Earthquaker Receives Exporter of the Year Honors
On May 6, EarthQuaker Devices founder and president Jamie Stillman and his wife, Chief Executive Officer, co-owner Julie Robbins, received honors as Exporter of the Year 2019 from…
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Yamaha
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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Celebrates 50th Anniversary with More Than Three Decades of Support from Yamaha Drum
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (NOJHF) recently marked its 50th consecutive year as a premier music event in Louisiana, with Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) serving…
MIND Music Labs Showcases ELK MusicOS at SUPERBOOTH19
Swedish startup MIND Music Labs lets loose by showcasing several super-cool applications of its award-winning ELK MusicOS — the world’s first ultra-low-latency music operating system developed specifically for…
New TF Series Digital Mixers from Yamaha
Yamaha TF Series Digital Mixers with intuitive touch-panel operation gain enhanced control and versatility with firmware update version 4.0.
EarthQuaker Goes to Washington D.C.
On May 6, Akron, Ohio-based EarthQuaker Devices will be honored with an award from the U.S. Small Business Administration during National Small Business Week activities.
Yamaha Ensembles Win 9 Medals at 2019 Winter Guard International Championships
Yamaha-equipped ensembles made a strong showing at the 2019 Winter Guard International (WGI) Percussion and Winds World Championships, with nine awards going to groups exclusively using Yamaha marching…
All the World’s a Stage: The Digital Stage Piano Market
Stage digital pianos differ from home digital consoles or portable digital keyboards – as you’d likely expect. Aside from differences in construction and appearance, these instruments need to…
Bending the Curve Upwards
“Once a fixture in the American home, pianos are easy to find for cheap these days and those who own them are having trouble finding people take them…
Yamaha Drums Signs Chamberlain and Ruiz to Artist Roster
Yamaha Drums has announced the signing of Matt Chamberlain and Francis Ruiz to the Yamaha Artists roster.
Music China 2019 to Combat Slower Economy by Facilitating Music Trade on a Bigger Scale
While China continues to fight back against its slowing economy with significant tax cuts and ambitious growth targets, a number of the country’s markets are still drawing more…
Native Launches New Noire for Kontakt
Native Instruments has launched Noire, a new Kontakt instrument that captures the signature grand piano sound of composer and pianist Nils Frahm.
Grogan, Houser and Pote Join Roster of Yamaha Master Educators
Yamaha Artist Services Indianapolis has announced that it has named Jeffrey Grogan, Barry Houser and Michael Pote to its esteemed Master Educator Program.
YCA President Tom Sumner Named Operating Officer of Yamaha Corporation
Tom Sumner, president of Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA), has been appointed as an operating officer of YCA parent company Yamaha Corporation, effective April 1, 2019.
Factory Raid in China Results in Seizure of Counterfeit Shure, Sennheiser, Yamaha, and Harman Audio Products
Shure Incorporated has announced that a police raid on a factory in China manufacturing counterfeit products, Enping Soundpu Electronics Equipment (also doing business as Voxpu Electronics Equipment), was…
Musikmesse Readies Joint Show Offering
The world of entertainment technology and music business is coming together at Prolight + Sound and Musikmesse in Frankfurt am Main from 2 to 5 April 2019.
Bentivenga Named President of Yamaha Guitar Group
Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc. has announced the forthcoming appointment of Joe Bentivegna to president of the Calabasas-based company.
Trade Regrets: Bob Shriver
Robert C. Shriver (Bob), a highly-respected music products manager, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 24 in Camas, Washington. He was 63.
Yamaha Drums Adds Brown to Artist Roster
Yamaha Drums today announced the signing of Carrington Brown, the Metro D.C.-based studio and live drummer for GRAMMY-winning artist, H.E.R., and many others.
Trade Regrets: Vickie Volesky
Vickie Volesky, a former District Manager for the Band & Orchestral division of Yamaha Corporation of America, passed away on Friday, February 15th after a long and courageous…
Trade Regrets: William Boyce, Jr.
William Clifton “Bill” Boyce, Jr., who distinguished himself as a highly successful piano retailer throughout his remarkable 60-year career in the music products industry, passed away peacefully in…
34th Annual NAMM TEC Awards
Winners in 23 technical and eight creative excellence categories were announced at the 34thAnnual NAMM TEC AWARDS, Saturday, January 26, from the global NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA.
Yamaha's All-Star Concert on the Grand
Playful digs at her well-known SPCA television spots provided laughs, but one of the unquestionable highlights of this year's Concert on the Grand from Yamaha was a hit-filled…
Yamaha Announces New Brand Promise of ‘Make Waves’
Yamaha Corporation has announced a new campaign called “Make Waves,” launching this month and aimed at the makers and lovers of music and sound everywhere.
Yamaha’s MODX Synthesizers
The MODX from Yamaha is a line of compact, lightweight, hybrid synthesizers inspired by flagship Yamaha synth technology.
Music for All Announces Ensembles Invited to Participate in National Festival
71 concert bands, orchestras, choirs, percussion ensembles, and chamber ensembles have been selected to perform at the 28th annual Music for All National Festival, presented by Yamaha, March 14…
Sax Machine: The Saxophone Market in 2019
It’s the family of woodwind instruments that to the uninformed appears like it should be a brasswind; the instrument that calls attention to itself and drives melodic performances…
American Music & Sound’s Jeff Hawley
Before we dig in, I just want to touch upon some of the events in Thousand Oaks, California, where American Music & Sound is headquartered, that took place…
Corner Music’s New Corner Moving a music store in Nashville – or anywhere else – is a major undertaking
Everyone hates moving, so when Nashville’s Corner Music decided it was time to move its thousands of SKUs from the literal corner location it’s occupied for the last…
Kraft Music, Yamaha Corporation of America, and Guitars for Vets Collaborate to Help Veterans Cope with PTSD
Dan Van Buskirk, a Vietnam War vet, had always been interested in learning how to play the guitar, but was concerned that his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)…
Yamaha Shares Plans for 2019 Winter NAMM Show
Yamaha will showcase more than 50 new products and sponsor three headline concert events, including the premier event of the weekend, at the 2019 NAMM Show, to be…