Percussion Marketing Council Picks up the Beat in 2021
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2021 Music Products Industry Archive
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Crt Birsa Calls On ChamSys For Mesmerizing RTV Design
The marriage between lighting and set design is never far from Crt Birsa’s mind. Only when light absorbs itself completely in its surroundings, can it exert its full power to…
Guitar Center Appoints Gimenez Director of Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging
Guitar Center has appointed Paul Gimenez to the position director of Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging.
On-Stage’s HPCB2500 Cowbell
The Music People, a division of Jam Industries USA, LLC, a leading supplier of musical accessories and pro-audio equipment and parent company of On-Stage and TMP-Pro, has debuted its HPCB2500…
Zoom North America Achieves Record Sales in 2020
Zoom North America, the U.S. subsidiary of Zoom Corporation, Japan, has announced sales of $42.750 million, for its fiscal year 2020, a 20% increase over the previous year.
Sennheiser to Reposition its Business Units Independently of Each Other
Sennheiser plans to focus on its Professional business in future and aims to secure a partnership to strengthen its market position in Consumer Electronics.
Electro-Harmonix's MOP-D10 Isolated Multi-Output Power Supply
Electro-Harmonix introduces its professional pedalboard power solution, the MOP-D10, a transformer-based, high current, linearly regulated, pedal power supply.
Trade Regrets: Rob Rivera
It is with a heavy heart that Odyssey Innovative Designs (Odyssey) a leading design, manufacturer and distributor of cases and accessories, announces the passing of long-time Odyssey employee Robert Rivera…
Godin Guitars Launches the Fairmont CH Composer
Godin Guitars is proud to announce the launch of the Fairmount CH Composer QIT acoustic guitar as part of its successful Godin Acoustic Series.
Trade Regrets: Rupert Neve
On February 13, NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino sent the following: One of the true audio engineer pioneers, Rupert Neve, passed away yesterday. He was 94 years old.
Gibson Announces Brand Partnership with Universal Music Publishing in China
Gibson has announced that it has formed a full-scale partnership with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG)--the world’s second largest music publishing company--in China and Hong Kong.
L-Acoustics Creations Contour XO In-Ear Headphones are the New Gold Standard in Live Sound
While the live music scene has been on pause for the past year, two live sound innovators, Dr. Christian Heil, president and founder of L-Acoustics, and Jerry Harvey, president and…
Compact DiGiCo Quantum225 Brings Power and New Opportunity
In January, DiGiCo announced New Year New Hope, giving three lucky winners three great gifts: a DiGiGrid MGB MADI to SoundGrid Interface; the first of the newly-launched KLANG:kontrollers - Serial…
KLANG Makes it Personal with New Immersive Kontroller for Musicians
KLANG:technologies has announced the combined release of its new KLANG:kontroller, a hardware controller that is compatible with all KLANG immersive in-ear mixing processors, and its new processor, KLANG:vokal, bringing a…
PROTONES Calls On CHAUVET Professional To Set Mood For Netflix Special
Built in 1908, the Laeiszhalle concert hall in Hamburg, Germany enchants visitors with its many unique architectural features, such as the towering organ integrated into the back wall of its…
Furch Guitars Feature Antibacterial Neck Treatment
Furch Guitars (Furch), one of the world's leading manufacturers of premium quality acoustic guitars, has added an antibacterial additive to its guitar neck finish.
ADJ Moving Heads Provide Versatile Lighting System For Danish Mal
Located in Taaastrup, a suburb of the Danish capital city, Copenhagen, CITY2 is a large shopping destination that also incorporates an ice-skating rink and nine-screen movie theater.
Trade Regrets: Frank Hackinson
On February 10, we recevied the following from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: Pioneering music publisher Frank Hackinson passed away on Saturday. He was 93 years old.
Hughes & Kettner's AmpMan Series of Compact Pedal Amps
Hughes & Kettner’s new AmpMan series of compact pedal amps is out now.
GrooveTech's DK-Multi
GrooveTech Tools has announced the DK-Multi™, a four-in-one drum key multi-tool.
Genelec Monitors Deliver High-End Music Production for Mondosonic Studios
Mondosonic Studios has been a labor of love and five years of research for music producer Varun Krrishna.
Electro-Harmonix's Ripped Speaker Fuzz Pedal
Electro-Harmonix has unveiled the Ripped Speaker, a fuzz pedal which pays homage to one of the ways that early distorted guitar and bass sounds were made.
Dream City Church Rings in New Year With Allen & Heath
With an in-person venue seating capacity of more than 4,500, a simulcast stream going out to remote church members, and a complex stage plot exceeding 50 inputs, Dream City Church went…
Christine Whelan Sharp and CHAUVET Professional Reign At Palace Theatre Livestream
The Palace Theatre is Christine Whelan Sharp’s favorite venue to light in and not just for its graceful Art Deco architecture with its gleaming exterior and stylized accents.
XPND from D'Addario
Available this spring, D’Addario is proud to introduce XPND, a game-changing telescoping pedalboard.
CBP Intercepts Over $150k in Counterfeit Signature Model Guitars
Recently, U.S. Customs And Border Protection (CPB) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport seized 36 counterfeit guitars that, if authentic, would have had a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $158,692.
D'Addario Accessories Launches the Chromatic Pedal Tuner+
D’Addario Accessories has announced the launch of the Chromatic Pedal Tuner+, available now.
Buffet Crampon Welcomes Oboe Artist Philippe Tondre and the new Légende Professional Oboe
Buffet Crampon USA, North American distributor for Buffet Crampon Group, is pleased to announce the addition of Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Oboe Philippe Tondre to its prestigious Artist roster.
BOSS' Limited-Edition Waza Craft TB-2W Tone Bender
BOSS has announced that the Waza Craft TB-2W Tone Bender, a new pedal developed in collaboration with Sola Sound, the maker of the legendary Tone Bender fuzz pedals first introduced in…
Hohner 125th Anniversary Commemorative Harmonicas
2021 marks the historic 125th anniversary of the iconic Hohner 1896 Marine Band Harmonica.
CHAUVET Professional Unleashes New Force
CHAUVET Professional has turned the notion that “size matters” on its head with the new Maverick Force 2 Profile and Maverick Force 1 Spot.
SD9 24” Handpan Drum from Amahi – Winter NAMM 2021
With the overwhelming success of the steel tongue drum line, Amahi introduces a new handpan drum to their percussion line.
Hal Leonard Releases 'Two-Part Inventions by J.S. Bach' for Cello Duet
Hailing from Italy, Mr. Massimiliano Martinelli and Mrs. Fulvia Mancini (Mr. & Mrs. Cello) are professional Italian cellists, bringing forward their love and veneration for the cello and classical performance…
PAMP Releases 'PAMP X Fender' Collection
PAMP, a leading bullion brand operating a state-of-the-art precious metals refinery, has partnered with Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) to launch a series of products in celebration of Fender’s 75th…
DW Custom Shop Introduces Purble Core Drum Shell Technology
Drum Workshop Inc. (DW) announces the addition of all-new Purple Core™ hybrid drum shells to their expansive line-up of sonically customizable shell options.
Georgia Southern Names the Fred & Dinah Gretsch School of Music
The “grit and grace” that defines the historic Gretsch sound is also a perfect label for Georgia Southern, as the university’s school of music will now be named after the…
TCF Sprinkles Magic From CHAUVET Professional Along Stad Herentals Atmospheric Walk Path
Walking is exercise for the soul, or so the ancient philosophers advised. The wisdom of these words ring true for anyone who has traversed the winding roads and paths of…