Aruba’s Soul Beach Music Festival Shines With CHAUVET Professional
The Soul Beach Music Festival in Aruba flourished this year with performances from Usher, The Roots, and Mary J. Blige, and lighting from over 100 CHAUVET Professional fixtures.
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2017 Music Products Industry Archive
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J.W. Pepper Names Buddock Vice President
J.W. Pepper has announced that Nick Buddock has been named vice president of Operations.
Barnes and Mullins upgrades online dealer facilities
Barnes & Mullins has announced a number of upgrades to its trade website - www.bandm.co.uk - to include main brand dealership prices and bulk quantity discounts.
Young in as Clapham departs Tanglewood
Tanglewood Guitars has recruited Iain Young to its field sales team with responsibilities for key retail partners in the Midlands and West of England.
Radial ships cab combiner
Radial Engineering is shipping its new Cab-Link speaker cabinet combiner.
Spector celebrates with anniversary bass
Barnes & Mullins has announced the immediate availability of the new limited edition Spector 1977 Euro 4LE bass in the UK.
Supro launches Statesman Head and Combo amps
Supro is continuing its busy summer launch programme, following up the arrival of its Black Magick head with the Statesman head and combo.
CHAUVET Professional Brightens This Year’s Glastonbury Festival
This year's Glastonbury Festival boasted performances from artists like The XX, Radiohead, and The Sleaford Mods, who all took the stage under the light from ten Maverick MK1 Hybrids from CHAUVET…
Sweetwater's GearFest 2017 Draws Record Crowds and Sales
Sweetwater Sound has announced that GearFest 2017 was a bigger success than ever, breaking every record established by previous GearFest events.
Italian deal for Positive Grid
Positive Grid has expanded its International distribution with Gold Music in Bruino Italy.
Stentor adds Jupiter and XO brass brands
Stentor has taken on the distribution of brass and woodwind instrument brands Jupiter and XO, in UK and Republic of Ireland.
Labgruppen updates Lake Controller
Labgruppen and Lake have released a new update for the Lake Controller software suite.
DPA anniversary continues with two limited edition issues
DPA Microphones, is continuing to celebrate 25 years in the business with the addition of two more limited-edition, commemorative microphone kits.
Crossroads Church Receives Update from Danley Sound Labs
The Crossroads Church in Vancouver, Washington recently installed a new Danley Sound Labs sound reinforcement system for the church’s 2,200-seat auditorium.
JodyJazz Founder Hosts Classes and Workshops on Tour of Southeast Asia
Jody Espina, the founder and president of JodyJazz Inc, recently completed a masterclass, clinic, and concert tour of Southeast Asia.
Ashly Audio Products Installed at The Street in Honolulu
No Static recently installed an Ashly Audio ne8250.70pe combined eight-channel network amplifier and Protea™ DSP at The Street, a restaurant in Honolulu owned by famous chef Michael Mina.
Korg Staff Dress Down To Raise Money for Long Island Cares
On June 2, staff at Korg USA had a "dress down day" to raise money for Long Island Cares in Hauppauge, New York. Employees paid $5 to wear casual clothes, and…
CHAUVET Fixtures Used at Annual Labadoux Festival
At this year’s Labadoux festival in Belgium, LD Vincent de Schinckel specified a number of CHAUVET fixtures for the festival’s main stage, including 12 CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK2 spots, 16 Maverick…
New D-28 among host of Martin new launches
Martin is introducing a “re-imagined” D-28, four custom signature edition models, including the newest Ed Sheeran LX1, and a Jason Isbell D-18 at the upcoming Summer NAMM show.
More backing for Dream
Interest in Canada-based cymbal company Dream Cymbals continues to grow with the addition of four new artists to its UK roster.
Lovano Joins Group of Sax Dakota Endorsing Artists
This past Monday (June 26), Joe Lovano and Tim Price met at Roberto's Winds in New York City to present Lovano with his new Sax Dakota Straight Tenor and Alto…
Korg and VOX Donate Items to ACLU Benefit
For Zedd’s recent "Welcome!" benefit concert for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Korg donated a monologue synthesizer and a microKORGm, both of which were autographed by Zedd himself and other…
Vintage adds to semi range
JHS has added a new range of semi-acoustics to its Vintage guitar brand line-up.
TC launches Perform VE sampler
TC Helicon has launched a new voice sampler, Perform-VE, which lets users instantly sample their voice and play it on a keyboard.
CHAUVET Professional Lights Up Jason Aldean’s ‘They Don’t Know’ Tour
Jason Aldean’s 33-city “They Don’t Know” tour is currently being illuminated by 118 CHAUVET Professional Rogue RH1 Hybrid moving fixtures, all supplied by Bandit Lites.
G&L Musical Instruments and MXL Microphones Announce New Rebate
G&L Musical Instruments and MXL Microphones have announced the "Get Out and Play" rebate, which offers a free MXL DX-2 Dual Capsule Variable Dynamic Microphone ($219.95 value) with the purchase…
Vic Firth Participates in Global Make Music Day Celebration
This past Make Music Day (June 21), Vic Firth gave away hundreds of pairs of drumsticks and sponsored drumming workshops in plazas and parks all over the country.
Roland Partners with Carnival Cruises
Roland Corporation U.S. and Carnival Cruise Line have partnered to improve Carnival's entertainment options on the company's 25 ships.
Roadhouse showcases Dream and J. Leiva
Manchester drum store Johnny Roadhouse is hosting a taster evening to showcase new products from Canada’s Dream Cymbals and J.Leiva Percussion from Spain.
Supro finds Magick touch with new amp head
JHS has added another to the growing Supro amp range, launching the Supro Black Magick head.
CHAUVET Professional Decorates The National Building Museum
The National Building Museum hosted The Bozzuto Management Company’s employee awards ceremony using a lighting design with over 120 CHAUVET Professional LED fixtures.
Sabian Education Network Holds Panel at University of the Arts
The Sabian Education Network (SEN) recently hosted a panel discussion for drum teachers at the University of the Arts in downtown Philadelphia.
Trade Regrets: Clyde Miller
On Saturday, June 24th, we received the following message from Sammy Ash of Sam Ash Music:Sad day today for Sam Ash Music and friends in Music Retail and manufacturing. Clyde…
CHAUVET Professional Lights Up Killthrax Tour
Killswitch Engage's and Anthrax's joint Killthrax Tour just wrapped up a 34-city stint, which relied on a lightshow anchored by CHAUVET Professional Rogue R1 FX-B and Rogue RH1 Hybrid moving lights.
Porter and Davies extends monitor range
Porter & Davies has launched its latest tactile monitor, moving outside of its core drum monitor product range to produce a monitor for singers and other musicians.
Canadian deal for Odyssey
Counterpoint Musical Services has become the exclusive distributor of JHS’ Odyssey Brasswind brand in Canada.
Yamaha Celebrates International Music Day
On June 21, more than 200 Yamaha employees performed “Twist and Shout” at Yamaha headquarters in Buena Park, California, in honor of International Make Music Day.
Audio Associates Installs New Speakers in USS Constitution
Audio Associates has replaced the USS Constitution’s outdated loudspeakers with nine new Danley Sound Labs GO-2-8CX loudspeakers, three to a mast.
Baltimore’s Light City Festival Uses CHAUVET Professional Fixtures for Lighting Effects
Over 400,000 visitors attended Baltimore’s Light City Festival in April to take in hundreds of illuminated sculptures, building projections, and interactive exhibits that were illuminated with a rig of CHAUVET…
Dealers and Yamaha Managers Tour Bösendorfer Vienna Factory
A select group of Bösendorfer dealers joined members of the Yamaha management team for a tour of the Bösendorfer factory in Wiener Neustadt, just south of Vienna, where they experienced…