new distribution deals. Benelly Import will distribute Freshman ranges, such as Maple Ridge, Apollo Collection and Renegade, throughout Benelux. A further deal has…
Yamaha brings back Recording Custom drums
Yamaha is bringing back a re-designed version of its Recording Custom Drum Series later this year. Originally launched in 1975, the Recording Custom series (or 9000 series as it was known…
Rotosound adds another
Rotosound has added the new Heller Vintage Guitar straps to its growing range. The limited edition guitar straps have been manufactured using authentic woven jacquard material from the late 1960’s…
Barnes and Mullins launches Peavey service site
Barnes & Mullins has launched a new UK and Ireland-specific web portal for sourcing Peavey spare parts and for service enquiries - www.peaveyservice.co.uk The site allows Peavey owners to source…
Eminence Celebrates 50 Years
Eminence Speaker, a manufacturer of professional audio and musical instrument loudspeakers, high frequency devices and components, is celebrating 50 years. In 1966, Bob Gault founded what was to become the…
"Spanish guitars must be made in Spain"
Spanish guitar specialist Manuel Rodriguez has extolled the virtues of returning to domestic production, having brought all of its manufacturing back from China to Spain, and enjoyed a huge increase in sales.…
Tracktion launches Biotek
Tracktion Corporation has launched the BioTek Organic Synthesizer virtual instrument. It combines an advanced synthesis engine with an array of sampled sounds from natural, urban and mechanical environments, and is…
PRS brings back CE 24 bolt-on model
PRS Guitars has announced the launch of its new CE 24 model, bringing the bolt-on platform back to the main PRS line-up with a number of updates. Originally introduced in…
Online pressure forces Northampton indie to downsize
Northampton indie store St Giles Music has blamed its decision to downsize to smaller premises next door, on increased online competition. The store downsized at the start of the New…
Quilter Receives 2016 Beryllium Lifetime Achievement Award from ALMA International
QSC recently announced that company founder Pat Quilter is the 2016 recipient of the Beryllium Lifetime Achievement Award from ALMA International, the professional association that is the source of standards,…
Gear4Music Christmas sales up nearly 40 per cent
Like-for-like sales have soared over the Christmas period at online specialist Gear4Music, according to its latest trading update. In an update covering the two months from 1st November 2015 to 31st…