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News July 8, 2016

St. Louis Music Introduces StagePRO

St. Louis Music is proud to introduce the StagePRO line of stands, cables and other combo accessories to its family of brands.   Previously known as StagePRO by Hamilton, SLM…

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Dinah Miller Goes Rogue On Nada Surf

Lighting designer, Dinah Miller, is keeping up with Nada Surf on the cross-country American leg of its tour with a collection of Rogue and Nexus fixtures from Chauvet Professional. Before a recent performance…

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Jul 8, 2016
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Grupo Adagio takes on Blackstar range in three territory deal

Blackstar has struck a new distribution partnership with Spanish distributor Grupo Adagio in Spain, Italy and Portugal. Alex D'Arcy, Blackstar’s export sales manager, explained: “Grupo Adagio are a dynamic company looking to the…

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JHS cuts Fret King prices

JHS has reduced the prices on a number of its Fret King Black Label models. The standard Corona, Country Squire, Eclat and Esprit models have now been reduced by more…

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LunaStone lands former TC Group marketing head as CEO

Growing Danish pedal brand LunaStone, has acquired the services of former TC Group VP of marketing Allan Strand, as CEO. Guitarist and engineer, Steen Grøntved, founded LunaStone Guitar Pedals in…

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Beaumont seeking further international expansion

The Beaumont Music accessories brand has seen huge growth in the last year, agreeing exclusive distribution rights across Japan with Nonaka Boeki and national distribution across the US with American…

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Sennheiser's 'Gear Up and Cash In' Program

Audio specialist Sennheiser announced 'Gear Up and Cash In', a new rebate program offering customers up to $200 towards the purchase of select new Sennheiser wireless systems. The program, designed…

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Yamaha Names Winterhalter Percussion Product Specialist

Yamaha Corporation of America has appointed Paul Winterhalter as its new percussion product specialist in the Band & Orchestral division. In his role, Winterhalter will provide high-quality technical support and expertise…

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Fishman Names Ostrander and Lenaire To Drive Sales

Fishman has appointed Tom Ostrander as vice president of Global Retail Sales and Gary Lenaire as director of New Product Marketing and Sales to maximize the company’s sales effort. Ostrander…

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Jul 7, 2016