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News April 9, 2020

Austrian Audio OC818 Meets BEATBoX SAX

Musician Derek Brown recently tested out an Austrian Audio OC818 microphone, using it to capture his unique style of saxophone playing – dubbed “BEATBoX SAX.” Part beatbox, part instrument-slap technique, and part…

MMR Staff
Apr 9, 2020
News April 9, 2020

Danley's New Studio 2 Nearfield Monitors for Tweed Recording

Tweed Recording is the lifelong project of engineer, producer, and musician Andrew Ratcliffe. When he relocated Tweed Recording to Athens, Georgia, he built out a new three-room facility that replicates…

MMR Staff
Apr 9, 2020
News April 9, 2020

Fender Announces Free Fender Play for 1 Million Users

To support the community during social distancing, Fender continues to offer new users three months of complimentary lessons on Fender Play, the complete online learning app for guitar, bass, and…

MMR Staff
Apr 9, 2020
News April 9, 2020

The New Leietheater Looks Forward with CHAUVET Professional

After decades of civic campaigning, the residents of Deinze, Belgium recently achieved a long-awaited dream when the €10 million Leietheater opened. Its multifaceted, modern productions are supported by a collection…

MMR Staff
Apr 9, 2020
News April 9, 2020

Trade Regrets: Ed Boyer

On April 9, we received the following from NASMD: Today is a sad day for our school music community as we share news that Yamaha's Ed Boyer passed away unexpectedly…

MMR Staff
Apr 9, 2020
News April 8, 2020

Fender Shares New Acoustasonic Video with Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Fender has shared its newest Acoustasonic video, which features Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Check out the video here. As a celebration of the Acoustasonic Strat, Fender partnered with several artists across multiple…

MMR Staff
Apr 8, 2020
News April 8, 2020

CHAUVET Professional Introduces Thursday Tech Talk Series

CHAUVET Professional has added a new Thursday Tech Talk Series to its extensive training library to help lighting designers and programmers acquire new skills and sharpen existing ones. The series…

MMR Staff
Apr 8, 2020