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News November 7, 2013

Audio-Technica Outfits Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts

[caption id="attachment_48577" align="alignleft" width="800"]Smoky Mountain Performing Arts Center in Franklin, North Carolina, which employs an array of wireless microphones and systems from Audio-Technica. Photo courtesy of Adam Drake. [/caption]When the…

MMR Staff
Nov 7, 2013
News November 7, 2013

New Dixon “Build Your Artisan” Page Launches

[caption id="attachment_48575" align="alignleft" width="800"]Dixon's new web service.[/caption]DIXON is proud to announce a cutting edge addition to their impressive playDIXON.com website, a “Build Your Artisan” page, where players can customize the…

MMR Staff
Nov 7, 2013
News November 7, 2013

Pearl Welcomes Jason Bittner as Endorser

[caption id="attachment_48571" align="alignleft" width="800"]Jason Bittner[/caption]Pearl Drums recently announced Jason Bittner as an endorsing artist. For the past 11 years, Bittner has created a name for himself primarily for his work…

MMR Staff
Nov 7, 2013
News November 7, 2013

Reunion Blues Welcomes Duff McKagan’s ‘Loaded’ To Artist Line-Up

[caption id="attachment_48569" align="alignleft" width="800"]Duff McKagan credit Fab Fernandez[/caption]Gig bag and instrument case maker Reunion Blues officially welcomed Duff McKagan’s Loaded to their growing family of artists. Led by former Guns…

MMR Staff
Nov 7, 2013
News November 7, 2013

Korg USA Offers Branded Holiday Rebates

Korg USA announces "Season's Savings," a mail-in rebate promotion for select products from Korg, VOX, Blackstar and HKAudio. The rebate runs from November 1st 2013 through January 31st, 2014, and…

MMR Staff
Nov 7, 2013
News November 7, 2013

Hot Licks Guitar Shop Raises Thousands to Combat Breast Cancer

[caption id="attachment_47497" align="alignleft" width="1066"]Hot Lick's Co-Owner Cyn McDermott (center) with the Mike Starkey Band, which performed at their blues fundraiser.[/caption]Hot Licks Guitar Shop of Waldorf, MD, held a fundraiser for…

MMR Staff
Nov 7, 2013
News November 6, 2013

Vote Now for the 2013 Dealers' Choice Awards!

We’d like to invite you to participate in the selection of MMR's 21st Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards. Please make your choices below in all product categories that are relevant to your…

MMR Staff
Nov 6, 2013
News November 4, 2013

Workers at Vegas GC Vote to Unionize

On Friday, November 1, employees at a Las Vegas Guitar Center store voted 15 to 5 in favor of unionization.  If the federal labor board ratifies the election, this would…

MMR Staff
Nov 4, 2013
News November 2, 2013

Yamaha Expands LA Atelier Facility

Yamaha Corporation of America has added a new strings facility within the 5,000 square foot Los Angeles Atelier. Located at Yamaha’s headquarters, the Atelier serves the artist and education community…

MMR Staff
Nov 2, 2013
News November 2, 2013

Korg USA Expands Sales Force in Canada

Korg USA has expanded its sales force to be able to provide the same premium service to Canadian retailers as it does in the U.S. market. Joining existing West Coast…

MMR Staff
Nov 2, 2013
News November 2, 2013

GAMA Joins MEPR

The members of GAMA have decided to join the Music Education Policy Roundtable (MEPR), which advocates to make music education a key focal point and discussion topic among elected officials…

MMR Staff
Nov 2, 2013