Sweetwater’s Surack Purchases Mynett Music
Chuck Surack, founder and president of Sweetwater has purchased Mynett Music Company, which will become a part of the Sweetwater family of companies. Mynett Music will retain its name and…
Stomplight
StompLight is a portable unit, small enough to fit onto or alongside a pedalboard, in a DJ booth or as part of any minimalist stage set-up, that produces dozens of…
Roland Promotes Halon to VP, Marketing
Roland Corporation U.S. has announced the promotion of Chris Halon to vice president, marketing. Most recently, Halon served as director of marketing communications for Roland U.S. In his new role,…
Protection Racket launches compact drum bag
Protection Racket has added a new compact hardware bag to its range. Designed for the drummer with a small set up, it comfortably carries a hi-hat stand and three booms.The…
New UK chief for Fender
Following Graeme Mathieson's step to European chief, Fender GBI has promoted Jim O’Connor to the position of general manager. O’Connor joined the firm in 2008 as a district sales manager and was…
JHS adds two to Vintage Reissued range
The JHS-distributed Vintage brand has added two new models to its Reissued Series - the V72HFTB and V72FTB electric models. The Reissued Series V72HFTB (RRP £299) features a American alder…
International expansion eyed by "Musicians' eBay", Reverb
Reverb.com – the marketplace for musicians to buy and sell musical instruments and gear – has secured another $25 million of funding through equity investor, Summit Partners. Launched in 2013,…
Bad Cat Partners with Panthera Organization
Bad Cat Amplifiers announced a partnership with Panthera, the global wild cat conservation organization, to connect Bad Cat’s passionate customers with the protection of big cats around the world. The campaign…
Renkus-Heinz Announces Resignation of Roscoe Anthony
Renkus-Heinz has announced that company president Roscoe Anthony has decided to resign from his position effective immediately. "Roscoe has made positive contributions during his association with Renkus-Heinz, and we all wish…
PASIC 2015 - 40th Anniversary Show Held in San Antonio
The 40th annual Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), held November 11-14 in San Antonio, Texas at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, brought together over 5,000 percussion and drum…
Harman adding new monitor phones
Harman is launching its K182 closed-back monitoring headphones for e-drums, keyboards, studio monitoring and home recording in the UK, later this month. K182 headphones are designed for portability for musicians and…
Learn To Play Day build-up starts
Music For All has officialy fired the starter's gun on Learn To Play Day, which will take place on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th March next year. LTPD raises the profile…