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2020 Music Products Industry Archive

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Single Danley SM96 Brings Clear Intelligibility to St. Joseph Church

Local AV integration firm, Sound Connections Group, turned a terrible situation into a practically perfect one with the installation of a single Danley SM96 loudspeaker.

Conn-Selmer Partners with BD Performing Arts

Conn-Selmer, Inc. and BD Performing Arts (BDPA) have announced that The Blue Devils, RCC Indoor and all other BDPA programs will be performing exclusively on marching instruments manufactured and distributed…

Schmidt Gives Livestreams Production Looks With CHAUVET DJ

Like many DJs who have been sidelined by the COVID-19 lockdown, Brent Schmidt has taken to streaming performances every week, partly to stay busy, partly to reach out to friends…

QSC Announces the Premiere of QSC@Home

QSC has announced the premiere of QSC@Home, a comprehensive online launch point dedicated to users’ success across a vast range of solutions and applications.

Shure Names Knappe Associate VP

Shure Incorporated has announced that Mike Knappe has joined the Company as Associate Vice President of Musician and Consumer Audio Product Development.

Taylor Guitars Launches Historic Urban Wood Initiative with its New Builder's Edition 324CE Made with Urban Ash

Taylor Guitars is proud to announce the launch of an exciting new Urban Wood guitar initiative. Developed in partnership with West Coast Arborists, Inc., the initiative gives select trees in…

NAMM Webinar: House of Worship Streaming and Production in the COVID-19 Era

Lectrosonics Joins Sound Devices, DPA Microphones, K-Tek and Others for Virtual Sound Summit 2020

A leading group manufacturers, including Lectrosonics, Sound Devices, Audio Ltd., Ambient, dB Audio, DPA Microphones, K-Tek, Sonosax, Bubblebee Industries, Schoeps, Ursa Straps, Viviana Straps, and more, are pleased to present the…

Sight and Sound Technologies Upgrades The Springs Church with Martin Audio WPS

The Springs Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado recently underwent an audio upgrade with a Martin Audio WPS system spec’d and installed by Sight and Sound Technologies, the first installation of…

Yamaha Names Larrimore Senior Director of Combo Channel Sales

Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) has announced that Reed Larrimore has been promoted to senior director of Combo Channel Sales.

L-Acoustics Names DeltaLive Ltd. International Distributor for L-Acoustics Creations

At the end of 2019, L-Acoustics welcomed DeltaLive Ltd. into the L-Acoustics Group, a family of companies focused on the design, manufacture and commercialization of L-Acoustics sound systems.

Metric Halo is the Secret Weapon for Mix Engineer Ernster

After many successful years using Metric Halo’s flagship plug-in ChannelStrip “on just about everything,” Grammy-nominated mix engineer Jesse Ray Ernster recently met the Metric Halo team at NAMM and expanded…

Sound & Light UK Power Shrek The Musical with CHAUVET Professional

Mark Johnson of Sound & Light UK brought the fantasy world of Shrek to life with light during a string of UK performances of at the Victoria Theatre in Halifax.…

TCU’s Stadium Take a Major Leap in Sound with L-Acoustics

Texas Christian University’s (TCU) recently expanded the Fort Worth campus’ Amon G. Carter Stadium. Among its many improvements, the first phase of this multi-year initiative notably involved a significant upgrade…

Audio Overhaul at Century Village Theater Builds Up with Allen & Heath

Century Village in Deerfield Beach, Florida is an adult community that revolves around activities taking place within a central clubhouse housing a 1600-seat theater. The site of everything from Broadway-style…

Madisonville High School Follows One Successful Danley System with Another

It was over two years ago that Dallas-based music store and AV integration specialist Romeo Music designed and installed a fully-weatherproof Danley sound reinforcement system to cover Madisonville High School’s baseball…

Nashville Bar Installs Touring Quality Production Including ADJ Lighting Rig

Popular Nashville bar, restaurant and live music joint Rebar At The Dam recently upgraded its stage with a complete new audio/visual system. Featuring a rig comprised mainly of ADJ fixtures,…

The UnPerfect Triad During the COVID-19 Pandemic

If you have read any of my past columns you’ve recognized that I’m quite committed to keeping the spotlight on intangible assets, which invariably govern the true value of your…

COVID-19 Update: U.S. Senate Approves Additional Funding for Small Business Relief

After the depletion of the $350 billion initially allocated for the SBA Small Business Relief programs, on April 21, the Senate passed a new aid package, which includes an additional $310…

Guitar Center’s Kansas City Distribution Center Reopens

Guitar Center is pleased to announce that its Guitar Center ecommerce Fulfillment Center in Kansas City reopened today.

Shure Works With Artists To Support Independent Music Venues in Chicago Area

As the effects of COVID-19 continue to impact businesses and communities, Shure is working with musical artists to help support local independent music venues in the Chicago area.

Drum Workshop Commits to Giving Away 1,000 Drum Channel memberships

For those honing their craft while at home, Drum Channel (DC) is giving away 1,000 memberships to the global community with 30-days of unlimited access to all content in the DC vault:…

inMusic Acquires Drum Software Instrument BFD

inMusic has announced the acquisition of BFD from London-based tech company, FXpansion.

Roland Offers Free Unlocked Version of 4XCAMERA App for iOS

Roland is making all in-app purchases of its 4XCAMERA app for iOS free for a limited time as part of its #RolandAtHome initiative to inspire creativity during these times.

Martin Guitar Partners with TrueFire to Offer Free Online Guitar Lessons

For a limited time, Martin Guitar has partnered with TrueFire to give Martin customers three months of unlimited streaming access to TrueFire's online library.

Peavey Invites Storytelling in New ‘Peavey Monitor’ Podcast Series

Peavey Electronics enters the podcast circuit with the launch of the “Peavey Monitor,” a podcast show dedicated to the people and stories behind the company.

Rolling Stone Launches ‘In My Room,’ Presented by Gibson, Featuring Joan Jett, James Bay, and Lukas Nelson

Rolling Stone and Gibson have teamed up to offer a special week-long series of music performances and give music fans the first-ever chance to make a charitable donation to support musicians worldwide and…

Focusrite Components Employed at Burrell’s New Atmos Mix Room

Recently, multi-GRAMMY-winning professional mix engineer Rob Burrell converted a space in his home studio into a Dolby Atmos mix room. Among the key gear making his setup work is the Focusrite Red…

Gibson TV Plans ‘Epiphone Guitar Giveaway Of The Day World Tour’

GibsonTV has announced a new guitar giveaway titled the “Epiphone Guitar Giveaway Of The Day World Tour.” Due to the popularity of the new daily Epiphone guitar giveaway show airing…

Martin Audio Announces Virtual Tradeshow

With much of 2020’s global tradeshow calendar wiped out, there are very few chances in the near future to get together and highlight the new and noteworthy additions to the…

Roland Announces Expansion to Roland Cloud Academy Categories

Roland has officially announced new categories of Roland Cloud Academy. Roland Cloud Academy, an online learning platform for Roland product owners around the world, offers free music and video production…

Mojave Audio Mics Prove Integral to Latin Grammy Award-Nominated Recording

For the performance / recording, Guerra used a pair of Mojave Audio MA-201fet large diaphragm, phantom-powered, solid-state condenser microphones.

CREATE.eu Supports Cirque-Style Cordeel HQ Inauguration with CHAUVET Professional

Instrumental in creating this transformation was a collection of over 50 CHAUVET Professional fixtures that included eight COLORado Panel Q40 units, eight Maverick MK2 Washes, 24 Rogue R2 Washes, four Rogue R3…

Mapex Launches New Campaign with a New Focus ‘Stay at Home, Learn at Home, Play at Home’

In this rapidly changing, extremely challenging time in our market and society, Mapex Drums is responding to drummers who are now spending the bulk of their time at home.

Fender Launches Fender Tone 3.0

Fender has launched the newest version of its Fender Tone app: Fender Tone 3.0. 

Antelope Audio Supports Audio Community with ‘Together We Create’ Campaign Activities and Offers

Antelope Audio is initiating a campaign called “Together We Create” to support the audio community with activities aiding creativity and offers to ease the music-making journey while staying safe at…

Genelec G SongLab Empowers Young Music Creators

Genelec has 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 Digital Books Offer Retailers a Way to Sell e-Books

Hal Leonard has announced the release of Hal Leonard Digital Books, a new streaming platform designed to provide musicians of all instruments and skill levels with a fully-interactive, multimedia experience…

Deering Banjo Company Purchases ProPik

Deering Banjo Company has completed the purchase of the long-standing fingerpick brand, ProPik® , from California based Mapson Engineering, and has begun to manufacture the entire line of fingerpicks at…

Musical Innovations Helps Sanitize Students Instruments

Musical Innovations in South Carolina is currently working with school districts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by sanitizing instruments for students.