Breaking industry news, announcements, and developments from across the music products world.
According to Greek philosopher Heraclitus, “The only thing that is constant is change.” Whether you’re in the music retail business or looking at it from the consumer’s perspective, this maxim…
Shure has ended its distribution agreement for the Primacoustic range of studio acoustic products in Germany, as it concentrates on its core lines, including MI. The firm had been exclusive…
“The global EDM business had a value of $6.9 billion last year, up 12 percent from $6.2 billion in 2013, according to the IMS [International Music Summit]Business Report 2015,” noted…
When historians of economics look back at our time years from now, it’s likely that the period between the onset of the Great Recession in 2007 and me hitting the…
With inflation in the UK now below zero for the first time in more than 50 years, we asked what effect, if any, it could have on the UK MI…
Tickets for the BPM DJ and Electronic Music Production event – which returns to the NEC Birmingham from 12-14th September 2015 – are on sale now. General Admission tickets cost just…
US trade mag MMR has extended its coverage of the international musical instrument market with the launch of its new MMR Global news service. With MMR's existing print and online…
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has announced that Andrew “Andy” P. Mooney has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately. Mooney joins FMIC from Quiksilver, Inc. and brings significant…
VHI1 Save The Music Foundation has chosen the Kawai CS10 Digital Hybrid Piano for its annual KEYS+KIDS program. This year, twelve K-12 public school music programs have been chosen from…
KHS America has announced the promotion of Michael Robinson to the position of vice president of Marketing. Since his arrival in March of 2011, Robinson has made significant contributions to the…
Gersamtverband Deutscher Musikfachgeschafte (GDM), the German MI retailer association has handed out its annual dealer awards to Yamaha and LD Systems. Voted for by the members of the German retail body, LD…
Since the Winter, 2014 launch of Fluence Multi-Voice pickups for electric guitar, artists have been quick to embrace the tone and features of this newest technology from Fishman.Among the artists…
