Why Try to be Like Everybody Else?
In Victoria Wasylak’s excellent profile of Lexington, Massachusetts’ guitar dealer, The Music Emporium (page 64), co-owner Joe Caruso says of the Boston areas’ Guitar Center locations: “They didn’t put us…
Selling Your Business? Stay in Control
Making financial decisions has never been easy for business owners. When given a choice, the tyranny of the urgent usually wins over the severity of the important. Imagine there are…
Heil Sound Appoints Lynch as U.S. Sales Manager
Heil Sound has announced the appointment of Jerry Lynch as U.S. sales manager. A long-time employee of Heil Sound, Jerry will be responsible for all matters related to daily as well…
Italia Adds New Models and New Versions
Italia Guitars has unveiled a number of new models including a new addition to the popular Jeffrey Foskett Signature Series of electric guitars - the Italia JFQ. Available in Two-Tone…
Allen and Heath Launches new Flagship Xone Mixer
Allen & Heath (DJ) has responded to customer demand by launching its new flagship analogue DJ Mixer - Xone:9, which takes the analogue core of the Xone:92 and re-delivers it, enhanced and with digital connectivity. Senior…
Music Festivals Wet Electric and Band Splash Use CHAUVET Professional Fixtures
Music festivals Wet Electric and Band Splash recently used a versatile lighting rig supplied by Creative BackStage that featured CHAUVET Professional Maverick, Rogue, and STRIKE fixtures. “We designed the rig…
D'Addario Foundation Hosts Recital for the Long Island Lesson Program and Awards Music Scholarships to Six Students
On Monday, May 21, 2018, the D'Addario Foundation hosted the Long Island Lesson Program's end-of-year recital at the D'Addario & Co Factory in Farmingdale, New York. Through the newly founded…
pBone Launches Beginner Bundles
JHS has launched a Beginner Bundle for plastic trombone range, pBone. Distributed exclusively in the UK and ROI by JHS, pBone Beginner Bundles include a black padded bag, made from rip-resistant fabric with GripEZE handles…
Pigtronix Brings Out Micro Version of Philosopher's Pedal
Pigtronix has brought back its Philosopher's Tone series of custom shop compressor/sustainer/distortion effects pedals in micro form, as the Philosopher's Tone Germanium Gold Micro. Distributed ub the UK by JHS, the pedal takes…
Lunastone Pushing New Pusher
Lunastone has upgraded its overdrive pedal - The Pusher - and given it a new name – the Boost 18. The new Boost 18 shares the same small footprint and tone…
Rosetti Adds La Bella String Brand
Rosetti has taken on the UK and Ireland distribution for La Bella strings, the oldest incorporated and continuously family owned and operated music string manufacturer in the world. Established in 1640,…
Hopkins Rebuilds Brighter Shade Studios with Fixtures from Radial
John Driskell Hopkins, a founding member of the Zac Brown Band, recently included a Radial Powerhouse 500 series chassis in his updated version of Brighter Shade Studios. The chassis is loaded…