Breaking industry news, announcements, and developments from across the music products world.
For over 30 years, “Breakfast with The Beatles" has provided an entertaining and informative Beatles-themed way to kick off Sunday mornings. When Southern California’s top-rated Beatles radio program presents special…
Shure has announced “For Those Who Tour” (FTWT) Chicago, a year-long initiative to support, encourage, and inspire artists and creators as they take their talents on tour. The FTWT house…
Lighting designer Matt “Jonezy” Jones recently used his ChamSys MagicQ MQ80 with wings and 36 moving fixtures to create a lightshow for the group Evanoff. “It was a great new…
Conn-Selmer, in partnership with their authorized dealers, is now offering used instruments to their education network. These items are available on a first come, first served basis and sold "as…
Black Diamond Strings has announced their partnership with The James Marshall Hendrix Foundation, a 501(c)3 not for profit also known as the Jimi Hendrix Foundation. In honor of the love…
Hartley and Mary Peavey have been named as 2019 recipients of the Governor’s Choice Award in the Mississippi Arts Commission’s annual Governor’s Arts Awards. With this award, Governor Phil Bryant…
Doug Wimbish stopped by Spector’s USA workshop located in Woodstock, New York for some in-depth upkeep on his beloved NS-2 and NS-5 Spector basses. Having used them almost exclusively since…
Gibson Brands is pleased to announce the hiring of Mark Agnesi for the newly created position of Director of Brand Experience. In this new role, Mark will take responsibility for re-imagining and implementing creative ways of delivering…
Leicester store Music Junkie, has shut its doors after its parent company, Blackberry Music, went into liquidation. The shop sold guitars and drums, along with music technology and DJ equipment.…
Stanley Leard-Freeman, former proprietor of Queens Road Music Shop in Watford Town Centre, which he opened in 1958, died on February 23 aged 90. He was a pillar of the…
Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound are joining forces with the organisers of the Sample Music Festival for the first time to bring together top brands, such as Akai, Denon DJ,…
Pearl Music Europe has taken over UK distribution of Sabian cymbals and Gon Bops percussion from Westside Distribution with immediate effect. Westside Managing Director, Phil Hay, said: “I would like…
