Avid Announces Schedule for Avid Connect 2017
On March 30, Avid announced the agenda for Avid Connect 2017, the annual gathering of the Avid Customer Association (ACA). Every year, hundreds of media industry leaders, technologists, and creative…
SOMM readies for dealer awards
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Normans links up for apprentice scheme
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JHS bolsters pro-audio sales team
JHS has boosted its pro-audio team, appointing Matt Flavell as its new Pro-Audio area sales manager for Southern UK and Ireland. Flavell was formerly part of Sony Music's Digital Operations Team,…
Schimmel Awards Top North American Dealers
Schimmel recently honored their top North American dealers at a special event in Anaheim, California. The piano company awarded Robert Lowrey Piano Experts of Toronto with the #1 Single-Store Dealer…
Michael Kelly Guitars Kickstarter Goal Complete in 48 Hours
The Michael Kelly Guitars Kickstarter campaign for the company’s new line of ultra lightweight guitars has been fully funded two times over in less than 48 hours. After the initial…
CHAUVET Professional Lights Up Riot LA Comedy Festival
Despite some especially temperamental weather, the fifth annual Riot LA Comedy Festival prevailed with some help from the CHAUVET Professional COLORado 1 Solo IP fixtures that were used to light…
Super Bowl LI Uses Focusrite RedNet Audio Networking
Both the Super Bowl LI pre-game and halftime entertainment shows this year used Dante™-enabled RedNet D16 AES, D64R and A16R digital audio interfaces, employed by ATK Audiotek. Last month, ATK…
FEATURE: How dealers can adapt to change
US dealer Menzie Pittman, owner of Contemporary Music Center in Virginia, provides some observations on how to adapt to change. This year my business, Contemporary Music Center, enters its 28th year and, while…
New chairman for JHS
Daughter of founder, John Skewes, and wife of MD Dennis Drumm, Linda Drumm has been appointed as chairman of distributor JHS. Effective 1st April 2017, the firm says her appointment…
Studiomaster lines up Frankfurt mixer debuts
Studiomaster is debuting its latest compact mixers at Prolight + Sound/Musikmesse. The digiLive 16RS and the self-powered digiLive 16P-600 are compact rackmount digital mixers designed to be used in AV installations, small…
Q&A: Tracy Hoeft, president, Michael Kelly Guitars
Founder and president of US guitar manufacturer Michael Kelly, tells MMR how he found success targeting a niche market. Tracy Hoeft founded Michael Kelly Guitars in 1999 after seven years of working…