Breaking industry news, announcements, and developments from across the music products world.
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has hired Ethan Kaplan as its first chief digital products officer. Kaplan will be tasked with building a new global digital products division to support…
American Music & Sound (AM&S) has announced the promotion of Jeff Dunmire to the position of national sales manager of Kurzweil Professional and Home. Dunmire will provide dealers and…
Tom Bedell is currently in Durban, South Africa participating in the World Forestry Congress. Now in its 14th Year and with a focus of “Forests and People: Investing in…
Sweetwater recently joined forces with the Fort Wayne Fire Department to enhance health and public safety in the City of Fort Wayne. Announced at a press conference on August…
We know that quite a lot of smaller businesses in MI struggle with the how and the why of using social media to expand their reach, so we asked Fastflash…
ROLI has added to its range of quirky MIDI keyboards with the addition of a smaller version of the keyless controller, called the Seaboard Rise. According to ROLI, it is the…
PRS Guitars Europe has unveiled a new ‘exclusive to Europe’ model from the company’s Wood Library programme, the Fatback 24. Based on the firm’s 30th Anniversary Custom 24, the new…
Fishman has appointed musician and Artist Relations veteran James Pennebaker to represent the company in Nashville. In his new capacity, Pennebaker will represent Fishman and its products as part of…
The recently re-introduced Supro amp brand, distributed in the UK by JHS, has added a number of new artists using to its roster of well-known users and evangelists. Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry (pictured)…
The Musicians’ Union (MU) and Co-operatives UK have launched an initiative aimed at creating more music teacher co-operatives. The launch event in Parliament gave the opportunity for MPs, policy makers, teachers and…
MMR Global now has its own Facebook page (yeah, about time, right?). You can like or comment on stories (you can do that through the site as well, you know)…
Willcox Guitars had a strong showing at the recent Summer NAMM Show in Nashville, thrilling convention-goers with artist booth performances and the exhibition of their premium instruments. One highlight was…
