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2018 Music Products Industry Archive
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Star Church in Indonesia recently installed a new video-friendly lighting package, which included over 65 CHAUVET Professional fixtures and was controlled by a ChamSys MagicQ MQ80 console.
ADJ Products LLC has announced they will now take over the development, support and sales for the Compu Show lighting control software previously offered by Elation Professional for the past…
The Keyboard division of Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) has promoted two executives to further strengthen the company's keyboard brands, dealer service and to enhance overall customer experience.
Since 2011, the Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) has offered retailers the chance to partner with Vans Warped Tour to promote the excitement and benefits of drums and drumming to the…
EarthQuaker Devices has joined forces with Maryland-based PRS Guitars, Warwick, WONE, and Lock 3 to host the 2018 PRS Guitars EarthQuaker Day Riff Contest.
Anderson University’s South Carolina School of the Arts recently hosted its annual President’s Gala, which featured a collection of CHAUVET Professional fixtures and LED video tiles.
The D’Addario Foundation, Hungry for Music, and Todd Rundgren’s Spirit of Harmony Foundation are back for a nationwide instrument drive tour, stopping in Ace Hotels in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Chicago, and…
Award-hungry John Packer has been shortlisted for another one, just weeks after winning a Queen's Award for Industry and has outlined plans to move its HQ too.
Moog Music has announced Grandmother, a semi-modular analog synthesizer with a built-in arpeggiator, sequencer, and spring reverb tank, officially debuting at Moogfest 2018 (17th-20th May Durham, NC).
Last month, Long-Island based performance school Musicology hosted Rock the Lot, a fundraiser to promote awareness for Autism Speaks, with support from Korg USA Inc. and local rock radio station 94.3…
Sweetwater Studios will host a three-day hands-on recording master class this month, featuring accomplished musicians Oz Noy, Dave Weckl, James Genus, and Brian Charette.
Recently, the American School in Japan enhanced the infrastructure that supports its educational and arts programs by adding four CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK2 Spot fixtures from PRG to its multi-functional…
A team of consultants from Conn-Selmer recently visited the U.S. Virgin Islands to assess the damage of many instruments from Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and also develop a plan to…
Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc., the newly formed U.S. subsidiary of Japan-based Yamaha Corporation, has announced the acquisition of the Ampeg brand from LOUD Audio, LLC., a portfolio company of Transom Capital…
Bonobo recently performed at San Francisco’s Midway Music Hall, using a lightshow created by Bryce Cherpelis that featured a collection of CHAUVET Professional moving fixtures.
Orange Amplification has brought back its iconic 1970’s OMEC brand with a new product, the OMEC Teleport - a soundcard that fits inside a guitar pedal and is also a studio-quality USB recording interface.
Fishman has chosen West Yorkshire-based 440 Distribution to handle its line of acoustic amplification products, as well as the company’s MIDI guitar and electric guitar pickup offerings.
Percussion-style guitarist Alexandr Misko has released a new video detailing his experiences in the Framus and Warwick factory and his impressions of the Framus Legacy acoustic models he tested.
Yamaha Corporation of America and Music Exchange have donated 16 Yamaha portable 88-key keyboards and accessories to a new San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) afterschool music education program.
Adam Hall North America, a newly formed subsidiary of the German-based Adam Hall Group, has merged with its New Jersey-based North American Distributor, Musical Distributors Group (MDG).
Adam Hall North America, Inc., a newly formed subsidiary of the German-based Adam Hall Group, announced that it has merged with its New Jersey-based North American Distributor, Musical Distributors Group…
Magic Gives Back, an organization that stages pro-bono magic shows at schools across the U.S. to raise money for education projects, has been frequently using CHAUVET Professional fixtures in their…
Thanks to donations to the D'Addario Foundation's Music Education for Girls Initiative, dedicated students in D'Addario's free stringed instrument program will receive $2,000 scholarships to continue their musical training.