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2013 Music Products Industry Archive
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Roland On Stage with American Idol
[caption id="attachment_47656" align="alignleft"]American Idol keyboardist Russell Graham uses two Jupiter-80 Synthesizers and a VP-770 Vocal & Ensemble Keyboard.[/caption]Led by Music Director Ray Chew, the American Idol house band backs up every Idol performer…
Eddy Finn Teams with Canadian Distributor Counterpoint Musical Services
[caption id="attachment_47654" align="alignleft"]Eddy Finn Ukes[/caption]Eddy Finn Ukes has entered an exclusive distribution agreement with Canadian distributor Counterpoint Musical Services, expanding the breadth of retail opportunities for dealers in all provinces…
Rodgers Announces Top 10 Sales Awards and Higher Revenue
[caption id="attachment_47652" align="alignleft"]Top 10 Performance Award winner Scott Lane of Lane Music, Germantown, Tennessee (right) with Rodgers Regional Sales Manager Bruce Hindla.[/caption]Rodgers Instruments Corporation President Duane Kuhn has announced the…
Audiofly Announces U.S. Headquarters Move
Audiofly recently announced its move to a new U.S. headquarters. Audiofly USA is responsible for North and South American sales and marketing efforts. The brand is headquartered in Australia by a…
Korg Named Blackstar Distributor in Canada
Korg USA has announced that, as a result of its efforts thus far to build the brand in the U.S., it has been appointed the exclusive distributor for Blackstar products…
Capello Music to Sponsor Nationwide Camp Jam
[caption id="attachment_47646" align="alignleft"]Winners of the 2013 Camp Jam are supplied with Capello's Traps A400 kits.[/caption]Cappello Music Co., Inc. will be the drum set sponsor of the 2013 Camp Jam, supplying…
Denis Wick Receives Queen's Award
[caption id="attachment_47644" align="alignleft"]Denis Wick products specialist Richard Galime.[/caption]DANSR, Inc. announced that Denis Wick Products has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade 2013. This accolade is one…
D’Angelico Guitars Reborn
[caption id="attachment_47642" align="alignleft"]D'Angelico Guitars' EXL-1[/caption]D’Angelico Guitars of America is reviving the brand for the modern age. The current models are genuine incarnations of John D’Angelico’s aesthetic and attention to detail.Currently…
NAMM Members Celebrate National Music Day
[caption id="attachment_47640" align="alignleft"]National Music Day[/caption]Carlsbad, CA, (June 24, 2013)— NAMM members and musicians of all abilities tuned-up their instruments to welcome the Summer Solstice in a daylong, musical free-for-all in observance…
Roland AC-40 Acoustic Chorus Guitar Amp
[caption id="attachment_47638" align="alignleft"]Roland AC-40 [/caption]The AC-40 Acoustic Chorus Guitar Amplifier is the latest addition to Roland’s family of stereo acoustic amps with built-in effects. Compact and weighing less than 12…
Roland Micro Cube GX
[caption id="attachment_47636" align="alignleft"]Roland Micro Cube GX[/caption]As the replacement for Roland’s Micro Cube, the Micro Cube GX improves on its, adding a Memory function, new amp and effects types, a chromatic…
ADJ Battery-Powered LED UV GO with Wireless Remote
[caption id="attachment_47497" align="alignleft"]ADJ LED UV GO with Wireless Remote [/caption]Featuring a 10° vertical x 40° horizontal linear beam angle, the mobile LED UV GO is made for wall washing and…
Audio-Technica AT-DMM828 Digital Matrix Mixer
[caption id="attachment_47631" align="alignleft"]Audio-Technica AT-DMM828 Digital Matrix Mixer[/caption]The AT-DMM828 is a microprocessor-controlled, programmable, automatic-switching eight-channel matrix mixer. It's designed for a variety of applications, including installed sound/sound reinforcement, houses of worship,…
Guitar Legend Johnny Smith Dies
[caption id="attachment_47623" align="alignleft"]Johnny Smith [/caption]Johnny Smith, acclaimed jazz guitarist and MI retailer, passed away on June 12, 2013, less than a month before his 91st birthday.
Stadiumred Announces Partnership with Gibson Brands
[caption id="attachment_47621" align="alignleft"]Stadiumred[/caption]Stadiumred, a music and entertainment company based in New York, has entered into a promotional partnership with the newly named Gibson Brands. Beginning on June 15, 2013, instruments from…
Ludwig-Musser Continues to Support Elkhart Jazz Festival
[caption id="attachment_47619" align="alignleft"]Ludwig-Musser product manager Jim Catalano.[/caption]The 26th Annual Elkhart Jazz Festival runs for three days, beginning on June 21st in downtown Elkhart, Indiana. Over 100 top jazz musicians from…
New York GC Workers Vote to Unionize
The 57 workers at Guitar Center’s Manhattan retail store recently voted to form a union.The national Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) orchestrated the win, which marks the first…
Hayden Amps Hit the Road with Everclear
[caption id="attachment_47616" align="alignleft"]Everclear's Art Alexakis[/caption]American rock band Everclear, who had hits in the 90's with songs like "Santa Monica", "Everything to Everyone", and "Wonderful", is headlining the 2013 Summerland Tour and…
Ludwig-Musser Continues to Support Elkhart Jazz Festival
Ludwig-Musser Continues to Support Elkhart Jazz FestivalThe 26th Annual Elkhart Jazz Festival runs for three days, beginning on June 21st in downtown Elkhart, Indiana. Over 100 top jazz musicians from around the…
Gibson Officially Switches to 'Gibson Brands' Name
[caption id="attachment_47606" align="alignleft"]Gibson Brands.[/caption]Recent acquisitions in the pro audio realm have broadened Gibson’s range of product offerings considerably and, to reflect this, Gibson Guitar Corp. has become Gibson Brands.
The Fred & Dinah Gretsch 130th Anniversary Tour
[caption id="attachment_47604" align="alignleft"]Fred and Dinah Gretsch,[/caption]2013 marks Gretsch’s 130th anniversary, and the company is going all-out to celebrate this historic milestone. Special promotional events in cities across the US and…
Samson To Transfer Zoom Distribution
[caption id="attachment_47602" align="alignleft"]Samson to Transfer Zoom Distribution[/caption]Samson Technologies will turn over the U.S. distribution of all Zoom products to the newly developed Zoom North America on December 31, 2013.Zoom Corporation,…
S&P Lowers GC's Credit Rating
According to Reuters, Standard & Poor’s cut its debt rating on Bain Capital-owned Guitar Center Holdings Inc. late last month, from ‘B-‘ to ‘CCC+’ due to “weak operating trends.”“Although we…
LPD to Distribute JHS Guitar Brands in the USA
[caption id="attachment_47598" align="alignleft"]Vice President Tom Vallis, President Sonia Vallis and Director Of Sales Nick Cicero[/caption]John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd. has announced its cooperation with LPD Music to distribute Fret-King®…
Sennheiser Announces Changes to Executive Management Board
[caption id="attachment_47596" align="alignleft"]Daniel and Andreas Sennheiser [/caption]WEDEMARK, Germany — For several years now, two of the co-shareholders of the Sennheiser family business, Daniel and Dr. Andreas Sennheiser have proved themselves…
Peerless Retromatic Guitar
The Retromatic’s distinctive headstock, truss-rod cover, and pick guard design makes a bold statement from Peerless. As a crowning touch, the quirky Peerless logo has been die-cast, set, and attached…
Tech 21's Private Stock Blonde Deluxe
Tech 21 is issuing a deluxe version of their popular Blonde pedal from the SansAmp Character Series through their Private Stock division. The SansAmp Blonde Deluxe features a combination of…