Breaking industry news, announcements, and developments from across the music products world.
Iconic guitarist Slash will receive the prestigious Les Paul Award during the 30th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, to be held Saturday, January 24 in Anaheim, California. Comedian…
San Diego-based non-profit Guitars in the Classroom (GITC) announced that the Oriolo Guitar Co. recently made a $40,000 donation of guitars and ukuleles to its work of bringing music into…
Grenoble, France-headquartered music software and hardware company Arturia has appointed former Focusrite-Novation director, U.S. Sales Ralph Goldheim to the newly-created position of president, U.S. Operations as part of its ongoing expansion strategy.Goldheim brings extensive experience in sales…
Frank Green opened Music for Everyone in Southern California in 1959. He began working in the music industry some 12 years earlier as student enroller in an accordion school. He…
William Kent, who along with his late brother, Ed, formed the Kent Drum Company, passed away in his Buffalo, New York area home at the age of 99 on December…
Boulder Creek Guitars, Inc. has named Michael Hurwitz as vice president of Worldwide Sales. Hurwitz will oversee the sales of domestic U.S. dealers and international distributors.“Michael is a true professional,”…
Seymour Duncan recently announced that Max Gutnik has joined the company as CRO. Gutnik has worked as a key player for Apogee, DigiDesign, Avid, and Line 6 and will be…
Vern Schafer, founder of Colton Pianos and president of Schafer Piano Movers, passed away on December 8.As a teenager, Schafer joined the family business, Schafer Piano Movers, and developed an…
Rolling Stone and D’Addario held the Next Young Gun Contest to choose the final Young Gun; guitarists everywhere were asked to submit a video of themselves playing their own original…
In an effort to welcome a new generation of players, Rolling Stone partnered with D'Addario to identify up-and-comers with the potential to become the next class of guitar legends.The list, curated by…
DPA Microphones has reorganized its distribution channels in South East Asia by appointing new distributors in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Taiwan. The appointments reflect the company's ongoing commitment to…
JodyJazz, a saxophone mouthpiece brand, has announced a significant expansion of its international business in 2014. The company reported a 20% increase in sales overall and that now for the…
