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Building on the steadiness and growth of the past decade, Eastman Music Company and its family of instruments (Eastman Strings, Eastman Winds, Eastman Guitars, S.E. Shires, and Wm. S. Haynes)…
St. Louis Music (SLM) recently announced the recipients of its first annual Sales Achievement Awards, recognizing the outstanding efforts of the SLM sales team throughout 2015. At a pre-NAMM meeting…
KMC Music has announced that it has been appointed by Aclam Guitars to serve as the exclusive United States distributor of the company’s Aclam pedalboard product line. According to Roger Hart,…
Tracktion Corporation has embarked on an ambitious 2016 agenda that includes at least three major product introductions as well as a complete update of its sales and marketing infrastructure. Key…
Yamaha has appointed Kaneda Hideo to be the new CEO of its Korean division Hideo began his career at the Japanese company in 1986, and has served in various roles.…
Sakae continues to grow its roster of artists, adding Clean Bandit drummer, Luke Patterson. The band have had much global success in recent years and their chart topping single Rather…
On January 26, Shure Incorporated announced the passing of their chairman, Rose L. Shure. Mrs. Shure passed away peacefully at her home.“For more than 60 years, Mrs. Shure has served…
DigiTech has added a follow-up to its band creation pedal, Trio, with the launch of the new Trio+ adding synced loops to the drum and bass features. As with the…
If you happened to miss it during the blizzard of NAMM coverage, here’s a brief summary of what Fender took to the show. American Elite Series With over a dozen innovations…
Peavey’s recent launch activity saw it bring back its Cirrus 4 bass guitar and launch a new micro amp head. The 6505 Piranha micro head is the newest addition to…
Supro continues to grow its range, with the addition of the new all-tube Black Magick amp. The design uses the cabinet dimensions from a '59 Supro 2x10, replaces the baffle…
A new report into the global electric guitar market says revenues will grow at an annual rate of 3.44 per cent over the next four years. The report, from Technavio,…
