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2020 Music Products Industry Archive

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Lineup for 'Randy Rhodes Remembered' at Musikmesse 2020

Celebrities of the international scene will be presenting a musical memorial for guitar legend Randy Rhoads at Musikmesse 2020. The memorial show, "Randy Rhoads Remembered" on April 2, will be…

JHS to Distribute Los Cabos

Following a very successful Winter NAMM 2020, JHS is delighted to announce its appointment as exclusive UK & ROI distributor for Los Cabos Drumsticks, from Canada’s largest and best selling…

Martin Audio Sound Adventures Goes Beyond Entertainment at University of Campania

The lab at the university’s Aversa campus is exploring the relationship between temperature, audio and visuals, and to do this in a scientific way the researchers required a space where…

Old Barn Audio Ensures Versatile Looks for Iconic Norwich Arts Centre With CHAUVET Professional

Providing the cornerstone to Old Barn Audio’s solution was a roster of LED fixtures from CHAUVET Professional that included eight Rogue R1X Spot, eight Rogue R2 Wash, 12 Ovation E-160WW…

Trade Regrets: Lloyd Schwartz

On the last evening of NAMM 2020, Lloyd Schwartz passed away. He served as Tech 21's “Solutions Architect” for just over 27 years.

ME-500 Personal Mixers Join Harris Onstage for Funkedified

Choreographed and narrated by Harris himself, the show was performed recently at The University of Texas’ Bass Concert Hall in Austin using ME-500 personal mixers from Allen & Heath.

Technotrix Solves Aragon Ballroom with Martin Audio MLA

Technotrix, Inc. deployed a comprehensive Martin Audio MLA system to solve well-known acoustic problems at the challenging Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago.

Benson’ Audiovisuel Reflects Spirit of Grands Moulins de Bordeaux With CHAUVET DJ

Accentuating the intricate architectural qualities of the château during this event was a collection of wireless, battery powered CHAUVET DJ lighting fixtures installed by Benson’ Audiovisuel.

The Lightpower Collection Presents Donation to The NAMM Foundation to Advance Music Making

At the annual gathering of the global music products, pro audio and entertainment technology industry, The 2020 NAMM Show, the Lightpower Collection gifted The NAMM Foundation a donation of $10,000.

Phil Jones Bass and Labella Announce Solo Bass Contest Winners

The winners of the contest included Josh Cohen (1st place), Kirby Barber (2nd place), and Samual Smith (3rd place).

Trade Regrets: Ron Vater

The following was posted on Vater.com: It is with great sadness that we announce the untimely passing of Ron Vater [1/25/1957-1/25/2020].

Reverb Names Mandelbrot Chief Executive Officer 

Reverb has named David Mandelbrot chief executive officer, effective January 28, 2020.

NAMM 2020 Clips Up on MMR-TV

Check out videos from the recent industry gathering in Anaheim, California at MMR-TV.

Grant Writing & Funding Strategies Available Online From Conn-Selmer

Educators who could not attend the Conn-Selmer Grant Writing and Funding Strategies workshop in December are invited to purchase a video link of the workshop’s livestream.

LIPA chooses Neumann For New Spaces

Neumann monitors have been confirmed as the monitor of choice across all the new spaces, continuing a long-standing and successful partnership between LIPA and Neumann parent company Sennheiser.

CHAUVET Professional Creates Tour Looks On NAMM’s Grand Plaza Stage

Endowing the stage with brightness and color to give it a tour-like feel for the 100,000 or so show attendees was a powerful rig supplied by 4Wall Entertainment that featured…

Martin Audio WPC Delivers for Sam Fender and Nub Sound

When one of the systems they auditioned—Martin Audio’s Wavefront Precision Compact (WPC)—was fired up recently for a Sam Fender gig at Plymouth Pavilion, a venue he describes as “a nightmare”…

National Association of School Music Dealers, Inc. Shares GoFundMe Campaign for Walenta

The National Association of School Music Dealers, Inc. has sent out a letter from member Robin Walenta, who has shared a GoFundMe page for her ill sister, Virginia.

Moss Joins QSC as Vice President, Alliances and Market Development

QSC is excited to announce Jason Moss joins the company as vice president, Alliances and Market Development.

2020 She Rocks Awards Honors Outstanding Women in Music

The eighth annual She Rocks Awards took place at the House of Blues Anaheim on January 17, 2020. Hosted by the Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN), the gala celebration featured a…

Hosa Technology Announces Online Dealer Portal

Hosa Technology, Inc. has announced the launch of its online dealer portal. The new dealer portal grants Hosa official resellers, distributors, and contractors the ability to review all pertinent details…

‘Ford v Ferrari’ Utilizes Lectrosonics Gear

This involved capturing the dialogue of co-star Christian Bale (as driver Ken Miles) at realistic speeds, a challenge which fell to production sound mixer Steve Morrow, a 25-year Lectrosonics user nominated for…

Martin Audio MLA Solves Offsite Noise Problems at Dusk Music Festival

Soundwave Inc. recently supplied a Martin Audio MLA Compact system for the Dusk Music Festival in Tucson, Arizona’s Armory Park.

Stephens Transitions to CEO of Peaksware, Leading Both Music and Sports Brands

Alfred Music and MakeMusic, both part of Peaksware Holdings, LLC portfolio of companies, announced that Andy Stephens has transitioned from Chairman of Peaksware and strategic advisor to each of the…

Renkus-Heinz Partners with More Distribution to Better Serve the Netherlands’ Pro Audio Market

Renkus-Heinz, manufacturer of premium professional loudspeakers, has partnered with More Distribution – based in The Hague in the Netherlands – to bring cutting-edge audio to the Dutch market.

Cantrell Signs To Gibson As Brand Ambassador

Gibson has announced that Jerry Cantrell – main songwriter, lead guitarist and vocalist for Alice in Chains – has been named as a new brand ambassador.

Ho Adds New Dimensions To G12 Asia Conference With ChamSys

Creating this new design with the 78 wash fixtures in their rig was made much easier, they say, by the pixel mapping features in their ChamSys MagicQ MQ100 Pro.

35th Annual NAMM TEC Awards

Winners in 23 technical and eight creative excellence categories were announced at the 35th Annual NAMM TEC AWARDS, Saturday, January 18, from the global NAMM Show in Anaheim, California.

Eight New Board Members Announced at NAMM’s Annual Meeting of the Members

On January 18 at the Annual Meeting of Members at The 2020 NAMM Show, NAMM welcomed eight new board members to the organization’s Board of Directors.

The 2020 Recipient of the 'Don Johnson Industry Service Award': Joe Lamond

MMR's Terry Lowe presents NAMM president and CEO Joe Lamond with the Don Johnson Industry Service Award in recognition of and appreciation for outstanding advocacy and support for music education at the…

'Yamaha All-Star Concert on the Grand 2020'

On Friday, January 17 Yamaha kicked off one of the premier events of the NAMM Show: the "Yamaha All-Star Concert on the Grand 2020," a multi-media extravaganza for all Show…

Fender's 'JammJam'

FMIC CEO Andy Mooney addresses the crowd at Friday evening's 'JammJam' event in Anaheim.

Daisy Rock Girl Guitars Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Daisy Rock Girl Guitars is celebrating 20 years of changing girls lives by designing the very first girl guitar in 2000 that was subsequently inducted into the Museum of Making…

Hal Leonard: 27-time Dealers' Choice Award Winner

The Hal Leonard team poses with the company's 27th(!) Dealers' Choice Award trophy for "Print Music Publisher of the Year" on Thursday morning in Anaheim.

Mraz Honored with 'Music for Life' Award on Opening Day of 2020 NAMM Show

At the opening Breakfast of Champions session of The 2020 NAMM Show, singer-songwriter, two-time GRAMMY Award winner and Songwriters Hall of Fame honoree Jason Mraz was presented with the National…

Kawai SVP Chung Retires After 31 Years

Long-time Kawai senior vice president Brian Chung announced his retirement at the Kawai Awards Reception held on Thursday, January 16 during the 2020 NAMM Show

Peterson Announces Firmware Update in StroboStomp HD tuning Pedals

Peterson Strobe Tuners has announced a major firmware update (v.1.0.25) for their StroboStomp HD tuning pedal.

Warwick Hosts The Presentation of New Sadowsky Bass Lines at Winter NAMM

This week at Winter NAMM in Anaheim, California, the Framus & Warwick/RockBoard booth (#4636) will present the new Sadowsky bass lines.

Introducing the D'Angelico Guitars USA Custom Shop

Run by renowned luthier and longtime D'Angelico collaborator Gene Baker, the first batch of these one-of-a-kind instruments will be on display at D’Angelico Guitars’ Room 212AB at the 2020 Winter…

Wermuth and Create This Add New Dimension To Alphabeat Shows With CHAUVET Professional

Theis Wermuth’s design for Alphabeat’s two arena shows in November prominently featured CHAUVET Professional Rogue R1 Wash fixtures.