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Living in the Present
This – our March issue – is one of MMR’s two annual “fretted focus” issues.
New Arturia Vintage Modelling Bundle Launched
Arturia has launched an new range of plugins based on historic pre-amps, and three iconic analogue filters.
Sumner to Succeed Hitoshi Fukutome as YCA President
Tom Sumner has been named president of Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) effective April 1, 2018.
GC Relaunches its Music Foundation with the Goal of Expanding Music Ed. Programs
Guitar Center (GC) has announced the relaunch of its non-profit organization, the Guitar Center Music Foundation.
Shure Fixtures Shine At NBA All-Star Game Weekend
At the NBA All-Star Game weekend in downtown Los Angeles, Firehouse Productions used 64 channels of Shure wireless microphones and in-ear monitors when managing and coordinating more than…
Catalina Bar & Grill Updates Sound System With QSC Fixtures
Catalina Bar & Grill recently updated their sound system to include QSC E Series E12 12-inch, two-way passive speakers and E18SW subwoofers together with E10 passive stage monitors, all driven by PLD4.5 power amplifiers.
Sweetwater Sound Develops Degree Program with University of Saint Francis
In 2007, Sweetwater Sound began a partnership with Fort Wayne, Indiana’s University of Saint Francis — providing funds for scholarships, gear purchase and installation, and other music-related projects…
Yamaha Guitars Partners With Musopia
Yamaha Guitars has partnered with Musopia, a music software development studio, to bring forth a package featuring Musopia's FourChords app.
NAMM Best & Worst in Show Winter 2018
Best Big-Time Musical EventThe Yamaha All Star Concert on the Grand featured superstars Michael McDonald, Melissa Etheridge, Lindsey Stirling, Sam Moore, Marc Broussard, Butch Walker, and Sheléa on…
‘The Big One:’ 2018 NAMM Show Expands in More Ways than One
“Our members deserve all the credit for creating such an incredible show,” says NAMM president and CEO Joe Lamond. “It’s their innovative products and displays, the lifelong friendships…
Debt Troubles Reported for Gibson, Juszkiewicz Responds
It has recently been reported by many that Gibson Brands, Inc. - parent company of Gibson Guitars - is facing an uncertain future due to serious debt-related and operational concerns. The company has…
Debt Troubles Reported for Gibson, Juszkiewicz Responds
It has recently been reported by many that Gibson Brands, Inc. - parent company of Gibson Guitars - is facing an uncertain future due to serious debt-related and operational concerns. The company has…
New Gear from Applied Research and Technology
The new ART Trans X is a two-channel solid-state preamp Applied Research and Technology, providing lean quiet gain while maintaining incredible transparency.
Apex Tube Matching Power Tube Matching System
This enhanced power tube matching system now matches additional control points, making Apex the only matching system in the industry with 4- point matching.
Top-Tier Timekeepers: High-end Drum Kits Sales in 2018
MMR checks in with representatives from five major players in the design and production of high-end drum sets to learn about trends in that market segment, technical innovations,…
The Sound of Money: Got Value?
As a 13-year-old guitarist in the ‘60s, I would often visit my local MI dealer. The policy of the store was: “You can look at the guitars, but…
There’s Nothing Neutral About the Internet When it Comes to Retail
Retailers are watching how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act bills that worked their way though the Senate and the House of Representatives late last year will ultimately…
Roland Uses CHAUVET Professional Fixtures at Winter NAMM 2018
Roland’s exhibit at Winter NAMM 2018 featured a lighting design by Justin Preston that used a collection of over 90 CHAUVET Professional fixtures, including 32 Maverick MK2 Wash…
Shure Powers Performing Artists at 60th GRAMMY Awards
At the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards, many of the nominated and performing artists used Shure microphones for their sets during the awards ceremony.
Orange Amplification Celebrates Golden Anniversary in 2018
Orange Amplification will celebrate its golden anniversary in 2018 by launching new innovative products and commemorative merchandise, along with videos covering rare amplifiers, interviews with key staff (past and…
Music & Arts Announces New Location in Waldorf
Music & Arts has announced their newest location in Waldorf, Maryland.
Artists Use Technology from Sennheiser at Grammy Awards
Broadcast live on January 28, the 60th Annual Grammy Awards featured multiple performing artists who used 20 channels of Sennheiser’s digital wireless technology and four channels of its…
Piano Styles for Beginners from Harrison Music
Piano Styles for Beginners, a new instruction book by Mark Harrison, teaches beginning pianists to play and improvise in today’s popular keyboard styles.
Village Music Wellington Redefines What it Means to be an MI Store
Ah, the joys of visiting your favorite music store. Parsing through any new clearance items, ogling at the guitars hanging on the walls with pride, and... visiting the…
The New Stomping Ground: StompLight Brings Top-Notch Lighting Effects to Performances of All Types with Ease and Versatility
It seems like such an obvious idea – the upsides are clear for all to see – you’d assume that folks must have developed this sort of thing…
Chuck Surack of Sweetwater Sound: 2018 Recipient of MMR’s Annual Don Johnson Industry Service Award
Chuck Surack is, of course, best known as the founder of Sweetwater Sound (although he’s involved in a number of other business ventures, as well), but he’s every…
Acing Accessibility: Virgin Musical Instruments on their Mission to Make Music Simple
Virgin Musical Instruments has a motto - “Keeping music simple” – but making music easy and accessible for other people in real life is by no means any…
Rentals Reimagined: Instrumental Music Center Gives Tucson the Rentals it Needs
Instrumental Music Center of Tucson, Arizona didn’t start strictly with a love of music, but rather a love for music in their community.
Boutique Microphones: Adding a touch of personalization to a burgeoning mass-market sector
Microphones are big business. NAMM’s sales statistics for 2016 show the overall category is the fifth largest overall in revenue, just behind fretted and wind instruments, pro audio,…