Yamaha Names Winterhalter Percussion Product Specialist
Yamaha Corporation of America has appointed Paul Winterhalter as its new percussion product specialist in the Band & Orchestral division.
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Washington State Lilac Festival Colorized With Chauvet Professional
Spokane, Washington, the “Lilac City,” held a week long Lilac Festival featuring a parade, concerts and, a stunning light display on a local landmark created with COLORado fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
Chauvet Professional Ovation and Rogue at Art 2 Wear Fashion Show
Great fashion, as the legendary designer Christian Dior once observed, requires a happy balance between accents and a base.
GC Expands East Coast Presence with New Store Openings
Guitar Center has been expanding its footprint on the East Coast with recent store grand openings in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and West Springfield, Massachusetts.
Musical Innovations Adds Staff, Affiliate Stores
Musical Innovations, NAMM’s 2015 Top 100 Dealer of the Year, is expanding, in order to continue providing its trademark exemplary service to schools and families in the Southeast.
HAMMOND ORGAN’s Sound Soul Summit V to Rock Nashville
HAMMOND ORGAN USA announces the lineup for the fifth Sound Soul Summit, to be held during the Summer NAMM Show on June 23, 2016. The Summit is co-sponsored…
Music Takes a Stand on a Difficult Topic
The connection between music and non-traditional gender identities, aka LGBT, goes back decades, if not centuries.
Retail: The Mall of Fame
The growing number of music museums all have a retail component. Is there a connection?
Colaiuta signs for Gretsch Drums
Drummer Vinnie Colaiuta has signed on as an official endorser of Gretsch Drums.
LD Systems Helps Turner Live Events Create Lighting Look at Music Festival with CHAUVET Next NXT-1
LD Systems deployed 32 Next NXT-1 moving LED panels from CHAUVET Professional for Houston’s March Madness Music Festival.
Musikmesse 2017: Organizers Announce Dates
Musikmesse 2017 will be held April 5 – 8, 2017. In sequencing the days from Wednesday to Saturday the organisers are taking account of experiences gathered from the…
Musikmesse announces 2017 dates
Musikmesse WILL take place next year and will be held from 5th to 8th April 2017.
Musikmesse 2016 Premiere of New Show Concept
From April 7 to 10, the Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre was the setting for a newly overhauled Musikmesse, showcasing the MI sector in Europe.
Down to the Wire(less) Wireless Microphone Sales Making Strides
With nearly 80 percent (79.4) of retailers participating in this month’s survey reporting that sales of wireless mics are either up or level when compared to this time…
Yet more VC investment in ROLI
ROLI, the East London-based music technology company, has raised yet more money for its spongy keyboard quirkiness, with another $27 million from venture capitalists.
PLASA Focus debuts for Sound Technology line-up
Sound Technology UK/ROI distributor of Harman Professional Solutions audio brands including AKG, JBL Professional and Soundcraft is debuting a number of products at PLASA Focus at the Royal…
Universal Percussion Files Suit Against Zildjian
Universal Percussion, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Avedis Zildjian Co., accusing it of violating Universal Percussion's rights in the trademarks S and S SERIES, which Universal Percussion…
Euro debut for new Studiomaster digiLive line
Studiomaster has extended its new digiLiVE16 product line with new models being shown for the first time in Europe at Prolight+Sound.
Industry readies for Musikmesse
The industry’s largest international trade show opens the doors to arguably its most important ever show on Thursday, offering a new-look format, the reaction to which will determine the future…
Audio-Technica adds new clip-on mic sets
Audio-Technica will launch a new and improved version of its ATM350 clip-on cardioid condenser microphone at ProLight+Sound.
2016 Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound Set to Begin
Musikmesse (April 7 to 10) and Prolight + Sound (April 5 to 8) are set to turn the city of Frankfurt, Germany into the pivotal point for the…
Universal Percussion files suit against GC
Universal Percussion has filed a lawsuit against Guitar Center, accusing it of engaging in bait-and-switch selling tactics that caused Universal Percussion to lose out on sales of its Wuhan-branded…
Fifth Annual NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia
NAMM Musikmesse Russia, an international fair for musical instruments, sheet music, music production and music business connections, and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia, an international fair of technologies…
Universal Percussion Files Suit Against GC
Universal Percussion, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Guitar Center, Inc. (GC), accusing it of engaging in bait-and-switch selling tactics that caused Universal Percussion to lose out on…
The Jazz World Mourns the Passing of David Baker: 1931-2016
Acclaimed symphonic jazz composer and groundbreaking educator, David Baker, has passed away.
Nine Prevail in 2016 Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition
Yamaha Artist Services Indianapolis, in conjunction with Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, has named the winners of the 2016 Yamaha Young Performing Artists (YYPA) Competition.
Guangzhou Prolight show looms
China's first key audio show of the year, Prolight + Sound Guangzhou, is almost upon us, taking place from 29th February to 3rd March.
Prolight + Sound Guangzhou 2016 Set to Open for Trade
Industry peers can look forward to the forthcoming Prolight + Sound Guangzhou, which takes place from February 29 to March 3 2016 in Guangzhou.
Reeds & Mouthpieces – An Evolving B&O Market Segment
With regards to sales of reeds and mouthpieces, there seem to be a few “constants” for dealers, based on the results of this month’s retailer survey, sent out…
2016 NAMM Best & Worst of Show Awards
Worst Behavioral TrendThe relative preponderance of adult males taking photos with their selfie-sticks at the NAMM Show this year was… off-putting. C’mon guys – you’re better than that.