TC Group Appoints Xing Managing Director of Chinese Division
TC Group has named Owen Xing as managing director of its Chinese division, TC Group China. Owen Xing, 34, has held managing positions in the music and audio…
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Class of 2013: Sublime Guitars - For Musicians, By Musicians
[caption id="attachment_48332" align="alignleft" width="800"]Sublime Guitar Company official launch at Summer NAMM 2013 in Nashville. (Left to Right: Chris Tontini, Terry Platt, Tommy Platt, Chad Huang, Ricky Hughes, Michael…
Ian Bousfield Partners with Warwick Music
[caption id="attachment_48322" align="alignleft" width="800"]Ian Bousfield[/caption]International trombone soloist Ian Bousfield has joined forces with instrument manufacturer and specialist brass and wood wind publisher Warwick Music. This new long-term partnership…
Trade Regrets: John Vincent, Former NAMM Director of Trade Shows
Former director of trade shows for NAMM, John Vincent, passed away on September 7 after an illness.Mr. Vincent oversaw the planning and implementation of NAMM’s annual trade shows…
Sennheiser Expands Sales in Australia and New Zealand
[caption id="attachment_48228" align="alignleft"]Daniel Sennheiser, CEO of Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG, and Robert Sloss, Owner and Managing Director of Syntec International Pty Limited[/caption]Sennheiser electronic took over business…
New 'Print Music Source' Offers Digital Downloads and Printed Products
[caption id="attachment_48155" align="alignleft"]Print Music Source's Bob Dingley[/caption]Print Music Source, a new printed music publisher based in San Antonio, Texas opened its virtual doors on July 20, 2013. The company…
Gretsch’s Anniversary Celebration Comes “Home” To NYC
[caption id="attachment_48153" align="alignleft"]Fred Gretsch and Paul Pigat.[/caption]Events celebrating the 130th anniversary of the Gretsch Musical Instrument Company have been taking place all over the U.S. this year. But…
MoMM Gala raises $40K to Help Fund Music Ed Programs
The Museum of Making Music (MoMM) raised more than $40,000 at its August 23 gala auction, which featured a lavish live auction and silent auction, and a powerful…
Tesla’s Frank Hannon
[caption id="attachment_48145" align="alignleft"]Frank Hannon[/caption]As founding guitarist of veteran rock act Tesla, Frank Hannon’s playing style has been a defining element behind numerous classic radio staples, including two massive…
Gruhn Guitars’ Big Move
[caption id="attachment_48138" align="alignleft"]The new Gruhn Guitars location in Nashville[/caption]"That area is just so noisy now,” says George Gruhn of Gruhn Guitars’ former longtime location at 400 Broadway in…
Larry Morton as NAMM Chairman
[caption id="attachment_48130" align="alignleft"]Hal Leonard president and new NAMM chairman Larry Morton[/caption]Apparently someone thought Larry Morton wasn’t busy enough. His day job as president of Hal Leonard has kept…
Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps Wins First Ever DCI Championship with Yamaha
[caption id="attachment_48116" align="alignleft"]The Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps[/caption]Carolina Crown, a drum and bugle corps based in Fort Mill, South Carolina, won its first Drum Corps International (DCI)…
D'Addario Foundation Supports Music Programs to Offer Free Community Music Instruction
The benefits of music education are too important to be reserved only for those who can afford them. It is this belief that drives the D’Addario Foundation to…
Full Compass Systems Sponsors Wisconsin's 'Opera In the Park'
[caption id="attachment_48112" align="alignleft"]The Madison Opera's [/caption]Madison Opera recently staged the 12th annual “Opera in the Park” for the city of Madison. This free annual event is a grand…
Radial Teams with Mitch Merret
[caption id="attachment_48106" align="alignleft"]Mitch Merret[/caption]Have you ever met a modest Canadian? Well, that's a silly question. If there is one moniker that hangs around the necks of even the…
Anton Fig Signs with Evans Drumheads and PureSound Percussion
[caption id="attachment_48104" align="alignleft"]Anton Fig[/caption]Evans and PureSound are proud to welcome to their esteemed artist rosters, Anton Fig, a member of the "CBS Orchestra" appearing nightly on 'The Late…
Pearl/Adams at 2013 DCI World Championships
Pearl/Adams was very well represented at the 2013 Drum Corps International World Championships, hosted at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind. Held August 6th-10th, DCI Finals Week showcased the…
NAMM Announces William R. Gard Memorial Scholarship Recipients
The NAMM Foundation has announced the recipients of the William R. Gard Memorial Scholarship for the 2013-14 academic year. Named for a former NAMM executive vice president, the…
Fishman names Norton Vice President of Retail Sales
Fishman has appointed Bill Norton as VP of Retail Sales. Formerly a professional musician with an extensive background in global distribution and sales, Norton brings a wealth of…
Steinway Deal Turnaround: Billionaire John Paulson Beats Kohlberg Offer
In a surprise move, billionaire John Paulson looks set to take the keys of Steinway Musical Instruments. Private equity firm Kohlberg & Co., which had made an offer…
Shure ULX-D Wireless Used in German Open Air Theater Production
[caption id="attachment_48013" align="alignleft"]Engineer Martin Wurmnest[/caption]This summer, the old garden in Schwerin, in front of the impressively illuminated castle, transformed itself into an open air theater, staging the operetta…
Steinway Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (NYSE: LVB) has announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2013.Net sales for the second quarter of…
Yamaha Names Larpenteur Guitar Product Specialist
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) has appointed Chris Larpenteur to the position of guitar product specialist for Yamaha Guitars, effective immediately. Larpenteur will be responsible for educating dealers…
Radial ProMS2 Mic Splitter
[caption id="attachment_48000" align="alignleft"]The Radial ProMS2 Mic Splitter[/caption]The Radial ProMS2 is a single-channel mic splitter designed for PA, recording, and broadcast applications. The Radial ProMS2 is completely passive and…
Perfecting the Sustainable Guitar
[caption id="attachment_47953" align="alignleft"]The Walden SN630[/caption]The guitar market is notoriously old school in its preferences. Generations of musicians have strummed their way through songbooks and garage rehearsals using a…
Zoom Takes Off for a New Beginning
[caption id="attachment_47949" align="alignleft"]Scott Hagen and Scott Goodman of Zoom North America[/caption]Zoom’s history of innovation in handheld recorders is well known to anyone who has sold or used portable…
Boosey & Hawkes Signs Bela Fleck
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of two classical works by eminent banjoist Béla Fleck, The Impostor and Night Flight Over Water, to its…
Chauvet DJ Sponsors Promo Only Party at 2013 DJ Expo
For the third year in a row, CHAUVET® DJ is the exclusive lighting sponsor of the Promo Only Party and Artist Showcase taking place during The 2013 DJ…
Queen Guitarist Brian May Performs at London Train Station with Chauvet Lighting
[caption id="attachment_47913" align="alignleft"]Brian May performing at St. Pancras International.[/caption]Rock legend Brian May and West End star Kerry Ellis team together for a live performance illuminated with 24 wireless,…
Trade Regrets: Amar Bose
Dr. Amar Bose, founder and chairman of Bose Corporation, design engineer, holder of many patents and professor at MIT for more than four decades, passed away July 12…