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Roland Launches Music Creation Platform 808303.studio with the Design Museum in London

In response to the global pandemic, museums have been forced to reimagine how visitors interact and engage. Now, Roland and Yuri Suzuki have teamed up with the Design Museum to…

Kaho Theater Calls in Martin Audio WPC for Livestreamed Events

Because of COVID-19, the theatre was recently forced to close, but in collaboration with rental company Toyo Amuse, who own a Martin Audio Wavefront Precision Compact (WPC) rig, they have…

Maverick Silens 2 Profile Provides Hochschule für Musik Freiburg with Quiet Flexibility

This summer the music academy enlisted the help of a new “partner” to their cause: The CHAUVET Professional Maverick Silens 2 Profi

Trade Regrets: Edward Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen has passed away at the age of 65 after a long struggle with cancer.

Allen & Heath AHM-64 Powers Kentucky Church Campus Expansion

The Elizabethtown, Kentucky campus took its latest technological leap with the addition of an Allen & Heath AHM-64 audio matrix as the hub of their children’s area expansion.

Hi-Fi-Science Fiction Lights Open Mic Night With CHAUVET DJ

As the technical director, Christian Hansen enhanced this intimate atmosphere, while supporting the performers on stage, by creating an engaging lighting design with help from CHAUVET DJ fixtures.  

D'Addario Woodwinds To Host Live Masterclass With Houston Symphony Clarinetists

D’Addario Woodwinds has announced their first livestream with the Houston Symphony, which is scheduled to take place this Thursday (October 8) at 7 p.m. ET on YouTube and Facebook.

JHS to Distribute Powerwerks in the UK/ROI/France/Benelux & Germany

JHS is now the distributors of Powerwerks, a comprehensive range of high-quality sound reinforcement products, designed in the USA and based on the immense knowledge and manufacturing expertise of the Hanser Music Group…

Southard Audio Deploys Flagship Martin Audio Rigs For College Events

When they invested in Martin Audio’s large format Wavefront Precision Longbow (WPL) early last year, Virginia-based Southard Audio became the first of two cooperative live event production companies in the…

Pentecostals of Brunswick Grows with dBTechnologies

Pentecostals of Brunswick, a growing church in Brunswick, Georgia, worships with a new dBTechnologies audio system installed by Allseasons Audio of Jesup, Georgia.

JHS to Distribute Kustom Amplification in UK/ROI/France & Germany

JHS is delighted to announce its appointment as exclusive distributor for Kustom amplification, offering new lines from this legendary amplifier brand with a legacy dating back to the early '60s,…

Harwood Appointed Vice President of Operations, Zoom North America

Zoom North America is proud to announce the promotion of Colleen Harwood to Vice President of Operations.

Trade Regrets: Richie Jones Jr.

On October 5, we received the following message from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: Shocking and heartbreaking news from our friends at Mississippi Music that Richie Jones Jr was killed on…

Heil Sound Appoints Distributor for South Africa

Heil Sound has named Quantum Dynamic Technologies (QDT) as its exclusive distributor for South Africa. QDT will distribute Heil Sound’s popular Pro Series microphones and HDK drum mic kits as…

PMC Begins Next 25 Years with Changes in Leadership for 2021

The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) Executive Committee announces that Executive Director Karl Dustman will be stepping down from his leadership position with the PMC at the end of January 2021,…

NAMM Foundation's October Webinar Series Announced

Please join for any or all of The NAMM Foundation’s October webinars that seek to connect, motivate and support all music teachers and learners and music makers every month as a…

Shure Announces Passing of Mark Brunner

The following is a statement from Shure President and CEO Christine Schyvinck:  It is with a heavy heart that I announce the unexpected passing of Mark Brunner on October 1.

Fender Brings Back Free Guitar Lessons Via Fender Play

Fender announced today that they are extending their Play Through giveaway, continuing to offer three free months of guitar, bass and ukulele lessons on the Fender Play app to all new players. 

Casio Celebrates 5th Annual ‘Kids Music Day’

Casio America, Inc. is joining Keep Music Alive, a non-profit music education organization, in celebration of the 5th annual “Kids Music Day.”

Taylor Guitars Introduces A New Acoustic Body Shape With Debut Of The Grand Theater

Taylor® Guitars is excited to announce the release of its brand-new acoustic body shape — the Grand Theater™. Known as the Taylor GT, the company’s latest body shape introduces a new…

Renkus-Heinz Brings Modern Sound to Historic Theatre’s Live Performances

When looking at a modernization of the theatre’s technology in 2020, Polish integration and distribution firm M.Ostrowski sp.j considered an approach to both improve coverage and intelligibility; The solution consisted…

Never Fear Shadows Makes The Masked Singer Soar With Over 200 CHAUVET Professional Fixtures

During a career that has seen him work on TV specials like European Commission’s Presidential Debate, and popular programs, including Dancing With The Stars Belgium and Liefde voor Muziek, Michiel…

Riversong's New Canadian Factory

Riversong Guitars is proud to announce that their move into their new location is complete. 

Chase Oaks Church Receives a Double Portion of DiGiCo Quantum Power

Chase Oaks Church, a multi-campus church in the Dallas area, has installed two DiGiCo Quantum338 consoles as part of a larger renovation of its AV infrastructure that also included a…

TRS Sonorisation Creates Moving Tribute in Alsace with CHAUVET Professional

Accentuating the powerful effect of the pillared monument was a balanced and colorful lighting design by TRS Sonorisation that featured CHAUVET Professional WELL Fit LED fixtures.

'Staying Connected' The 2020 Virtual Midwest Clinic

The 2020 Midwest Clinic - Staying Connected virtual event, to be held December 16-18, is going to feature a wide variety of 20 to 30 minute Educational Features on topics…

The H8 Recorder from Zoom

Zoom’s H8 recorder features a color touchscreen interface, which presents a “three-way” app workflow navigation.

Whirlwind’s LM2 Level Matchers

The Whirlwind LM2 Level Matchers are unique solutions for converting analog audio levels and impedances between -10 dBV “consumer” or “semi-pro” (also known as IHF standard) unbalanced equipment and +4…

Overloud’s Gem VOICE Plug-In

The latest plug-in in the Gems series from Overloud is a one-stop-shop for any type of vocal production.

PreSonus’ 25th Anniversary AudioBox USB 96 Audio Interface

PreSonus has released a special 25th Anniversary Edition of its best-selling AudioBox USB 96 audio interface.

The Jensen N12K Speaker

The Jensen N12K, a Vintage Neodymium speaker, is now available for purchase from CE Distribution.

Celestion’s Axi2050 Axiperiodic Drive

The Axi2050 is a high power, high-output driver which reproduces a frequency range of 300Hz-20,000Hz without the need for a midband crossover.

SoundArt Concert Snare Drums from Black Swamp Percussion

Black Swamp has released an update to their SoundArt snare system, featuring the new Arch Throw.

Revamped Black Panther Drums Series from Mapex

The revamped Black Panther series is designed to cover a drummer-centric number of sonic choices, producing a selection of 14 different wood and metal sounds, following a carefully devised sonic-flow…

Genelec Monitors Immerse New Tokyo College of Music Campus

Genelec Smart Active Monitors™ are at the heart of the Tokyo College of Music’s (TCM) new Nakameguro/Daikanyama campus.

The Royalty Ride from SABIAN

The 18” Royalty Ride from SABIAN is a replica of Chick Corea’s ride, as heard on the 1968 recording 'Now He Sings, Now He Sobs.'

Warwick’s Gnome Pocket Amp Heads

The Warwick Gnome bass amplifier head offers bassists a clear, defined bass sound and impressive power, all packed in a super compact, lightweight design that will easily fit in your…

EHX Moving to New Location

On Monday, November 2, Electro-Harmonix will be moving.

'Adaptable Quartets for Strings' and 'Flexcel Concert Works for Strings' from Excelcia

The Adaptable Quartets for Strings series is a timely expansion of the flexible instrumentation Adaptable Ensemble Series, which already includes Adaptable Duets and Adaptable Trios.

Kawai’s ES920 and ES520 Digital Pianos

The ES920 and ES520 are the latest additions to Kawai’s popular ES series of portable digital pianos.