Breaking industry news, announcements, and developments from across the music products world.
Distributor, Frederick Hyde, has completed its purchase of the troubled Percussion Plus business. Antony Batty was appointed as administrator of the business earlier this month. Based in Market Harborough, Percussion…
Yamaha guitars used in the live “Mad T Party” show at Disney California Adventure were auctioned off earlier this month to raise money for the music education programs in the…
Denon DJ has announced that DJ Oliver Heldens is the newest brand ambassador and product consultant for the company’s new Prime Series SC5000 media player and X1800 club mixer. Both pieces…
Chauvet Mexico had a lot to be happy about when it celebrated the grand premiere of its new office, warehouse, service center and showroom facility recently. The company has been…
Radial Engineering will be showcasing five brand new products at this year’s Musikmesse. The Presenter combines a microphone preamp and a USB program input to create an interface for a…
Italian audio specialist Powersoft is providing training for users of its amplification technology with a series of three daily sessions at this year’s Prolight+Sound Show in Frankfurt, that will focus on the latest…
On March 21, our friends at Hal Leonard sent us the following sad news:Hal Leonard lost one of its most legendary employees last week. Lorraine Ashelin began at Hal Leonard…
D’Addario has announced that it will sponsor up to 50 free Recycle and Restring events across the United States in celebration of International Guitar Month and Earth Day. After debuting…
Music & Arts has announced the Spring 2017 schedule for its free “Upgrade Your Sound” tour. The series, which runs April through May, is made for students, musicians and instructors…
NAMM Musikmesse Russia, the international fair for musical instruments, sheet music, music production and music business connections, and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia, the international fair of technologies and services for…
Chauvet & Sons LLC has announced that it completed the acquisition of ChamSys Ltd., the Southampton, UK-based designer and manufacturer of lighting controllers. ChamSys provides Chauvet a strong presence in the controller market that complements its CHAUVET Professional lighting…
Tom and Will owner Frederick Hyde Ltd is attempting to put together a rescue deal for troubled distributor Percussion Plus, which fell into administration earlier this month. Antony Batty was appointed…
