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News February 20, 2020

Spector Musical Instruments Launches New Website For 2020

Spector Musical Instruments is inviting visitors to explore their new website at www.SpectorBass.com. The new site, designed to offer a user-friendly experience with improved navigation allowing customers to explore the full…

MMR Staff
Feb 20, 2020
News February 20, 2020

TASCAM Announces U.S Distribution Agreement with Hal Leonard

TASCAM announces that Hal Leonard will now distribute select TASCAM MI products and accessories in the U.S.  Hal Leonard is the world's largest publisher of music education materials, songbooks, and…

MMR Staff
Feb 20, 2020
News February 20, 2020

Korg USA Expands Into Latin America, Hurtado to Lead Sales Effort

[caption id="attachment_70352" align="alignleft" width="409"] Gustavo Hurtado[/caption] Korg USA, one of the industries longest running and most respected brand owners and distributors in the MI market has expanded its reach beyond…

MMR Staff
Feb 20, 2020
News February 19, 2020

Winners of 2020 Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition Named

[caption id="attachment_70344" align="alignleft" width="460"] The 2019 YYPA Winners[/caption] Eleven exceptional musicians have been named the winners of the 2020 Yamaha Young Performing Artists (YYPA) Competition presented by Yamaha Corporation of…

MMR Staff
Feb 19, 2020
News February 19, 2020

PCA Welcomes Back Thomas as General Manager

Peavey Commercial Audio® (PCA) is proud to announce the rehiring of Shayne Thomas and his appointment to the role of general manager. Thomas will be responsible for overseeing the MediaMatrix®…

MMR Staff
Feb 19, 2020
News February 18, 2020

Powered Excels at Artist for Artist Grammy Party

A special pre-Grammy event featuring live bands at the HEX brand retail store in downtown Los Angeles featured Martin Audio’s powered BlacklineX Powered system that delivered exceptional audio quality and…

MMR Staff
Feb 18, 2020
News February 18, 2020

Reverb Names Wain CTO

Reverb announced that it has appointed Jason Wain as Chief Technology Officer. Wain has more than a decade of technology and leadership experience, most recently serving as Senior Director of Engineering…

MMR Staff
Feb 18, 2020
News February 17, 2020

PMC Launches 'Get Your Sticks Together' Initiative

The PMC welcomes all music retailers with active drum lesson studio programs to get involved and be featured on the PlayDrums.com website. Kicking off the 25th Anniversary year of 2020 for the Percussion Marketing Council,…

MMR Staff
Feb 17, 2020
News February 17, 2020

Waves Audio Announces New Plugin Subscription Plan

Waves Audio has announced Waves Music Maker Access, its new and affordable plugin subscription plan. Waves Music Maker Access offers monthly or annual subscriptions for Waves’ best-selling, award-winning plugin bundles Silver, Gold and Platinum. These…

MMR Staff
Feb 17, 2020