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SABIAN congratulates Liam Robbins of St. Johns, Newfoundland, winner of the 2015 SABIAN/PASIC Scholarship. In his second year at Memorial University, the fluently-bilingual Robbins has won a number of academic…
Blackstar Amplification has announced the addition of Paul Stevens to their team as the new senior design engineer. Stevens has worked in MI for nearly a quarter of a century,…
Since 2008 Benjamin Verdery has talked guitar with some of the instrument's finest players, as part of 92Y's celebrated Art of the Guitar concert series, which he directs. Now some…
D’Addario has just launched Players Circle, the only customer rewards program in the musical instrument accessories sphere. The online rewards program is the digital evolution of a concept Jim D’Addario,…
Elvis Presley has been gone for the best part of four decades, but his legend is very much still alive. As one of the most successful artists of all time,…
The news that Spanish guitar specialist Manuel Rodriguez is bringing back at least some of its production to its homeland, prompted us to ask whether the days of Chinese dominance of…
Self-nominations for the MIA Awards close tomorrow, Friday 21st August. All categories can be entered via the Awards website at www.miamusicawards.com, apart from the Future Publishing ones, which need to be emailed to paulmc@mia.org.uk.Here are…
Timber Tones has added to its range of quirky tone-wood plectrums with two new new lines (totalling eight plectrums) which have been Laser etched on one side with four Images…
Spanish classical guitar specialist Manuel Rodriguez III has been telling CNN that he is bringing guitar production back from China to Spain. The eponymous boss told the US news network the…
It's not often there's crossover between motorsport and guitars, but guitar fans are being given the chance to bid for a unique custom-made electric guitar, signed by MotoGP World Champion,…
Barefaced Audio, a sepcialist in bass instrument loudspeakers, has launched its first PA specific models. Targeted at working musicians and DJs who want to lighten their load whilst maintaining or improving the sound…
Newly entrusted with the Peavey brand name in the UK, now managed by Barnes & Mullins, Mark Hedge is in the hotseat this week... Name: Mark HedgeJob Title: Peavey Product Specialist for…
