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2020 Music Products Industry Archive
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Warwick Shares 'Making the Instrument' Video for the Streamer Stage I Fretless Bass
Marcus Spangler and his team – together with Russian bass-player Leonid Maksimov – have built a fretless-bass, the Streamer Stage I Fretless.
Aston Element Revealed as Second Round of Voting Opens
As round two of Project Element begins, Aston Microphones have released the first ever photo of the Aston Element. Known as the “People’s Microphone,” Element is the first-ever mic to…
Duré Frames and Expands VR Stream’s Looks With CHAUVET Professional
Aiding him in this endeavor, expanding the visuals of his show, while at the same time framing it neatly for smaller livestream screens, was a collection of 16 CHAUVET Professional…
Peavey Commercial Audio Launches New Website
Peavey Commercial Audio has launched its new website at www.peaveycommercialaudio.com. Supporting all desktop and mobile platforms the new site offers a more streamlined user interface, improved navigation, and the latest news…
The D’Addario Foundation Announces its 2nd Annual College Scholarship Fund Recipients
The D’Addario Foundation has just announced the second round of recipients of their College Scholarships.
VanderCook College of Music Names Hal Leonard's Lavender as Newest Trustee
VanderCook College of Music is proud to announce that Paul Lavender, Vice President of Instrumental Publications for Hal Leonard Corporation, has recently been elected to the Board as its newest…
Fender to Equip Over 1,000 LAUSD Students with Guitars for Music Classes This Summer
Through its partnership with the Fender Play Foundation, Los Angeles Unified is offering more than 1,000 students the opportunity to learn how to play guitar and ukulele. Fender will be providing…
D'Angelico Guitars Acquires Supro USA and Pigtronix
With a shared heritage as reignited legacy brands, D’Angelico Guitars and Supro have collaborated as a guitar and amp pairing in their marketing efforts for years.
Guitar Center Music Foundation Launches Relief 4 Musicians Online Fundraiser Event Series
In an effort to provide needed funding relief to musicians and music programs suffering loss of resources as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guitar Center Music Foundation (GCMF)…
Fender Custom Shop Master Builders Team Up to Create Guitars Benefiting Crew Nation
Fender has unveiled five one-of-a-kind Fender Custom Shop Master Built guitars, as well as a select number of exclusive signed guitars by Fender Signature Artists, that will be available for sale on…
King Reflects the Richness of 'Guys and Dolls' at Mountview with CHAUVET Professional
Earlier this year, Mountview Alumn Adam King lit a production of Guys and Dolls at Mountview’s recently completed new location in Peckham, south London. Helping him in this endeavor was a…
Gator Launches Donation Campaign to Fight Racism and Discrimination
Starting today, for every donation over $25 that is made to NAACP Legal and Defense Fund, Center for Economic Inclusion, ACLU, Equal Justice Initiative or Color of Change, Gator will…
L-Acoustics Accelerates Plans for Blended Training with Online Education Platform
As many countries slowly lift confinement restrictions, L-Acoustics will re-open in-person education programs this month. Simultaneously, to complement in-person training and to offer the greatest flexibility to users, L-Acoustics is…
Peavey Electronics Celebrates 55 Years
Peavey Electronics® celebrates the 55th Anniversary of its founding on June 1, 1965.
ChamSys Announces Winners of Online Programming Competition
With many designers and programmers looking for new challenges during the lockdown, the ChamSys Online Programming Competition offered a creative outlet: the chance to program the power packed 200-plus fixture…
Danley Takes Over UCSB Sports Facilities Delivering Big Sound from Small Speakers
Three University of California, Santa Barbara athletic venues recently benefitted from sound system upgrades led by area audio consultant Ara Ayrassian and his company, Audio 77. A modest number of high-efficiency,…
Nashville’s Blackbird Studio Completes Integration of Solid State Logic ORIGIN Analogue Console
Blackbird Studio, established in 2002 by sound engineer John McBride and his wife, country music superstar Martina McBride, is renowned for its production facilities and for its collection of vintage…
Make Music Day Announces Updated Schedule of Events
Make Music Day, the live global music celebration held annually on June 21, the summer solstice, today announced its updated schedule of events.
Gibson Generation Group And MyMusicRx Unite To Offer Virtual Guitar Lessons
Gibson and MyMusicRx, the Children’s Cancer Association (CCA)’s flagship program, are joining forces to bring the healing power of music to kids facing cancer and other serious illnesses.
Shadow Child Turns To SSL SiX for Analog Summing
His latest addition is the SSL SiX, which he is using to sum audio between DAWs, and utilizing the Super Analogue channels and G Bus compressor on his live synth…
Sierra Linda High School Installs New L-Acoustics A Series System
To ensure that the audio facilities are every bit as state-of-the-art as the new educational and entertainment space, Clearwing Systems Integration’s team specified and installed its very first L-Acoustics A…
NAMM U Virtual Summit to Present Fresh Business Strategies to Meet and Succeed in New Realities Across Business, Audio, and Technology
Beginning Tuesday, July 7 through Friday, July 10, NAMM will present The 2020 NAMM U Virtual Summit: four days of career and business-enhancing webinars and strategies designed to help businesses…
Free Conn-Selmer Institute & NAMM Foundation Session Open to the Public June 9
Join NAMM Foundation executive director Mary Luehrsen who will be moderating a discussion on how we can navigate the waters of music education through advocacy, resources, and research.
Jeff Falgien, Keyboard Concepts VP, to Leave Company He Helped Form
Dennis Hagerty, Founder and President of Southern California’s Keyboard Concepts, has announced the departure of Jeff Falgien, his longtime business partner and Keyboard Concepts Vice President.
Bauer Named VP of Sales for Keyboard Concepts
Jeff Bauer, manager for Keyboard Concepts in Santa Monica, has been appointed Vice President of Sales by Dennis Hagerty, Founder and President.
RPMDA Hosting Zoom Book Club Meeting on June 10
The Retail Print Music Dealers Association (RPMDA) will host a book club Zoom meeting on June 10 to discuss SWITCH: How To Change When Change is Hard by Chip Heath…
Cathcart Expands Silversun Pickups Show With CHAUVET DJ COLORband PiX
Late last year, Eric Cathcart envisioned expanding the look of his show to better reflect the free-flowing sound of Silversun Pickups. Understanding Cathcart’s inspiration as they did, his contacts at…
Celestion Appoints Professional Audio Ltd. as Distributor for Ireland and Northern Ireland
Celestion has announced the appointment of Professional Audio Ltd. as distributor for Ireland and Northern Ireland.
ILIO Launches New Series ‘7 Days of Sound Design’
Starting now, ILIO will release one video a day for an entire week covering synthesis and sonics, guided by Michael (MIDIhead) Babbitt.
Genelec Offers G SongLab Online Sessions in June
Genelec recently announced the launch of G SongLab, an initiative that forms part of the Genelec Academy and offers young people free access to a safe online learning community through…
Hal Leonard Hires Roman as General Manager of Essential Elements Music Class
Hal Leonard has hired Gregory Roman to be the General Manager of their online general music program, Essential Elements Music Class.
New Orleans’ Ahava Festival Takes Danley for a Spin
The Ahava Festival held its inaugural event at the Woldenberg Riverfront Park in New Orleans, Louisiana in early March. Danley Sound Labs supported the Ahava Festival with over 4,200 pounds…
Johnson Joins Conn-Selmer Marching Band Workshop Faculty
Scott Johnson, Blue Devils percussion arranger and caption head, has joined the Conn-Selmer Marching Band Workshop faculty.
NAMM Advocacy Summit on June 16
Members of the MI community are invited to join the NAMM Advocacy Summit on June 16, 2020.
Gold Tone Music Group Names McGregor Sales Manager
Gold Tone Music Group announces a new hire in the company’s Sales Team; Michael McGregor joins the organization as Sales Manager for the Northern Territories of the USA.