Sakae adds Clean Bandit drummer to artist list
Sakae continues to grow its roster of artists, adding Clean Bandit drummer, Luke Patterson. The band have had much global success in recent years and their chart topping single Rather…
Trade Regrets: Rose L. Shure
On January 26, Shure Incorporated announced the passing of their chairman, Rose L. Shure. Mrs. Shure passed away peacefully at her home.“For more than 60 years, Mrs. Shure has served…
DigiTech brings out improved Trio pedal
DigiTech has added a follow-up to its band creation pedal, Trio, with the launch of the new Trio+ adding synced loops to the drum and bass features. As with the…
Fender's NAMM, in brief
If you happened to miss it during the blizzard of NAMM coverage, here’s a brief summary of what Fender took to the show. American Elite Series With over a dozen innovations…
Peavey launches include Cirrus 4 comeback
Peavey’s recent launch activity saw it bring back its Cirrus 4 bass guitar and launch a new micro amp head. The 6505 Piranha micro head is the newest addition to…
Supro adds all-tube Black Magick
Supro continues to grow its range, with the addition of the new all-tube Black Magick amp. The design uses the cabinet dimensions from a '59 Supro 2x10, replaces the baffle…
New report predicts international surge for electric guitar market
A new report into the global electric guitar market says revenues will grow at an annual rate of 3.44 per cent over the next four years. The report, from Technavio,…
NAMM numbers looking good
This year’s NAMM welcomed a record line-up of exhibitors and a slight increase in visitor registrations, according to the organiser. The show attracted a record 1,726 exhibiting companies representing more…
Joly Named VP of QSC Professional Division
QSC, LLC. recently announced that Gene Joly has been named vice president of QSC Professional Division which offers live performance solutions including mixers, power amplifiers, and loudspeakers for musicians, bands,…
NAMM 2016: In case you missed it...
NAMM's usual flood of news makes it easy to miss some of the announcements made at the show. So, ever considerate, here's a few which you may have missed over the…
ROLI adds another to growing Seaboard range
Music creation startup ROLI launched another spongy keyboard at NAMM - the Seaboard RISE 49, a four-octave model of its innovative keyboard. Featuring a larger playing surface, the RISE 49…
31st Annual NAMM TEC Awards
Winners in 31 technical and creative achievement categories were announced at the 31st Annual NAMM TEC AWARDS held on January 23 in Anaheim, California. The annual event celebrates the best…