Aguilar Blue Bossa amp arriving
New York bass specialist Aguilar is launching its Limited Edition Blue Bossa SL112 cabinet in the UK in April. Available to order through exclusive UK distributors Barnes and Mullins, the limited edition SL112 Blue…
Universal Percussion files suit against GC
Universal Percussion has filed a lawsuit against Guitar Center, accusing it of engaging in bait-and-switch selling tactics that caused Universal Percussion to lose out on sales of its Wuhan-branded cymbals and…
Fifth Annual NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia
NAMM Musikmesse Russia, an international fair for musical instruments, sheet music, music production and music business connections, and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia, an international fair of technologies and services…
Universal Percussion Files Suit Against GC
Universal Percussion, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Guitar Center, Inc. (GC), accusing it of engaging in bait-and-switch selling tactics that caused Universal Percussion to lose out on sales of…
Meinl announces Warsaw festival
Meinl has announced that it will be holding its next international drum festival in Warsaw, later this year. After Moscow (Russia, 2009), Mexico City (Mexico, 2011) and Gothenburg (Sweden, 2013)…
Sound Service takes on Mogees distribution
Sound Service European Music Distribution has acquired the exclusive distribution of Mogees for Germany and Austria. Mogees become established after a successful campaign on Kickstarter. It combines a vibration sensor…
Pentatonic is the New Korean Distributor for Aquila Strings
Pentatonic Music Company will cover the whole country and sell a full range of Aquila products through its various distribution channels. www.aquilacorde.com
Rechtshaid Names Winner of Guitar Center’s Fifth Annual Singer-Songwriter Program
Guitar Center has announced Boulder, Colorado, native Kate Brady as the winner of the fifth annual Guitar Center Singer-Songwriter artist discovery program. As the winner, Brady will receive a career-boosting package including…
The Jazz World Mourns the Passing of David Baker: 1931-2016
Acclaimed symphonic jazz composer and groundbreaking educator, David Baker, has passed away. With over 70 books and 65 recordings to his credit, Baker’s influence would already have been unquestioned, but…
“Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone ‘Buddy Guy’”
Tune in to AT&T AUDIENCE Network for: “Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone ‘Buddy Guy’” on Friday, March 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT (DIRECTV Ch 239/U-verse Ch 1114). Watch as…
YCA Names MacDonald Director of Marketing, Band & Orchestral Division
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) has announced that Lisa Steele-MacDonald has been appointed as the company’s director of marketing for the Band & Orchestral division. She reports to Garth Gilman,…
Sam Ash Music Attends Taylor Guitar University
Sam Ash Music has had its biggest Taylor Guitar University in the company’s history. 40 members of the Ash team including eight of the regional managers plus EVP Howie Mendelson, National…