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Music Products Industry News December 14, 2015

Radial Welcomes Two New Team Members

Radial Engineering Ltd. has announced that Ryan Tobias has joined Inside Sales, Central Region. Tobias learned the business of live sound before taking his formal education in audio engineering and recording…

MMR Staff
Dec 14, 2015
Music Products Industry News December 11, 2015

More Peppa for Access All Areas

Freshman Guitars distributor, Access All Areas Distribution, has announced new additions to its licensed product range with new Peppa Pig instruments. Licensed from eOne Entertainment, Peppa and George both feature…

MMR Staff
Dec 11, 2015
Music Products Industry News December 11, 2015

Orange starts Christmas giveaway

Orange is once again undertaking its big Christmas competition, giving away thousands of pounds worth of amps and other gear. The competition began three years ago and has developed into…

MMR Staff
Dec 11, 2015
Music Products Industry News December 11, 2015

NAMM highlights boutique pedal market growth

Demand for customised, unique sound is driving fretted products and effects sales to a seven-year high, while fuelling a new wave of boutique pedal builders, according to NAMM.  Over the…

MMR Staff
Dec 11, 2015
Music Products Industry News December 10, 2015

Schecter signs global Zakk Wylde deal

Schecter Guitar Research has signed a worldwide distribution deal with Zakk Wylde’s Wylde Audio brand for a range of guitars created by the guitarist.  Schecter will distribute Wylde Guitars via…

MMR Staff
Dec 10, 2015
Music Products Industry News December 9, 2015

Two Old Hippies Announces Besancon as Global Sales Manager

Two Old Hippies Stringed Instruments has named Colin Besancon as global sales manager. Breedlove has been located in Central Oregon for 25 years and Besancon has been a part of…

MMR Staff
Dec 9, 2015
Music Products Industry News December 9, 2015

POLL: How was 2015 for your store?

As the year draws to a close, time to get a sense of how retailers fared over the last 12 months with a very simple question - how was it…

MMR Staff
Dec 9, 2015
Music Products Industry News December 9, 2015

Ten more for the NAMM TECnology Hall of Fame

The NAMM TECnology Hall of Fame will induct another 10 audio products and innovations at the NAMM show.  The products have all been launched  between 1928 and 2002 and are…

MMR Staff
Dec 9, 2015
Music Products Industry News December 9, 2015

New president for Australian trade body

The Australian Music Association has appointed MD of Roland, Brendan Callinan, as president. Callinan had previously had a stint as president, and is a long-time committee member. He has worked…

MMR Staff
Dec 9, 2015
Music Products Industry News December 8, 2015

Friedstadt Joins Chauvet as Director of Business Development & Marketing

Chauvet announces the appointment of Jaime Friedstadt as director of business development & marketing for Hispanic Markets for the company’s Chauvet Professional and Iluminarc divisions. Prior to joining Chauvet, Friedstadt…

MMR Staff
Dec 8, 2015
Music Products Industry News December 8, 2015

Sweetwater’s Surack Purchases Mynett Music

Chuck Surack, founder and president of Sweetwater has purchased Mynett Music Company, which will become a part of the Sweetwater family of companies. Mynett Music will retain its name and…

MMR Staff
Dec 8, 2015