Prolight + Sound Postponed Until May due to Covid-19
In an email to exhibitors sent out today (March 3), Messe Frankfurt has decided to postpone Prolight + Sound 2020 due to the spread of Covid-19 in Europe. Representatives said…
CHAUVET Professional Ovation F-265WW Makes “Quiet Contribution” To Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre’s new concert and performance center features 50 CHAUVET Professional Ovation F-265WW high output Fresnel fixtures, supplied and installed by RGB Baltic OÜ. At the…
Trade Regrets: Evelyn Brue-Roeder
On March 3, NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino shared this sad news about someone featured repeatedly in MMR over the years: Evelyn Brue-Roeder passed away on February 1. She was 101.…
ADJ Hydro Series Lights Pennywise and The Vandals at San Diego Festival
A rig comprised exclusively of ADJ’s IP-rated professional lighting fixtures was used to illuminate one of the stages at the inaugural Wonderfront festival in San Diego, California. Hydro Series moving…
Electronic Music Enthusiasts Gather to Celebrate the Opening of Bob Moog’s Archives at Cornell University
This week, synthesizer enthusiasts from around the world will travel to Ithaca, New York to take part in the unveiling of Dr. Robert Moog’s official archives. Treasured relics from Moog’s early…
Martin Audio Holds U.S. Training Days and Demo For Wavefront Precision
Martin Audio North America will be holding a two-day workshop and a special demo for the Wavefront Precision line array series on April 21, 22, and 23 at rental partner OSA International,…
Whirlwind Founder Michael Laiacona Slated for Hall of Fame Induction
The Rochester Music Hall of Fame has named the inductees into its “Class of 2020,” with this year’s honorees including Whirlwind Audio president/founder Michael Laiacona, along with acoustic duet The…
Trade Regrets: Leon Louis Galison
From RPMDA: Leon Louis Galison, 64 of St. Augustine, formerly of Boca Raton passed away January 11, 2020 with family by his side. Leon was born in New York on…
Conn-Selmer Announces Second Annual CSI Workshop for the Marching Arts
Band directors can take their marching band to the next level by attending the second annual CSI Workshop for the Marching Arts, hosted by the Conn-Selmer Division of Education. The…
On the Road Again: Acoustic Travel Guitars Take Off
Small-scale acoustic travel guitars are physically smaller and lighter instruments, but still generally with a full – or nearly full – scale length. The appeal of these guitars has been…
Testament’s Alex Skolnick
[caption id="attachment_70551" align="alignleft" width="307"] Fotogolab[/caption] Guitarist Alex Skolnick leads a musical double life. He made his name as a skilled shredder in Bay Area thrash metal band Testament, which has…
IK Multimedia iRig Mic Cast HD
As “smart” as today’s smartphones may be, they’re still not all that great at capturing audio. Maybe if narcissism was as easily satisfied by posting phone-captured MP3s to social media…