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2019 Music Products Industry Archive

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Electro-Harmonix Sponsors Vans Warped 25th Anniversary, Celebrates with Gear Giveaway

Electro-Harmonix is a sponsor of the 25th Anniversary Vans Warped Concerts and Festival in Atlantic City, and is giving away guitar effects pedals to commemorate the partnership.

Royal Appointment as British Creators of pBone Recieve Ultimate Accolade

It’s awarded to only a handful of companies each year, but the creators of pBone - the world’s first plastic trombone which is played across the globe – can now…

Dobbs Stanford Appoinnted as Sennheiser Sales Rep

Sennheiser has announced that it has appointed Dobbs Stanford Corporation as sales representative for the TOLA region of the U.S. (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana) to represent its Professional AV…

Steman and CHAUVET Professional Create Versatile Looks For Jan Smit Tour

For his current theatre tour of the Benelux, Dutch singer and TV presenter Jan Smit's long-term creative collaborator Martijn Steman was once again tasked with providing refreshing and versatile tour…

Yamaha Advantage Seminars Provide Educators and Dealers with Roadmap to Success

More than 60 Yamaha Music School owners and Yamaha music dealers from across North America recently attended the Yamaha Advantage program, a conference designed to help educators and dealers develop…

Thorogood to Attend Interview and Signing at Sam Ash, Hollywood

George Thorogood will be appearing Sam Ash in Hollywood (7360 Sunset Boulevard) on Friday, June 28 for an interview, signing, and demo of the new “Epiphone Ltd Ed. George Thorogood…

Berret Goes Rogue At The Aiken Bluegrass Festival

Lighting this year’s Aiken Bluegrass Festival, John Berret reflected the heartfelt spirit of bluegrass music with a collection of CHAUVET Professional Rogue fixtures, all supplied by Quest Sound Productions.

OSA Deploys Martin Audio WPM at Ford Fleet Exhibition

OSA International recently furnished a Martin Audio WPM/CDD sound system for the 2020MY Ford Fleet Preview in Denver, Colorado.

KORG ‘Moves’ with Sweetwater at Annual Movement Music Festival

KORG recently partnered with Sweetwater Sound to exhibit a wide array of synthesizers and keyboards during Michigan’s music festival Movement.

Dexibell Celebrates Dealers with 'Keys to the Future' Event in Italy

On May 14, Dexibell celebrated its dealers and artists with its “Keys to the Future” event at Proel global headquarters in Sant’Omero, Italy.

Yamaha Sponsors 15 Graduate Fellows to Attend Eastman School of Music's Leadership Academy

Yamaha Corporation of America has partnered with Eastman School of Music to sponsor 15 outstanding graduate and undergraduate students, selected from a national pool of applicants, to participate as fellows…

30+ Featured Employers Helps TimelessJobs.com Debut

If the response to the debut of TimelessJobs.com is any indication, the Entertainment Technology job market is red hot, and competition for top talent has never been fiercer. 

Trade Regrets: Jessica Bryner

On Friday, June 14, we received the following from Mackie:I’m reaching out to let you know that last week Mackie lost a dear friend, colleague and Mackie family member –…

Hercules’ PLUS Series Stands

Hercules Stands’ new PLUS Series stands provide players with an increased level of security, dependability and versatility.

La Cité Collégiale Enlists Sennheiser Fixtures for New Theater

La Cité Collégiale recently opened its Excentricité education facility, which features a 1,200-seat theater dubbed The Studio. Patrick Roy of systems integrator group CBCI Telecom spec’d the entire Excentricité project,…

Allen & Heath Power Billie Eilish and Kanye West at Coachella

Allen & Heath’s dLive Digital Mixing System played its part at this year’s edition of Coachella, supporting buzz-worthy sets by Billie Eilish and Kanye West’s special Easter Sunday Service.

MX Événement and CHAUVET DJ Help Design Aglaé Create Magic For Euro Disney

Sophie Hombert and her company Design Aglaé S.A. recently adorned the popular Ticket to America Startup Competition with her floral display at Disneyland Paris. Adding a captivating glow to this enchanting vista…

St. John’s University Enlists Sennheiser’s TeamConnect Ceiling for Campus Updates

St. John’s University recently began standardizing the technology within its classrooms, conference rooms, and meeting spaces, and settled on Sennheiser’s TeamConnect Ceiling as its primary audio-conferencing solution.

‘Game of Thrones’ Relies on ChamSys Consoles Throughout Series

The Harland and Wolf Shipyard on Queen’s Island recently hosted the main studio for “Game of Thrones.” A visit to the shipyard-turned-studio with a gaffer friend in early 2011 plunged Keith…

PMC Presents at NASMD Conference

Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) executive officer David Jewell recently provided an informative and educational presentation about the PMC's programs and support offered to every NASMD member/retailer.

KORG USA, Inc. Advocates for Music Education in the Nation’s Capital

Joe Castronovo, president of KORG USA Inc., and Tiffany Stalker, senior manager of Education, joined more than 100 music industry leaders, professional musicians and music education activists in Washington DC,…

Allen & Heath Simplifies Audio at St. Verena Church

St. Verena, a Coptic Orthodox Church in New Port Richey, Florida, worships in a new 600-seat sanctuary equipped with an Allen & Heath dLive digital mixing system controlled by a…

First-ever Music Expo Turkey this December

The organizers of Music Expo Turkey are very excited to invite individuals and companies to the first ever exhibition in Turkey dedicated  to musical instruments, studio software and equipment, professional…

OMG Music to Distribute TKL

TKL has been protecting some or the most-respected names in the industry for decades. Whether you own a Martin, Gibson, ESP, Gretsch, Reverend, Ovation, Takamine or many other amazing brands,vchances…

Martin Audio Names Lima Product Support Specialist

Martin Audio North America has appointed Joe Lima as Product Support Specialist.

NAMM Encourages Members to Chime in on Tarrifs

NAMM's June 6 conference call/webinar to review the current status and state of play of Chinese import tariffs with a timeline and direction on how to submit comments, request exemptions, and…

SLM Becomes Exclusive Full Line Distributor of Mooer Effects & Amplification

St. Louis Music has announced a new agreement with Mooer Audio to be their exclusive full line distributor in the U.S. of Mooer’s innovative effects pedals and amplification.

Maker Showcases Dropkick Murphys’ New Backdrops With CHAUVET Professional

This year, Dropkick Murphys added a new twist to their stage presence by having five separate sections of drops that were revealed in stages. Accenting the unveiling of each section,…

Womack to Perform at Summer NAMM

On Saturday, July 20 at Summer NAMM, Lee Ann Womack will perform on the NAMM Avid Stage on the Terrace.

StudioLive 64S Mixer from PreSonus 

PreSonus’ StudioLive 64S brings the power of a large production console to small-format digital mixing, with 76 mixing channels, 43 buses, and 526 simultaneous effects thanks to the all new quad-core FLEX DSP engine.

Prodigy Flagship Player System from PianoDisc 

PianoDisc’s new flagship player system Prodigy offers improved performance, exceptional ease of use, and versatile connectivity opening a whole new world of even better live piano performances of high-resolution concerts…

Yamaha’s FG Red Label Acoustic Guitars

Yamaha’s FG Red Label series of acoustic guitars is inspired by the original FG Red Label acoustic guitars of the 1960s, the company’s very first steel-string guitars.

New Stow-Away Guitars from Stewart Guitars

The Stow-Away is a performance-quality travel guitar that plays and feels like your favorite guitar.

First String Orchestra Music Release by Excelcia Music Publishing

Twenty-seven new and inspiring string orchestra pieces from favorite veteran composers such as Alan Lee Silva, Ruth Elaine Schram, and Yukiko Nishimura, make up Excelcia Music Publishing’s first string orchestra…

New Releases from Hal Leonard – Summer 2019

'The Stan Getz Omnibook' features 54 recorded solos from The Sound, whose illustrious career included five Grammy Awards, induction into the DownBeat Hall of Fame, and career collaborations with Oscar…

New Conga and Bongo Finishes from Pearl

Pearl has released new finishes for the Bobby Allende and Richie Flores signature series of congas and bongos.

New from IK Multimedia

IK Multimedia’s UNO Drum is the newest member of the UNO series. Designed in collaboration with Italian analog specialist Soundmachines, UNO Drum offers a wide sonic palette combining fat, punchy…

KORG’s volca nubass

KORG’s volca nubass is a bass synth implemented with KORG’s new-generation vacuum tube, NuTube.

New from König & Meyer

König & Meyer’s 24624 Speaker/Lighting Stand features a heavy, flat steel plate that is well-suited for use in small areas.

volca rack2x2 from Sequenz

Sequenz has launched the volca rack2x2, a sleek volca stand designed to hold multiple units at once.