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2020 Music Products Industry Archive
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Just 24 hours after launching their new flagship automatic tuner Roadie 3 on Kickstarter, Band Industries has announced some impressive results: in under 10 minutes, the guitar tuner successfully reached…
Eventide Audio’s Quarantide welcomes a stellar lineup of pioneering musicians to its daily series of captivating discussions at 4 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 22, 2020.
These considerations led them to pack two ChamSys PC Wings for their globe-trotting “MiQ Ignite” tour, which concluded shortly before the COVID-19 lockdown.
QSC announces Mainline Marketing, an independent manufacturer rep firm, will represent the QSC Systems and Live Sound business in Florida and Puerto Rico, effective May 25, 2020.
On May 20, NAMM issued a public comment in response to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) proposed implementation of Phase VI of the Lacey Act enforcement schedule.
BandLab has announced a 50 percent increase in registered users in the first five months of 2020, totaling 18 million users in 180 countries worldwide.
Located on the bustling boulevard of the Avenida de República in the Saldanha district of the Portuguese capital, Mercantina Bistro 37 is the third Mercantina restaurant to open in Lisbon.
Gibson has shared that their series “My First Gibson” is now streaming online via Gibson TV. “My First Gibson” is where the artists tell the story of how they acquired…
Spearheaded by project leader Ricky Ricken of LSM, working closely with the Fondation de ma Vie, the display covers the entire width of the hospital’s entrance side in brilliant blues,…
When high-fidelity audio equipment company PS Audio relocated to larger premises a couple of years ago, CEO Paul McGowan set aside space for a recording studio and mastering facility, which…
The Safe Spacer from IK Multimedia is a new, lightweight wearable device that helps workers and visitors maintain safe social distancing, enabling MI and other industries to safely re-open and operate…
When PAUL Azerbaijan embarked on their latest restaurant projects in the Azerbaijan capital, they again approached PROAV, the Martin Audio distributors for their audio requirements.
Since 1879, there has been one consistent in the Musical Instrument industry: Musical Merchandise Review (MMR). Through depressions, wars, and pandemics past and present, MMR has consistently been published to…
Global technology solutions provider, New Era Technology (Mishawaka-branch), recently revitalized the sound reinforcement in Pioneer Memorial Church with Danley Sound Labs SBH10 and SBH20 columnar loudspeakers, Danley TH212 tapped-horn subwoofers,…
It's International Drum Month and the PMC is celebrating by kicking off their first PlayDrums.com "All-Star Webinar" featuring Gorden Campbell, Rick Latham, Rich Redmond, and David Stanoch.
MMR has received confirmation that clarinetist, saxophonist, flutist, conductor, arranger, educator, and Diplomatte Music founder Dr. Paul Shelden passed away on April 17, 2020 in his Long Island home. He…
MusicPro Insurance, PreSonus, Discmakers, and Merchly will create yet another online show where selected musicians perform and can receive tip revenue directly from viewers.
Accentuating the transformative effect of the church’s timeless architectural features is a new LED lighting system featuring CHAUVET Professional fixtures that were installed by Lambda Light and Media Design.
Teisco (a division of BandLab Technologies) recently announced a pedal design contest open to players of all ages. The chosen pedal design will win a Heritage H-150 in Dirty Lemon…
Simon Thomas started out in the industry as a lighting operator in the world of amateur dramatics, and because 'no-one wanted to do sound' he volunteered, soon moving into professional…
Forging ahead with new band titles from favorite veteran composers as well as talented newcomers, Excelcia Music Publishing introduces its 2020 Concert Band music, along with an innovative digital catalog…
Although Rovner Products’ production department has been idle since the end of March due to Governor Larry Hogan’s COVID-19 state mandate closing all non-essential businesses, in late April some of the company’s…
It’s time to get down to official RPMDA business. The annual meeting will include a “State of the Association” address from RPMDA’s president David Jahnke as well as your opportunity to…
May marks Gator’s official 20th birthday, and while Gator couldn't celebrate in person, the close-knit team wanted to do something special for its CEO and founder, Crystal Morris.
The ongoing relationship between Dutch DJ Hardwell, Genelec, and studio designer Jan Morel has created a third recording facility, with the completion of Hardwell’s holiday home studio in Curacao.
Roland today announced the largest expansion yet to Roland Cloud, the company’s evolving cloud-based platform offering more than 50 authentic Roland software synthesizers and sound libraries.
On Thursday, May 14, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET, Genelec will host an exclusive online tutorial, “G*Connect Webinar: Transforming the LF performance of your room: Meet the W371,” hosted…
A number of Martin Audio’s specialist ranges were specified by Shintaro Dobashi, director of the company Enter Sandman, who was in charge of the audio design for CÉ LA VI.
While the world is taking on day-to-day activities in new ways and working with new circumstances, the Audio Engineering Society is bringing “A World of Audio” to virtual attendees, this…
To honor the life of the late jazz guitar legend, Bucky Pizzarelli, D’Angelico Guitars is auctioning a Pizzarelli-signed Excel EXL-1, with all proceeds going to The Jazz Foundation of America’s…