Musikmesse buoyed by Meinl return
Next year’s Frankfurt Musikmesse has been boosted by the news that Meinl is returning to the show. Following a year’s break Meinl, which has traditionally been one of the show’s…
Davitt & Hanswer Named U.S. Distributor for Cordial
Effective immediately, the German cable manufacturer Cordial assigns overall responsibility for distributing their cable products for the MI sector in the USA to Davitt & Hanser. Davitt & Hanser is…
Roland redefines product launches with online event
Roland has found a new way of launching products, with a unique 24-hour online music festival it is calling ‘The Future. Redefined.’ More than 30 new Roland musical instrument products…
Gibraltar launches new DJ workstations
Gibraltar Hardware has launched a new range of customisable DJ workstations called Gibraltar DJ (GDJ). Engineered by Gibraltar Hardware in California, the range is designed to offer DJs smart, adaptive…
FBT offers up Italy trip at BPM
FBT UK is running a competition for visitors to this year's BPM Pro exhibition with the prize of a free trip to FBT's HQ in Recanati, Italy. During the trip the…
Labour vows to reverse music education cuts
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to reverse £42.8m of Tory cuts to UK music and arts education. Speaking in Edinburgh, he said a Labour government would restore £42.8million in…
Melbourne show continues to grow
The 2016 Melbourne Guitar Show built strongly on the success of 2015 with an overall 20 per cent jump in attendance and exhibitors. Organised by the Australian Music Association, over 5,500…
Museum of Making Music’s Annual Play It Forward Gala
The National Association of Music Merchants’ (NAMM) Museum of Making Music (MoMM) announces its Annual “Play it Forward” Gala, which will take place Saturday, September 17, 6:30 – 10:30p.m. Inspired…
Zildjian New Gen16 Access Tool
The Avedis Zildjian Company released a new and improved Access Tool for the Zildjian Gen16 Acoustic Electric Cymbal System. The new Gen16 Access Tool improves the user experience by using…
D’Addario Woodwinds Rebrand Rico and Royal Product Lines
D’Addario Woodwinds announces the rebranding of their Rico and Royal woodwinds products to include the “by D'Addario” endorsement. Rico, now Rico by D'Addario, reeds are unfiled, while Royal by D’Addario…
Documentary Series Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone New Episodes and Industry Buzz
Ernie Ball has a hit in Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone, a documentary series focusing on the sonic journeys of today’s most interesting and compelling guitarists. The series, co-developed…
Chauvet DJ Freedom Par Quad-5 Stars In Ride Along 2
Chauvet DJ Freedom Par Quad-5 was used in the movie Ride Along 2, in a scene that turned the second-floor rotunda of Georgia’s historic and stately capital building into an…