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News September 12, 2013

Mapex Adds Bonus Benefits for MyDentity Drummers

Drummers who have created their dream drum kits via the Mapex MyDentity site just scored an extra bonus. Mapex is offering MyDentity a special edition T-shirt (while supplies last). Promotion…

MMR Staff
Sep 12, 2013
News September 12, 2013

Chauvet Opens West Coast Branch & Showroom

Chauvet opened a California-based branch office and satellite distribution center in September. Technical support, training and demo programs serving the US western region will be handled from the California facility,…

MMR Staff
Sep 12, 2013
News September 12, 2013

Peavey Electronics Provides Backline For ProgPower USA Festival

[caption id="attachment_48221" align="alignleft"]Peavey 6505® Plus Amplifier[/caption]Peavey Electronics® recently announced their sponsor partnership with the ProgPower USA Festival XIV. Now in its 14th consecutive year, the ProgPower Festival brings US and…

MMR Staff
Sep 12, 2013
News September 11, 2013

PreSonus Supports LSU's College of Engineering

[caption id="attachment_48219" align="alignleft"]Jim Odom at LSU Engineering 01[/caption]To support education and research in the Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering, PreSonus Audio Electronics has pledged $200,000 to establish a digital…

MMR Staff
Sep 11, 2013
News September 11, 2013

Shure Adds Trocha to Executive Staff

Shure Incorporated today announced that Chester Trocha joined the company as its senior vice president of Operations. Chester joins Shure from Zebra Technologies, a manufacturer of thermal printers, where he…

MMR Staff
Sep 11, 2013
News September 11, 2013

Reading Buccaneers Win 2013 DCA Championships

The Reading Buccaneers Drum and Bugle Corps, Reading, Pa, have won the 2013 DCA Championships with a score of 98.43.  New to the Pearl/Adams Roster in 2013, the Buccaneers are…

MMR Staff
Sep 11, 2013
News September 10, 2013

Aaron Gillespie Joins Vater Roster

[caption id="attachment_48210" align="alignleft"]Aaron Gillespie[/caption]Aaron Gillespie was born and raised in Clearwater, Florida. At only 14 years old, he received a call from Underoath asking him to play drums for them. Aaron…

MMR Staff
Sep 10, 2013
News September 9, 2013

Moog Announces Discontinuation of Little Phatty Analog Synthesizer

[caption id="attachment_48208" align="alignleft"]Moog's Little Phatty[/caption]Moog Music today announced the discontinuation of the Little Phatty Stage II analog synthesizer. Moog plans to continue building a limited quantity of units at their…

MMR Staff
Sep 9, 2013
News September 9, 2013

Epiphone's EGi Cable Giveaway Promotion

As part of Epiphone's ongoing celebration honoring its 140th Anniversary, the guitar manufacturer has announced the continuation of its monthly consumer promotions series. This September is EGi Cable Month and…

MMR Staff
Sep 9, 2013
News September 9, 2013

'The BackRoom' from Katapult

Katapult Business Solutions has launched “The BackRoom,” a new business concept serving Independent Music Retailers and Music Schools across the US and Canada. Katapult provides a ready-made solution enabling members…

MMR Staff
Sep 9, 2013
News September 9, 2013

Rotosound Launches 'RotosoundTV' with Free Videos

Rotosound has launched their new YouTube channel ‘RotosoundTV’, which features a new series of free videos featuring bassist Mo Foster and rising star, blues guitarist Simon McBride. The new channel…

MMR Staff
Sep 9, 2013