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2017 Music Products Industry Archive

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IMS Technologies Raffling Off New Speakers at Winter NAMM

IMS Technologies will be raffling off a pair of Christopher CS-1 referencing speakers at the Winter NAMM Show. Joshua Eagan, Christopher Speakers' director of sales and artist development, is providing the…

Janicek Picks Name Osiamo Exclusive Distributor for U.S.

Janicek Picks have named Osiamo their exclusive distributor for the U.S.

Faith Family Church Uses Fixtures from CHAUVET DJ for Holiday Celebration

At Faith Family Church's annual "Christmas At Faith Family" celebration on December 15, the house of worship used a lightshow designed by Aaron Cole of Goliath Lighting + Stage, incorporating CHAUVET…

GC Acquires Audio Visual Design Group

Guitar Center has announced the acquisition of the San Francisco Bay Area-based Audio Visual Design Group (AVDG).

Alvarez Welcomes J. Hayes as Brand Development Manager

St. Louis Music and Alvarez welcomes back an old friend, J. Hayes, as brand development manager for Alvarez Guitars. 

KHS America Adds Promark Sticks and Mallets to All Access Program

KHS America has added Promark sticks and mallets to their All Access program.

New International Sales Manager for Warwick

Warwick Distribution has appointed Jason McNamara as international sales manager, taking over from Florence Wilfer-Riboud.

Browne to Receive NAMM honour

The NAMM Foundation has announced that singer-songwriter Jackson Browne will receive the prestigious Les Paul Innovation Award at the 33rd Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards (NAMM TEC Awards),…

Paiste Adds Florian Alexandru-Zorn to Artist Family

Paiste has officially welcomed Florian Alexandru-Zorn to their artist family. Alexandru-Zorn has written The Complete Guide to Playing Brushes, The Brush Secret, and The Brush Revolution.

Audio-Technica Sponsors Latin Grammy Week Kickoff Event

Audio-Technica U.S., Inc., was the sponsor for the fifth annual “En La Mezcla” reception kicking off Latin GRAMMY Week.

Shure Opening Austrian Office

Shure is changing to direct distribution in Austria in the New Year, opening a new office in Schwaz, near Innsbruck.

Roland Announces First Apprenticeship Program

Roland Corporation U.S. has announced the launch of its first apprenticeship program in affiliation with The Los Angeles Film School (LAFS).

Yamaha Names Armstrong House of Worship Resource Manager

Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) has appointed Brett Armstrong to the position of House of Worship resource manager.

SSL Joins Audiotonix Group

Audiotonix has announced the acquisition of Solid State Logic (SSL) as part of its expanding Group that already includes leading audio brands DiGiCo, DiGiGrid, Calrec and Allen & Heath. 

SSL Joins Audiotonix Group

Audiotonix has announced the acquisition of Solid State Logic (SSL) as part of its expanding Group that already includes leading audio brands DiGiCo, DiGiGrid, Calrec and Allen & Heath. 

Jackson Browne to be Honored with Les Paul Innovation Award at the NAMM TEC Awards

The NAMM Foundation has announced that singer-songwriter Jackson Browne will receive the prestigious Les Paul Innovation Award at the 33rd Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards (NAMM TEC Awards), on Saturday, January 27, 2018 in Anaheim, California.

Musikmesse Drum Camp Shapes Up

Musikmesse's annual Drum Camp performance sessions are taking shape, with a number of key artists now confirmed. 

ILIO Launches Fundraiser to Benefit Victims of Ventura County Fire

ILIO has launched a fundraiser to benefit those affected by the widespread Ventura County fire.

Avid Customer Association Announces Second Annual Vote

Avid, along with Avid Customer Association (ACA) leadership, today announced the opening of the second annual ACA Vote to help prioritise Avid’s product and innovation roadmap for 2018 and beyond, as well…

Avid Customer Association Announces Second Annual Vote

Avid, along with Avid Customer Association (ACA) leadership, today announced the opening of the second annual ACA Vote to help prioritize Avid’s product and innovation roadmap for 2018 and beyond, as well…

Orange Amplification CEO Appointed as Honorary Patron of the Strawberry Field Salvation Army Campaign

Cliff Cooper, CEO and founder of Orange Amplification, has been appointed an Honorary Patron of the Strawberry Field Salvation Army campaign.

Orangle Amplification CEO Appointed as Honorary Patron of the Strawberry Field Salvation Army Campaign

Cliff Cooper, CEO and founder of Orange Amplification, has been appointed an Honorary Patron of the Strawberry Field Salvation Army campaign.

HK Audio Returns to Musikmesse

Music & Sales Professional Equipment will unveil a raft of new HK Audio products in Hall 3.1 at Prolight + Sound 2018 as the firm returns to the show after a…

Ernie Ball Picks Eko as Italian Distributor

Ernie Ball has appointed Eko Music Group as its exclusive Italian distributor, effective 1st January, 2018. 

Pensado's Place To Host First NAMM JAM in January

Pensado's Place, the hour-long weekly web series co-hosted by legendary mix engineer Dave Pensado and show creator, Herb Trawick, will host the first-ever Pensado's NAMM JAM at The 2018 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California.

Music & Arts Names Cumberledge 'Educator of the Year'

Music & Arts has named Christine Belle Cumberledge as the winner of its 2017 Music Educator of the Year award.

Peavey Donates Facility to the Newton County School District

Hartley Peavey has given a 125,000-square-foot facility in Decatur to the Newton County School District.

F. E. Olds, Phaeton Brass and Sax Dakota Announce Merge of Products

F. E. Olds, Phaeton Brass and Sax Dakota recently announced an agreement to merge their exclusive lineup of premier brand name products.

AES@NAMM Training Schedule Available

The schedule for the AES@NAMM: Pro Sound Symposium: Live & Studio is now available, featuring session topics like live-sound mixing consoles, system measurements and optimization, studio environments, wireless systems, technical papers…

D’Addario Artist Steve Salerno Visits Haiti

Earlier this month, guitarist and D’Addario artist Steve Salerno, and five jazz musicians who perform regularly at the Jazz Loft in Stonybrook, New York, flew to Haiti with instruments to…

PMC Annual Members Meeting and Percussion Industry Gathering to be Held in January

Everyone in the percussion industry is invited to the PMC Members meeting and industry-wide gathering on January 25 at the Hilton Hotel in Anaheim.

Yamaha’s CL StageMix and QL StageMix Apps Available for Download

Yamaha has announced that the CL StageMix and QL StageMix iPad applications, which are popular with CL and QL series digital mixing console users, are now available with expanded features…

Yamaha To Present NAMM Night of Worship

For the ninth consecutive year, Yamaha will present the NAMM Night of Worship in 2018.

Deering Banjo Company Partners with ArtistWorks

Deering Banjo Company and ArtistWorks have partnered up to make learning the banjo easier with their “Banjo Player’s Pathway.”

Cordoba readies NAMM launches

Cordoba has revealed a clutch of new models which will be showcased at the upcoming NAMM show next month.

Gator Adds to Pedalboard Range

Gator Cases and UK distributor Sound Technology have launched the new Gator G-Tour Pedalboard-SM (Small) and G-Tour Pedalboard-LGW (Large), with the Gator G-Tour Pedalboard-XLGW (Extra Large) following in January 2018. 

UK Sound Ships New 1173 Pre-Compressor Unit

UK Sound has shipped its 1173 mic pre compressor worldwide.

Touché Adds Windows 10 Compatibility

Expressive E, the company behind the innovative and unique expressive instrument Touché, has announced that it and its companion software application Lié are now fully compatible with Windows 10 through a…

Drummers Hit Back at Cancer

DrummerNight presented by Remo has now raised in excess of £21,000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

New Life Church Installs Fulcrum Acoustic Subwoofers in New Campus

New Life Church recently installed Fulcrum Acoustic Cardioid Subwoofers in their their newest campus, New Life Calvert in Prince Frederick, Maryland.