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Music Education in Sparks LLCSparksMike Manning, PresidentBusiness this year: Just reopened in June after closing in 2011. Formerly Sparks Music.Evolution in the industry you’re excited about? Just getting…
[caption id="attachment_48649" align="alignleft" width="738"]Mike's Monster Guitars in Cambridge, MA was one of many things to be thankful for this year...[/caption]Another year’s almost in the books. As they say…
Since D’Addario’s acquisition of Rico in 2004 it has always been the company’s goal to respect and improve upon the legacy of the Rico brand; this will never…
As the Dealers’ Choice Awards enter their third decade, we see amongst the 2013 winners some familiar faces, some newcomers, and the return of champions from years past.While…
Ramapo College of New Jersey will build a state-of-the-art music studio that will educate the musical luminaries of the future in a hybrid facility that bridges the worlds…
West Midlands-based (U.K.) Warwick Music has been revealed as a Future Champion for Innovation at the 2013 National Business Awards, which makes three major accolades for the business…
NAMM CEO and president Joe Lamond attended the Grand Opening of the new Phoenix House Rising Music Studio in Santa Ana, Calif., November 4, 2013.
[caption id="attachment_48589" align="alignleft" width="800"]Yukon Cornelius[/caption]Earlier this year, rock supergroup Yukon Kornelius (Featuring bassist Stefan Lessard from the Dave Matthews Band, singer/guitarist Ed Robertson from the Barenaked Ladies, singer/guitarist…
[caption id="attachment_48587" align="alignleft" width="800"]Stanton DJ Scratch Academy[/caption]Stanton®, a Gibson Pro Audio brand and an industry leader in the design and manufacture of professional audio products for DJs, joined…
[caption id="attachment_48583" align="alignleft" width="800"]Harman has helped upgrade MTV's Coke Studio in India[/caption]The Coke Studio at MTV India is a premier platform for showcasing a fusion of India’s best…
Fargen Amplification recently announced an expansion of its Custom Shop, including new Hot Mods Do-It-Yourself (DIY) kits, and a high-end guitar accessories line. Fargen has designed and performed many…
[caption id="attachment_48577" align="alignleft" width="800"]Smoky Mountain Performing Arts Center in Franklin, North Carolina, which employs an array of wireless microphones and systems from Audio-Technica. Photo courtesy of Adam Drake.…
[caption id="attachment_48571" align="alignleft" width="800"]Jason Bittner[/caption]Pearl Drums recently announced Jason Bittner as an endorsing artist. For the past 11 years, Bittner has created a name for himself primarily for…
[caption id="attachment_48569" align="alignleft" width="800"]Duff McKagan credit Fab Fernandez[/caption]Gig bag and instrument case maker Reunion Blues officially welcomed Duff McKagan’s Loaded to their growing family of artists. Led by…
[caption id="attachment_47497" align="alignleft" width="1066"]Hot Lick's Co-Owner Cyn McDermott (center) with the Mike Starkey Band, which performed at their blues fundraiser.[/caption]Hot Licks Guitar Shop of Waldorf, MD, held a…
[caption id="attachment_48549" align="alignleft" width="800"]Lillian Burkart[/caption]In many weekdays at Burkart Flutes and Piccolos’ woodsy Western Massachusetts headquarters, founder Lillian Burkart will stay well past quitting time in the evening,…
[caption id="attachment_48544" align="alignleft" width="800"]Jim Hirschberg of SalesTrak[/caption]Before Clark Johnson and Jim Hirschberg brought the practice of using objective retail sales data to the MI industry, decisions were ultimately…
[caption id="attachment_48532" align="alignleft" width="800"]Music China 2013[/caption]While the USA was in the throes of a debt limit crisis, the Music China show in Shanghai was proceeding with a steady…
[caption id="attachment_48498" align="alignleft" width="800"]Inventing the American Guitar: The Pre–Civil War Innovations of C. F. Martin and His Contemporaries from Hal Leonard[/caption]Hal Leonard Books’ Inventing the American Guitar describes…
[caption id="attachment_48480" align="alignleft" width="800"]Pedal Stop [/caption]The Pedal Stop works to stop keyboards’ sustain pedal from shifting around on the floor, attaching discreetly to the base of any performer's…
Pearl Corporation has named Dr. Dan McNally Brass and Woodwind Marketing manager. Dr. McNally holds a Doratorate of Musical Arts in Trumpet Performance and Pedagogy from the University…
Little Kids Rock, the leading non-profit provider of free music lessons, instruments and teacher training to U.S. public schools, and Ear Candy Charity, an Arizona-based non-profit that also…
[caption id="attachment_48437" align="alignleft" width="2592"]D’Addario Performance Series Returns to Carnegie Hall[/caption]The 2013-2014 season of the D’Addario Performance Series began in October at Carnegie Hall with a performance by two…
NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia have taken over ‘Music Moscow,’ bringing a complete musical instrument, music-products, and event technology experience to better serve the…
While the USA was in the throes of a debt limit crisis, the Music China show in Shanghai was proceeding with a steady flow of international traffic and…
[caption id="attachment_48394" align="alignleft" width="800"]HARMAN’s DigiTech Vocalist Live FX[/caption]HARMAN’s DigiTech today announced its Vocalist Live FX vocal effect processor is now available. The Vocalist Live FX features over 65…
CHAUVET® DJ introduces CHAUVET® DJ Academy — an interactive and informative online video program dedicated to helping mobile entertainers worldwide build their skills and improve their business. CHAUVET®…
Arts education leaders, advocates, and educators from across the nation responded to an invitation from Music for All to help it identify priorities and supporting initiatives for its…
[caption id="attachment_48368" align="alignleft" width="3648"]Band Source in Downers Grove, Ill.[/caption]If you’re an independent music storeowner, consider getting familiar with the 3/50 Project . Founded in 2009 by Cinda Baxter, a…
[caption id="attachment_48366" align="alignleft" width="800"]The Shure SM58 has been in production for nearly half a century[/caption]Over the past decade or so, the industry has experienced an absolute explosion in…
