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News February 21, 2014

Kloc Named President and CEO of Buffet Group USA

Buffet Group has appointed François Kloc as president and CEO of Buffet Group USA. Kloc has served as Vice President of Buffet Group USA since January 2011 and has been…

MMR Staff
Feb 21, 2014
News February 20, 2014

Shure Earns IEEE Milestone Award for Unidyne Mic

[caption id="attachment_49164" align="alignleft" width="346"]IEEE and Shure Representatives Standing: (Left to Right): IEEE reps Howard E. Michel, Ed Barrett, Karen S. Pedersen, Robert C. Parro, Norman Phoenix, Mohamad Berri, John Zulaski,…

MMR Staff
Feb 20, 2014
News February 19, 2014

Pioneer DDJ-SZ

Pioneer's new Serato-compatible DDJ-SZ is 35 percent bigger than the DDJ-SX, sporting additional functionalities and features including extra large JOG wheels (the same size available on CDJ players), large performance…

MMR Staff
Feb 19, 2014
News February 18, 2014

Paiste Master Dark Crash and Dark Hi-Hat Models

Three new crashes and two hats join the Paiste Master series to expand the Masters sound atmosphere to additional cymbal types. The 16", 18" and 20" Dark Crash models are…

MMR Staff
Feb 18, 2014
News February 18, 2014

Decibel Eleven™ Loop Expander

The Decibel Eleven Loop Expander is a true bypass audio switcher that adds programmable effects loop switching to any MIDI-controlled setup. Use it to add loop switching to any existing system…

MMR Staff
Feb 18, 2014
News February 18, 2014

RCF Compact Ayra Four

The new ultra-compact Ayra Four follows the same design template as the Ayra Five, Ayra Six and Ayra Eight. The Ayra Four, available in black and white lacquer versions, houses…

MMR Staff
Feb 18, 2014
News February 17, 2014

Physis Modeling Piano Technology

Physical modeling is different than “sample-based” technology, instead using advanced mathematical algorithms to reproduce the various physical properties of a given instrument - in this case, the Piano.Engineers, musicians, and…

MMR Staff
Feb 17, 2014
News February 17, 2014

ProLogix 6-8 Pro Tenor Practice Pad

The ProLogix Full 6-8 Pro Tenor Practice Pad features full-sized laminated playing surfaces in sizes of 6", 8", 10", 12", 13", and 14" surfaces, all completely surrounded by hard rubber…

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Feb 17, 2014
News February 17, 2014

Trade Regrets: Don Wilson

Donald Wilson passed away on February 13th, just one month shy of his 93rd birthday.An accomplished musician, Wilson was a drum major in the U.S. Army during World War II. …

MMR Staff
Feb 17, 2014
News February 16, 2014

Sweetwater Fills Two Key Management Positions

Sweetwater recently hired two new high-level employees, sales manager Doug Hills, and category manager for guitars Jay Piccirillo.A native of Northern California, Doug Hills started with Guitar Center’s store operations…

MMR Staff
Feb 16, 2014
News February 16, 2014

Jupiter Appoints Richardson Woodwind Brand Manager

Jupiter Band instruments has announced the addition of John Richardson to their brand management team as their woodwind brand manager starting in mid-FebruaryRichardson comes to KHS America from Miles Ahead…

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Feb 16, 2014
News February 16, 2014

Haspod Named Seymour Duncan Rep Of The Year

Seymour Duncan has announced that Ziggy Haspod once again took the title of Seymour Duncan Rep of the Year for his 2013 sales record.Ziggy has been a member of the Seymour Duncan family…

MMR Staff
Feb 16, 2014