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2018 Music Products Industry Archive
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Audio-Technica, the Recording, Radio and Film Connection (RRFC), and Clyne Media, Inc. recently hosted the second annual Csaba Petocz Master Class Scholarship at Mix L.A. studios in Los Angeles.
Based on the ever-popular Pursuit Concert platform, the smaller-bodied Concertina E from Breedlove sounds warm and beautiful with a solid red cedar top and mahogany back, but offers additional sound…
The Bongo 6HH Guitar boasts a dual humbucking basswood body, finished in a custom medium metallic "Grabber" green finish. It also features a roasted maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard.
The new concert-sized ukuleles from Daisy Rock are available in Mother Earth, Pink Blossom, and Punk Pink finishes that feature designs that live up to each model’s name.
With the updated edition of Understanding Audio by Daniel M. Thompson from Berklee Press, recording musicians of all backgrounds can have a better understanding of these principles and how they…
Jazz Scores and Analysis, Vol.1 by Richard Lawn features full annotated scores, analysis, lead sheet reduction, interviews, and much more. Decoding Afro-Cuban Jazz: The Music of Chucho Valdes and Irakere…
Electro-Harmonix has reissued the original Version 1 Big Muff, dubbed the Triangle Big Muff, because of the layout of its Volume, Sustain and Tone controls.
The new Tone Vise keyless locking nut assembly offers a design that uses three spring-loaded vise grips that surround the nut clamping screw, allowing you to tighten and unlock your…
The Erratic Clutch Deluxe is a unique effect pedal kit that gives you fuzzy square wave distortion as well as a monophonic sub-octave square wave, using a total of only…
Daisy Rock’s 12 new guitar straps are made from select cotton with suede and leather ends, and come in a variety of pink, purple, and black two-tone swirls, checkerboards, and…
Much of the Roger’s Piano’s story comes off as unexpected: the fact that the founder, Roger Shaffer, initially started a guitar and accessories company; the fact that co-owner Carol Wu…
MMR recently spoke with Jeff Cutler, Re-AXE Products manager, about the history of the company, the evolution of the Axe-Handler product line, and how interested MI dealers can begin a…
What’s the difference between a Sigma guitar sold in Europe and an “AMI est. 1984” guitar sold in the United States? Aside from the gilded logo, the answer is literally…
It’s a gutsy move, rolling up to play Coachella with audio equipment that you could check on a small commercial flight, but that’s exactly what artists from across the genre…
Yes, I am perfectly capable of winding strings and figuring out any tuning with only my two hands and a decent ear, but the Roadie 2 isn’t just some frivolous,…
In a market segment where the end-user tends to skew towards the conservative and traditional (“staid,” as more than one participant in this month’s survey put it), it’s not especially…
Recently I had the privilege of engaging in conversation with a good friend who happens to be dean of a private school. Since we are good friends, the conversations between…
Within a number of past editorials, I’ve celebrated those who design and offer new, weird, innovative instruments and gear. I’ve encouraged dealers and others in the industry to welcome innovation…
Going back into the late 20th century (it feels so odd to say that), a combination of culturally correct string slingers paired with pulchritudinous platinum blondes on posters plastered around…
D’Addario will present a brand new season of Guitar Power with returning host Dweezil Zappa, premiering Wednesday, October 3rd on the D’Addario & Co. YouTube.
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation is seeking school districts and schools with an exemplary commitment to music education to be recognized as part of the Foundation’s Best Communities…
Last June, it was announced that HK Audio would join their sister company, Hughes and Kettner and share the same distribution partner, Yorkville Sound for North American distribution. The opportunity…
One lucky winner will have the chance to light easier with their very own Bluetooth® lighting package from the CHAUVET DJ Light Easier Contest, “How Do You Light Easier?”
Shure has partnered with the Music Resource Center (MRC), a Charlottesville-based, non-profit teen center, to provide the facility with its MOTIV™ microphones for local, underserved youths interested in the performing arts.
Spanish artist Pablo Alborán has been using a dramatic lighting design by Chus Fernandez that features CHAUVET Professional Nexus Aq 5x5 pixel mapped panels on his Prometo Tour.
To commemorate 25 years of teaching school teachers to start guitar programs, Teaching Guitar Workshop (TGW) is greatly expanding their reach with more information and more free gear.
Partnering with hundreds of music programs serving thousands of kids, data has shown conclusively that immersive music education programs could be the single, most effective way to engage students, build…
Korg USA, Inc. continues to expand their growing sales team with the hire of Brian Beck, a seasoned musician and sales rep for the role of Central Territory Sales Manager.
On August 14thHal Leonard helped organize and host Tone Check Live: Walrus Audio Clinic at the world-renowned Cream City Music Store in Brookfield, Wisconsin, featuring a Q&A session, presentation on…
Guitar Center (GC) celebrates the opening of its latest retail location – an 11,000-square-foot facility in the Hickory Corners shopping center in Hickory, North Carolina (1718 Hwy. 70 SE, Hickory,…