BEST OF 2015: Part three
The third part of our round-up of the year sees much change in the exhibition space and a couple of rare British success stories...
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2015 Music Products Industry Archive — People
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Krivit Named New President of AES
The Audio Engineering Society (AES) is pleased to welcome John Krivit as he takes over the leadership role of president from Andres Mayo.
Smith Joins Plugivery.com
Plugivery.com has appointed Ashley Smith as the creative development and product specialist for all their distributed and partnered software brands that include Applied Acoustics Systems, BBE Sound Software, Flux, GRM…
More Peppa for Access All Areas
Freshman Guitars distributor, Access All Areas Distribution, has announced new additions to its licensed product range with new Peppa Pig instruments.
Two Old Hippies Announces Besancon as Global Sales Manager
Two Old Hippies Stringed Instruments has named Colin Besancon as global sales manager.
Friedstadt Joins Chauvet as Director of Business Development & Marketing
Chauvet announces the appointment of Jaime Friedstadt as director of business development & marketing for Hispanic Markets for the company’s Chauvet Professional and Iluminarc divisions.
Roland Promotes Halon to VP, Marketing
Roland Corporation U.S. has announced the promotion of Chris Halon to vice president, marketing.
Barnes and Mullins adds new director
Barnes & Mullins has added purchasing manager, Gary Tichopad, to the position of associate director.
Wooten joins DR roster
DR Strings has added bassist Victor Wooten to its artist line-up.
German trade bodies plan day of action
A number of German musical bodies are uniting to create a day of action next year to encourage music making.
Ashly Audio Appoints Frequency Sales as Regional Sales Rep
Ashly Audio has announced the appointment of Frequency Sales as its manufacturers rep in greater Chicago, greater Milwaukee, and the surrounding regions of northern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin.
PRS adds baritone models
PRS Guitars has announced the release of two new baritone guitars – the SE 277 Semi-Hollow Soapbar and the SE 277 – to its more affordable guitar model options.
Shure chief hands reins to Schyvinck
Shure Incorporated has announced that president and CEO Sandy LaMantia intends to retire, effective 1st July next year.
Shure Announces Planned Retirement of President & CEO LaMantia, Names Schyvinck as Successor
Shure Incorporated has announced that president and CEO Santo (Sandy) LaMantia intends to retire, effective July 1, 2016.
Florence guitarist joins Vox amp roster
Vox Amplification has added Rob Ackroyd, guitarist with Florence and the Machine to its artist roster.
Lumsden joins InMusic
InMusic, has appointed Jeremy Lumsden as international channel manager for global markets.
Zildjian Appoints Czerkawski as CFO
The Avedis Zildjian Company has named Charles “Chuck” Czerkawski to the position of chief financial officer, with responsibility over finance and accounting, human resources, and information technology.
KMC’s Mark Terry Discusses an Eventful Year
To say that the past 12 or so months have seen a lot of changes for KMC Music could be safely qualified an understatement: In January of 2015, the organization…
Boulder Creek Guitars – Worth Fighting For
The Boulder Creek Guitars warehouse and office space sits amongst pastoral fields of garlic, tomatoes, and corn in Gilroy, California, at the southernmost tip of the Santa Clara Valley.
Add it Up! Steps to Successful Add-On Sales
Some years ago, at my former company, I analyzed a season’s worth of rental and lease contracts, and found that only 27 percent of them had any add-ons at all.
Yamaha Appoints Winston as Guitar Product Specialist
Yamaha Corporation of America has announced that Andrew Winston has been appointed to the position of product specialist for Yamaha Guitars.
KMC Music Named U.S. Distributor for Monster’s Prolink Line
KMC Music (www.kmcmusic.com) has announced that it has been appointed to serve as the United States distributor for Monster Cable’s Prolink® Line of instrument (guitar, bass and acoustic) and Pro…
Special Book Signing at Musical Innovations
On October 3rd, Musical Innovations (Greenville, SC) held a very special book signing event with Marcus Sikora.
NAMM Foundation Visits Best Communities for Music Education
The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus hits the road this fall to help keep music education strong in six of NAMM Foundation’s Best Communities for Music Education.
Music China - This Week!
This year’s Music China is promised to be all-encompassing. Asia’s preeminent trade show, which will open next week from October 14 – 17, features 1,782 exhibitors from 30 countries and…
If It Ain’t Right, It’s Left - 35 Years at Southpaw Guitars
Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Babe Ruth, Napoleon Bonaparte, Leonardo da Vinci, Madame Curie, Aristotle, Jimi Hendrix. What do all of these prominent figures have in common?
Orange adds to mini-amp range with Micro Dark
Orange has added to its popular and growing range of micro-amps with the launch of the Orange Micro Dark.
SLM Appoints Dumstorff as Vice President of SLM Marketplace
St. Louis Music (SLM) has announced that Rich Dumstorff has been appointed to the newly created position of vice Ppresident of the SLM Marketplace, St Louis Music's extensive catalog of…
New signings boost Sennheiser artist relations team
Sennheiser has recruited Phil Cummings and Byron Gaither for its Music Collaborations team.
Simon Joins Korg’s Sales Team
Ari Simon has joined Korg USA’s experienced force of field sales professionals and will take on the Mid-Atlantic Territory (New Jersey / Pennsylvania / Delaware / Maryland / Virginia /…
GC Names Crowson Sr. VP of Marketing
Guitar Center has appointed Frank Crowson to the position senior vice president of marketing for the Guitar Center brand.
AM&S Promotes Dunmire to National Sales Manager for Kurzweil
American Music & Sound (AM&S) has announced the promotion of Jeff Dunmire to the position of national sales manager of Kurzweil Professional and Home.
Fishman Appoints Pennebaker As Artist Relations, Nashville
Fishman has appointed musician and Artist Relations veteran James Pennebaker to represent the company in Nashville.
Stomp The Band – Dressing Effects Pedals Creates an Aesthetic That’s Market-Ready
The overheated fine-art world is supposedly cooling off, with prices coming down off the blistering highs of recent years.
Vic Firth Remembered
Everett Joseph “Vic” Firth hit the ground running and never let up speed.
AM&S to Represent dBTechnologies in the U.S.
dBTechnologies has named American Music & Sound (AM&S) as its exclusive distributor for the United States.
Roland Corporation New Hires
Roland Corporation U.S. announces several key changes to its sales team that will enable the company to offer more focused dealer support and new perspectives on product development.
Former Peavey designer joins Blackstar team
Blackstar Amplification has announced the addition of Paul Stevens to their team as the new senior design engineer.
Stevens Joins Blackstar as Senior Design Engineer
Blackstar Amplification has announced the addition of Paul Stevens to their team as the new senior design engineer.
KMC Appoints New Regional Sales Managers
KMC Music (www.kmcmusic.com) has announced the appointment of three new regional sales managers for the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and West/Northwest sales territories.