NASMD Annual Board Meeting
The Board of Directors for the National Association of School Music Dealers (NASMD) recently concluded a three-day planning meeting for the group’s 2016 convention to be held March 30-April 2nd…
Hal Leonard Signs MXL Distribution Deal
Hal Leonard Corporation has announced a distribution deal with MXL Microphones. Effective immediately, the product line will be available through Hal Leonard in the U.S. and Canada. Headquartered in El…
Trade Regrets: Henry Wickham
On July 1, NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino got in touch with the sad news that Henry Wickham passed away on June 29th: Henry Wickham has passed away after a long…
Allen & Heath Hires Two New U.S. Rep Firms
Allen & Heath hires two new sale representative firms to handle the New England and Mid Atlantic territories in the United States. Richard Dean Associates, a manufacturers representative firm based…
Rodgers Announces Executive Retirement & New Management Team
Rodgers Instruments Corporation has announced that current president, Duane “Dewey” Kuhn, has resigned his position and retired on June 30, of this year. Kuhn joined Rodgers in 2004 after a…
GC Opens in Redmond
Guitar Center recently celebrated grand opening of its newest retail location, a state-of-the-art musical instrument and technology center covering more than 15,000 square feet in Redmond, Washington. The grand opening…
GC Pro Adds New Key Personnel
As part of its ongoing growth initiatives, Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users, has announced that…
Breedlove Announces The Sisters Folk Fest Custom Guitar
Sisters Folk Fest is a festival that has been an annual tradition since 1995. SSF is a non-profit organization that has a clear vision to bring the finest acoustic music…
Trade Regrets: Gordon Pfund
Gordon Pfund passed away on June 20th at the age of 90. At an early age Pfund began working for Werlein For Music in Louisiana and became enamored with…
Reverb Partners with Guitars for Vets
This Memorial Day, Reverb partnered with Guitars for Vets to honor our fallen soldiers by supporting the living veterans. Guitars for Vets is a non-profit organization that was founded in…
Jensen Vintage Reissues
Jensen® Musical Instrument Speakers announced the newest additions to the Jensen® Vintage reissue series of speakers - the P6V and the C6V. Both new speakers are six inch and rated…
OMG Music Henry Heller David Hale Series
Henry Heller introduces the new Artist series featuring designs by David Hale, owner of Love Hawk Studio in Athens, GA. These 2" deluxe cotton guitar straps with garment leather ends have…