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Prestige Adds Rex Brown to A&R Roster

Prestige Guitars Ltd. announced Rex Brown of Pantera, KDH (Kill Devil Hill), and now The Rex Brown Band has joined their A&R Roster.

Trade Regrets: Milt Okun

Milt Okun, founder of Cherry Lane Music Publishing, passed away on November 15^th, at the age of 92.

EAW Names Bobel North U.S. Sales Engineer

Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) has appointed Jim Bobel to the position of North U.S. sales engineer, effective immediately.

Musical Innovations’ Leenman wins Duke Energy Service and Citizenship Award

Tracy E. Leenman, owner of Musical Innovations of Greenville, South Carolina, has been named winner of the 2016 Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award.

GluBoost Nominates Marc Ingber and SCORE Mktg. as Dealer and Repair Store Rep

GluBoost announced a partnership with Marc Ingber and SCORE Mktg as the manufacturers representative to MI Dealers and Repair Stores. 

GHS & Rocktron on Tour With Disturbed

Disturbed guitarist Dan Donegan and bassist John Moyer are currently using the Rocktron Banshee 2 and GHS Strings on their latest tour.

North Bridge Winds Completes Third Music Education Tour With Paul Edmund-Davies

North Bridge Winds completed another "music education" tour with Paul Edmund-Davies, that visited; Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport, State College, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; as well as Wilmington, Delaware, and Murray, Utah. The Mission Possible Tour partners included Robert M. Sides Music, Summerhays Music, Windworks Studio, and Warfield's Fine Flutes.

Samsung to Acquire HARMAN

Samsung Electronics and Harman International have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Samsung will acquire HARMAN for $112.00 per share in cash, or total equity value of approximately $8.0 billion.

Yamaha Legacy in Education Awards

Yamaha presented the company’s Legacy in Education Awards to Steve Houghton and Bret Kuhn during this week’s annual Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC16) being held in Indianapolis.

Photo: John Wittman, Bret Kuhn, Rick Young, Steve Houghton.

Zamora de Martino Appointed General Manager of Chauvet Mexico

Chauvet has named Carlos Zamora de Martino general manager of Chauvet Mexico.

Elation Lights World Humanitarian Day Concert at United Nations

Christien Methot served as lighting designer for the World Humanitarian Day Concert at the United Nations in August and used a number of Elation Professional and ADJ dynamic lighting fixtures to light the event. The concert, held August 19 at General Assembly Hall at the United Nations in New York City, starred American actor and singer Leslie Odom Jr., winner of the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Aaron Burr in the hit musical Hamilton. 

Shure Announces Holiday Promotions for Popular Products

To kick off the holiday shopping season, Shure Incorporated has announced limited-time offers on a variety of products. The promotions will be effective on select products November 1 - December 31, 2016, and available at authorized dealers throughout the U.S.