76 Trombones Led The Big... Wait, Make That 39 Trombones
Music’s age of glorious excess, the one epitomized in the hard-rock parody “This Is Spinal Tap”, or in the less-celebrated and already-cancelled HBO series “Vinyl,” has been over for some…
The Benefits of Conversation & Cooperation Versus Old School Competition
What if you stopped and talked to a stranger sporting a music logo? The other day my path crossed a person who was entering a dance studio, carrying a Fender…
Part II of Roland’s 24-hour online music festival, “The Future. Redefined.”
In Part II of MMR’s coverage of the unique product launch that took place on September 9, we are placing the spotlight on their DJ-inspired releases. Introducing the Roland DJ…
Radial Engineering’s Peter Janis
Boning Up on All That’s New for Tonebone With a history tracing back into the late 1970s, Tonebone has long been the go-to brand for any number of professional, performing…
Manhasset Stands 80 Years and Still Standing Strong
In 1935, Otto Lagervall, an inventor, entrepreneur, and musician, created a folding music stand that was unlike anything else on the market at the time. This breakthrough was key to…
The Last Dinosaur
I began my career delivering Lowrey organs in the summer of 1984. From the day I started I was told, “You missed it.” Industry data shows I missed the heyday…
Go East, Young Man! (Well, Not Necessarily Physically)
I’m writing this issue’s editorial from the Music China show in Shanghai and, just as in previous years, what I’m struck by – not just at the Expo Centre, where…
Drumming Up Profits
‘Start-up’ Drum Kits in 2016 First things first: for the purposes of this roundtable, “entry-level” doesn’t refer to full drum kits (minus hardware, cymbals, throne – yes, yes...) that can…
Bose Professional ShowMatch™ DeltaQ™ Array Loudspeakers
Bose® Professional has begun global demonstration events of its new ShowMatch™ DeltaQ™ array loudspeakers. The compact and versatile ShowMatch loudspeaker features DeltaQ next-generation array technology, offering the ability to build…
Cloud Microphones Cloudlifter Zi
Cloud Microphones announced the latest addition to their Cloudlifter series of Mic Activators, the Cloudlifter Zi. Cloudlifter Mic Activators are compact inline processors that use the phantom power from your…
Bose Professional PowerShare Adaptable Amplifiers
Bose annouced its new PowerShare adaptable power amplifier line, consisting of three 1U models: 2- and 4- channel fixed-install models (PS602 and PS604) and one 2-channel portable amplifier (PS602P). Each…
Carvin Audio Amplifiers VX BirchSeries
Carvin Audio VX series cabinets are designed to allow great detail to be heard by audiences and at recording sessions. The series features rugged internally braced premium Baltic Birch cabinets…