Pentatonic is the New Korean Distributor for Aquila Strings
Pentatonic Music Company will cover the whole country and sell a full range of Aquila products through its various distribution channels. www.aquilacorde.com
Rechtshaid Names Winner of Guitar Center’s Fifth Annual Singer-Songwriter Program
Guitar Center has announced Boulder, Colorado, native Kate Brady as the winner of the fifth annual Guitar Center Singer-Songwriter artist discovery program. As the winner, Brady will receive a career-boosting package including…
The Jazz World Mourns the Passing of David Baker: 1931-2016
Acclaimed symphonic jazz composer and groundbreaking educator, David Baker, has passed away. With over 70 books and 65 recordings to his credit, Baker’s influence would already have been unquestioned, but…
“Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone ‘Buddy Guy’”
Tune in to AT&T AUDIENCE Network for: “Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone ‘Buddy Guy’” on Friday, March 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT (DIRECTV Ch 239/U-verse Ch 1114). Watch as…
YCA Names MacDonald Director of Marketing, Band & Orchestral Division
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) has announced that Lisa Steele-MacDonald has been appointed as the company’s director of marketing for the Band & Orchestral division. She reports to Garth Gilman,…
Sam Ash Music Attends Taylor Guitar University
Sam Ash Music has had its biggest Taylor Guitar University in the company’s history. 40 members of the Ash team including eight of the regional managers plus EVP Howie Mendelson, National…
Gibson Selling Nashville Real Estate
Gibson Brands has put its 1.62-acre real estate portfolio near downtown Nashville up for sale. According to The Tennessean, commercial real estate firm CBRE is handling the listing, which includes 1.12 acres…
Sweetwater Files Suit Against Hello Music
Sweetwater has filed suit in United States Federal District Court against Hello Music, for copying verbatim a large number of images and copy blocks from Sweetwater’s online pages. According to…
DW signs global Kickport deal
Drum Workshop has inked a deal for worldwide distribution, marketing and artist relations for KickPort International products. DW will take over operations for the line, while manufacturing arrangements will remain…
Macclesfield indie facing closure
Long-standing Macclesfield independent Margin Music, has admitted it may not not be around for much longer. The shop has been open for 30 years, but owner Mary Kirkpatrick fears rising costs…
SPOTLIGHT: Make it personal - part two
In the first part of this article, we looked at simple personal monitor mixing systems (PMMs for short) that let musicians hear themselves better. Now, we’ll examine the plethora of modular,…
Gibson raising funds through property sell-off
Gibson Brands has put its 1.62-acre real estate portfolio, near downtown Nashville up for sale. According to The Tennessean, commercial real estate firm CBRE is handling the listing, which includes…