Breaking industry news, announcements, and developments from across the music products world.
Adopting, adapting to, and competing with online commerce has been one of the major hurdles facing traditional brick–and–mortar retailers since the ‘90s. The NAMM Standards committee is comprised of a…
Juan Orozco has been developing and manufacturing strings since the late 1960s, but his guitar education, both as a player and a luthier, began a lot earlier. Orozco started not…
Samick Music Corporation, Inc. (SMC) has announced the appointment of Mike Johnson as Western sales manager of the company’s Musical Instrument Division.In his new role, Johnson will have the responsibility…
ESP Guitars and Takamine Guitars have announced a partnership in which Takamine instruments will be available exclusively through ESP and selected dealers in the U.S. This new distribution partnership began…
The clarinet as an instrument has roots dating all the way back to Ancient Greece, Egypt, the Middle East, and Europe since the Middle Ages. Back then, they were more…
A lifelong musician who has played with the bands C.O.R.E. and Q5 and is lately writing country songs, guitarist and technological guru Floyd D. Rose developed the locking tremolo for…
Content marketing is everywhere today. It's the engine behind the majority of our marketing. Today, our customers have so many options when it comes to getting the information they need to…
A new European audio firm has been set up, following the joining of two Swiss companies and an Italian loudspeaker manufacturer.The Schertler group comprises Schertler SA, Swiss manufacturer of high…
German cable manufacturer Cordial has a new owner after a management buy out which saw MD Francois Rousies take control of the company.Cordial was founded 20 years ago by Neutrik…
It’s hard to get funding for business ventures these days, when banks are keener to give out bonuses to directors than to entrepreneurs.That’s why ambitious electronic instrument designer Nu Desine…
In other Yamaha news, it has begun the process of integrating Line 6 into its distribution network and will now be distributing the range out of its 13 European offices.More…
NAMM invites music product retailers worldwide to stand up and take a bow as the fifth annual Top 100 Dealer Awards nominations open. Retailers can now enter in seven “Best…
