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Blackstar Amplification @ Summer NAMM 2016
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | June 24, 2016
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Ernie Ball ‘Picker’s Paradise’ @ Summer NAMM
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | June 24, 2016Ernie Ball made a welcome -- and loud! -- return to the industry's annual summer gathering in Nashville...
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Levy’s Leathers Donates to Guitars for Vets
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | June 23, 2016On the morning of the first day of Summer NAMM 2016, Levy's Leathers made a generous donation of $10,000 to Guitars for Vets, a program which provides guitars and lessons at no cost to U.S military veterans suffering from PTSD and physical injuries.
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D’Addario’s 6th Annual Pre-Summer NAMM Party
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | June 23, 2016Once again, the good folks at D'Addario got everyone amped up for the industry's annual gathering in Nashville...
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GC Names Japinga President
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | June 16, 2016Guitar Center has appointed Ron Japinga to the position of president of Guitar Center, effective June 15, 2016. The announcement was made by Darrell Webb, Guitar Center CEO.
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Universal Percussion Dismisses Suit Against Zildjian
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | June 13, 2016Universal Percussion, distributor of Wuhan cymbals,has voluntarily dismissed the trademark infringement action it filed against Avedis Zildjian last month relating to Avedis Zildjian's allegedly unauthorized use of Universal Percussion's S mark.
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SLM Acquires Compass Ligatures
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | June 8, 2016St. Louis Music (SLM) has purchased of Compass Ligatures, a unique ligature system that can be applied across all types of saxophone and clarinet.
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NAMM Members Advocate for Music Education in Washington, D.C.
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | June 2, 2016In late May, NAMM, along with 91 music industry leaders and artists made up a delegation of advocates furthering the case that all children deserve quality, comprehensive school music education programs during the NAMM Music Education Advocacy D.C. Fly-In (May 23-26, 2016).
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Sweetwater Presents GearFest ’16
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | June 1, 2016Sweetwater will present GearFest ’16, a celebration of musicians and the instruments and audio gear they use to make and record music, on Friday, June 17 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, June 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Sweetwater campus, 5501 US Hwy 30 W, Fort Wayne, Indiana. GearFest is free and open to the public.
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Fred Gretsch Receives Honorary Degree From Elmhurst College
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | May 31, 2016Fred W. Gretsch was presented with an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Elmhurst College at the school’s Spring Commencement on May 28, 2016.
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NAMM Presents SupportMusic Champion Award
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | May 26, 2016At a reception held on May 24, NAMM presented leading artists, creative luminaries and champions of arts education from the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities program, Turnaround Arts, with the SupportMusic Champion award.
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SLM Upgrades Core Systems to Manage Rapid Growth
Christian Wissmuller | Upfront | May 26, 2016St. Louis Music (SLM) has launched its new Epicor 10 enterprise management software and overhauled hardware systems.
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