Breaking industry news, announcements, and developments from across the music products world.
[caption id="attachment_47968" align="alignleft"]Alfred's Andrew Surmani.[/caption]It’s not “breaking news” to point out the absurdly fast pace of technological developments and the impact of such innovation on how products are made, distributed,…
[caption id="attachment_47961" align="alignleft"]D'Addario's Giveaway Table![/caption]Best Free StuffLook, it’s been included before, but that doesn’t diminish the relevance: as part of D’Addario’s annual pre-show bash, the company hosts a giveaway area that is generously stocked…
[caption id="attachment_47959" align="alignleft"]Gayle Beacock receives NAMM's 'Dealer of the Year' Award (Photo: Getty)[/caption]At midnight, Gayle Beacock strolled into Renaissance Hotel bar and soaked in the eruption of spontaneous applause that…
[caption id="attachment_47957" align="alignleft"]By all accounts, NAMM's move to Music City Center was a smashing success. How about the rest of the show? (Credit: Getty)[/caption]It’s been a few years since the…
[caption id="attachment_47953" align="alignleft"]The Walden SN630[/caption]The guitar market is notoriously old school in its preferences. Generations of musicians have strummed their way through songbooks and garage rehearsals using a relatively tiny…
[caption id="attachment_47949" align="alignleft"]Scott Hagen and Scott Goodman of Zoom North America[/caption]Zoom’s history of innovation in handheld recorders is well known to anyone who has sold or used portable machines like…
[caption id="attachment_47947" align="alignleft"]MMR president Terry Lowe films Casio's Mike Martin at Summer NAMM.[/caption]I’m talking to Hartley Peavey in the greenroom moments before SNAMM’s Industry Icon event. I reference the theme…
On Saturday, July 20, 2013, the D’Addario family was honored in their hometown of Salle, Italy at the inauguration of the Museo Delle Corde Armoniche. The museum was created to…
14 employees from Hal Leonard’s 140-person Milwaukee office constituted the company’s team in the Tri-ing for Children’s Triathlon, a benefit for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and UW Health…
Guitar Center has appointed Christopher Ian Bennett to the newly created position of vice president, communications and corporate Affairs. This announcement comes as part of a new set of initiatives…
[caption id="attachment_47939" align="alignleft"]Accent CS-14CE[/caption]The compact OO-style body shape is designed to be easy to hold, with a traditional look. Each guitar is constructed with a select spruce top and is…
[caption id="attachment_47937" align="alignleft"]The updated Gretsch Renown Series[/caption]New design elements on the newly re-launched Renown Series drum sets include a contemporary low-mass GTS tom mounting system, Gretsch clam-style tom holder, redesigned…
