Grundorf Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Grundorf Corporation, parent company of Grund Audio Design, is pleased to announce it is celebrating its 30th anniversary. From humble beginnings in the family garage, Grundorf Corporation has evolved into…
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2014 Music Products Industry Archive — Pro Audio
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LOUD Appoints Tan Mackie Product Specialist
LOUD Technologies Music Gear Group has announced the appointment of Jason Tan to the position of Mackie product specialist for the APAC Region. Based in Singapore, Tan joins LOUD after…
Arturia appoints Goldheim as President, U.S. Operations
Grenoble, France-headquartered music software and hardware company Arturia has appointed former Focusrite-Novation director, U.S. Sales Ralph Goldheim to the newly-created position of president, U.S. Operations as part of its ongoing expansion strategy.Goldheim brings extensive experience in sales…
Boulder Creek Guitars Names Hurwitz VP
Boulder Creek Guitars, Inc. has named Michael Hurwitz as vice president of Worldwide Sales. Hurwitz will oversee the sales of domestic U.S. dealers and international distributors.“Michael is a true professional,”…
DPA Microphones Appoints New Distributors
DPA Microphones has reorganized its distribution channels in South East Asia by appointing new distributors in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Taiwan. The appointments reflect the company's ongoing commitment to…
31st Annual Fifty Dealer/Fifty State Review & Forecast
ALABAMA Guitars and More GardendaleDustin Honeycutt, president2014 vs. 2013? We’ve had an increase of 50 percent.Hot new product line? PRS, Takamine, Peavey and Blackstar.Technological advances? Facebook and Instagram have been…
22nd Annual Dealers' Choice Awards
The 2014 Dealers’ Choice Awards again brought together hundreds of enthusiastic music products retailers to select the lines that made this year a success. This winning slate of instrument, sound, lighting and…
Ashly Breathes New Life Into Bourbon Square Casino
Formerly called The Silver Club, Bourbon Square Casino recently reopened in the Reno-Sparks area of Nevada. In addition to a fresh New Orleans theme, Bourbon Square now sports a new…
22nd Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards
The 2014 Dealers’ Choice Awards again brought together hundreds of enthusiastic music products dealers to nominate the lines that made this year a success. This winning slate of instrument, sound,…
GC Pro Appoints Riley Marketing Manager
Guitar Center Professional(GC Pro) has appointed Adam Riley to the newly created position of marketing manager, GC Pro. The announcement was made by GC Pro vice president Rick Plushner and…
Eventide Announces Strategic Partnership with Yamaha
Eventide has formed a strategic partnership with Yamaha to develop signature effects for a future update to its recently announced flagship live sound console, the RIVAGE PM10. The Eventide H3000…
Italian Superstar Pino Daniele Chooses DPA Microphones
Pino Daniele, one of Italy’s best known singer/songwriters has recently started using a range of DPA microphones, including the company's d:facto™ Vocal Microphone. The d:facto Vocal Microphone joined a range…
Allen & Heaths Qu Series in Guitar Center
The Qu-32 is a 38 in / 28 out digital mixer offers a big 7” touchscreen married to an interface that has been optimized for intuitive operation. The Qu-32s are now…
ABACA to Distribute Prodipe in North America
ABACA Audio Distribution has reached an agreement to exclusively distribute/represent European audio equipment developer Prodipe in North America as of November 3, 2014. Prodipe offers a wide range of audio…
Trade Regrets: Jerry Freed
Jerry Freed, MI and audio industry icon and founder of Gator Cases, passed away on November 13, after a bout with cancer. He was 74. After college, Freed spent several years…
Avid Presents New Live Sound Webinar: Mixing Massive Attack
Go behind the scenes with veteran FOH mixer Robb Allan. Over the past two decades, Massive Attack has established itself as one of the UK’s most successful bands, selling more than…
Swing City Music’s 50th Half a Century of Serving the Musicians of Metro St. Louis
I guess they were Fenders,” says Art Rivasy, Sr., founder of Collinsville, Illinois’ Swing City Music, when asked about the first lines carried by his store 50 years ago. “When…
Lawson Reinvents Chopin with DPA Microphones
Chad Lawson used his Steinway piano to create a slightly muted, ethereal sound, captured entirely by DPA microphones. To translate the desired mood into his latest recording, Lawson wanted a…
Jupiter 8 App-based DSPs and ARC-WEB Powers Corner Entertainment
Corner Entertainment is a recently opened entertainment establishment located in Houston, Texas. It features a restaurant (Corner Table) a bar/nightclub (The Oak Bar), and a second wine and mixed drinks…
Paul McCartney Adopts Avid Everywhere for ‘Out There’ Tour
Avid® recently announced that music legend Paul McCartney has embraced Avid Everywhere™ to support his “Out There” tour. Industry-standard Avid VENUE live sound and Pro Tools® audio production solutions, from…
Peavey Reorganizes Manufacturing Under New Globalization Plan
Peavey Electronics Corporation recently announced that the company is reorganizing its worldwide manufacturing assets as part of a new globalization plan to ensure continued growth worldwide. The reorganization includes focusing…
Paul McCartney Adopts Avid Everywhere for Historic “Out There” Tour
Avid® announced that music legend Paul McCartney has embraced Avid Everywhere™ to support his “Out There” tour. Industry-standard Avid VENUE live sound and Pro Tools® audio production solutions, from the…
Hal Leonard to Distribute Apogee Pro Audio Interfaces
Recent talks between Hal Leonard Corporation and Apogee Electronics, an industry leader in digital audio recording technology, have culminated in a new distribution deal for the MI and pro audio…
NAMM TEC Awards Celebrates 30 Years and Inducts Nathan East & Ed Cherney into Hall of Fame
The NAMM Foundation will induct revered engineer -mixologist Ed Cherney and bassist Nathan East into the NAMM TEC Awards Hall of Fame during the 30th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence &…
Pro Audio Distribution Names Heffner Director of Sales & Marketing
Pro Audio Distribution, the US distributor of Sontronic microphones and Augspurger monitors, has appointed Glen Heffner director of Sales and Marketing. He will be responsible for the development and growth…
Corner Entertainment Installs Symetrix Jupiter 8s and ARC-WEB Control
Corner Entertainment is a recently-opened entertainment constellation located in Houston, Texas. It features a restaurant (Corner Table) a bar/nightclub (The Oak Bar), and a second wine and mixed drinks bar…
Aphex Moves HQ to Utah
Pro audio brand Aphex® recently announced that it has moved the company to Salt Lake City, in order to increase operational efficiencies by being closer to parent company DWV Entertainment…
König & Meyer at 65
A global leader in the design and manufacture of music stands and accessories, Germany’s König & Meyer – most commonly referred to simply as “K&M” – has been celebrating its…
Keeping Up with Keyboard Workstations
"It’s a Swiss Army knife for keyboard guys.” Ed Diaz, a member of Roland Corporation’s keyboard product team, cuts straight to the chase when describing the keyboard workstation. While it…
Zoom iQ6
The compact and lightweight iQ6 turns any Lightning-equipped device into a field recorder. It features two unidirectional condenser microphones in an X/Y configuration—the same elements used in the Zoom H4n…
Peavey Reorganizes Manufacturing Under New Globalization Plan
Peavey Electronics Corporation is reorganizing its worldwide manufacturing assets as part of a new globalization plan to ensure continued growth worldwide. The reorganization includes focusing US-based manufacturing on Peavey’s premium…
LOUD and GnS Announce Mackie Distribution Agreement
LOUD Technologies Inc. ("LOUD") and GnS Electronics Co Ltd have announced a distribution agreement whereby GnS Electronics will serve as the distributor for the Mackie brand in South Korea, commencing…
Jim Bailey Joins Renkus-Heinz
Renkus-Heinz has announced the appointment of industry veteran Jim Bailey to a newly created product marketing position. Bailey comes to Renkus-Heinz after serving as general manager of Aphex, a manufacturer of…
TMP to Distribute Audiofly in the US
TMP Pro Distribution has announced an agreement with Audiofly to be the exclusive distributor for their full line of Performance Series IEMs to the MI and Professional markets in the…
Why MI Needs to Embrace Pro Audio
When MI retailers see guitar players or keyboardists as simply musicians in their stores, they're leaving money on the table. An industry that has long looked at its customer base…
Audio-Technica SonicFuel AX Over-Ear Headphones
Audio-Technica’s SonicFuel AX over-ear headphones offer three models with smartphone and iPhone(r) compatibility. The ATH-AX5iS, ATH-AX3iS and ATH-AX1iS have universal smartphone compatibility. These models have a built-in microphone and a…
Stanton SCS.4DJ USB Mixstation
The SCS.4DJ USB Mixstation provides DJ and performer functionality and performance without the need for a laptop. The model now includes Version 5.0 software, which means a DJ can plug…
Electra Guitars Teams With Sony Pro Audio
Electra Guitars has selected Sony Pro Audio wireless systems to be a part of their “Rediscover Electra Guitars” promotion between September 1 and October 31, 2014. The promotion is only…