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2019 Music Products Industry Archive
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Will Chandler recently worked on Hayley Kiyoko’s European tour, side-hanging 10 CHAUVET Professional Next NXT-1 panels on poles behind diamond-shaped band risers.
Roland Corporation and BPM Supreme announced today a partnership that will include Serato x Roland TR-SYNC “READY” tracks within BPM Supreme’s vast music library. Labeled “TR-READY” tracks, each of these…
Products from Auralex Acoustics, Inc. were recently employed as a key part of a project by SongFarm, a non-profit coalition of music pros, educators and businesses that aims to develop music…
Orange Amplification has partnered with Black Deer Festival to offer a once in a lifetime opportunity to win a TremLord 30 guitar amplifier worth £1,000 and a forty five minute set…
On May 6, Akron, Ohio-based EarthQuaker Devices will be honored with an award from the U.S. Small Business Administration during National Small Business Week activities.
The 20th annual Chicago Music Cruise recently featured a group of leading Chicagoland bands and radio personalities, organized by 7th Heaven. Keeping pace with the hard-driving music notes onboard the cruise was…
KORG has collaborated with keyboardist Jordan Rudess by releasing their first ever artist signature model of the KORG KRONOS; a staple in Rudess’ career with the progressive metal band, Dream…
Antonis Remos’ recent show at the Pyli A Performance Stage in Thessaloniki, Greece featured a majestic George Porros-designed lightshow that immersed the audience with a stunning display of 144 overhead…
The Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN) has announced open submissions for their 2019 She Rocks Showcase, scheduled during the Summer NAMM conference in Nashville. Now in its sixth year, the She Rocks Showcase…
Reverb.com, the leading online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling new and used musical instruments, recently announced that it has donated more than $250,000-worth of musical instruments to youth music…
Timeless Communications announces that Lauren Byrge has joined the sales team. “Timeless continues to grow, and serving our clients exceptionally well means we need to grow our team from time…
In Belgium, global reality TV franchise The Voice van Vlaanderen (The Voice of Flanders) features an Arf & Yes lighting design with over 300 CHAUVET Professional fixtures, supplied by Phlippo Productions.
While all major wireless brands were made available to ensure the artists would be comfortable on stage, Shure Axient Digital was used for most performances during the three-hour event, with…
Since its Broadway premiere on October 20, 1954, the musical Peter Pan has captivated audiences with images of fairies, mermaids, lost boys, pirates, Captain Hook and a tick-tocking crocodile.
Taylor Guitars is excited to announce the successful planting of 1,500 West African ebony trees in Cameroon’s Congo Basin region in an effort to help preserve the future of the species.
Yamaha-equipped ensembles made a strong showing at the 2019 Winter Guard International (WGI) Percussion and Winds World Championships, with nine awards going to groups exclusively using Yamaha marching instruments.
Ashly Audio has launched an all-new website that features a crisp design, intuitive navigation, and an increase in usable content – from direct support options and documentation, to solution-based application…
A DPA Master since 2014, Donal Hodgson has been a sound engineer, mixer and Pro Tools expert for more than 25 years, working in recording studios and in live environments.
Los Angeles sported the newest and highly anticipated synthesizer focused festival Synthplex, providing attendees access to the latest in modular, analog and more. KORG joined the masses by displaying their top…
Distance Over Time, the fourteenth album from American progressive metal band Dream Theater, was released on February 22, 2019 on the Sony Music label. Lead vocalist James LaBrie was captured…
For International Drum Month 2019, the Percussion Marketing Council has offered a special promotion for retailers to share info on their “Roadie for the Day” competition.
When the Pell City Center for Education and the Performing Arts (CEPA) in Alabama needed a new sound reinforcement system, local AV integration and live sound production company Lost in…
Latin Percussion (LP) recently celebrated more than half a century as the largest hand percussion brand in the world by hosting a second Rhythm Jam concert at the world famous…
The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) applauds the introduction of, and endorses, the Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education (GAAME) Act (H.R. 1676 and S. 885).
KHS America, Inc., distributor of Jupiter, Mapex, and Majestic instruments, is proud to announce the addition of John Harvill as the company's new Marching Arts Artist Relations Manager.