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Godlyke, Inc. Distributes Cicognani Engineering Effects and Accessories in USA

Godlyke, Inc. has announced their appointment as exclusive USA distributor for Cicognani Engineering, an Italian manufacturer of tube amps, pedals, and accessories owned by Guglielmo and Andrea Cicognani.

Audio Engineering Society Debuts New 'AES Live: Videos' Streaming Media Portal

The Audio Engineering Society has announced an exciting update to its AES Live: Videos portal.

iZotope Appoints Dr. Jean-Marc Jot as VP of Research and Chief Scientist

iZotope, Inc. has announced Dr. Jean-Marc Jot will join iZotope as Vice President of Research and Chief Scientist.

Reverb Announces New Combined Shipping Feature

Reverb has announced that sellers can now offer “Combine & Save” shipping rates to buyers that purchase multiple qualifying items from their Reverb shop.

Arco's Centrale Caffe Brought to Life with ADORN and Blackline

Situated in the northern Italian town of Arco, the Centrale Caffe recently underwent a complete renovation, which in addition to the general interior and patio also included the sound and…

Arndt Weaves Water and Light Into Design with CHAUVET Professional

At this year’s Rathenow Summer Festival (Germany), Denny Arndt created a lighting design using CHAUVET Professional fixtures supplied by Soundspower Event Gmbh.

UPDATE - ACTION ALERT: Ask the House to Vote NOW on the RESTART Act for Live Entertainment Industry Relief

NAMM is issuing an urgent call-to-action to all industry professionals to urge House leadership to bring H.R. 7481, the bipartisan RESTART Act, to the floor of the House for a vote. 

Koch Sound Conquers 'The Last Frontier' with Allen & Heath

For nearly two decades, audio engineer and production company owner Alex Koch has steadily built up a reputation as the go-to live audio expert in the subarctic South-central Alaska area.

PRS Guitars and TrueFire Partner to offer Free Online Guitar and Bass Lessons

PRS Guitars and the popular lesson platform TrueFire have partnered over the years on various programs to promote guitar playing.

Pasternack Unveils New Line of In-Stock Miniature Surface Mount Packaged Noise Sources

Pasternack has released a new series of miniature SMT packaged noise sources that are ideal for built-in test equipment, dithering for increased dynamic range of A/D converters, and as a…

DiGiCo and Stage Audio Fuel 'The Sound of Victory' at Mamayev Kurgan

The Stage Audio team chose an Optocore-based DiGiCo system for mixing, routing and distributing audio at the event.

Furch Guitars Will Reduce its Carbon Footprint by Almost Two-Thirds This Year

Furch Guitars is expanding its environmental activities by the use of green energy; starting this year, all electricity is from fully renewable sources, which will reduce their total carbon footprint…

Alfred Music Offers New Downloadable Classroom Resources, Perfect for Remote Instruction

Available for immediate download, these newly converted digital products (some as interactive slides, some as PDFs) include the full and same content as the physical versions and are now available…

Cordial GmbH Partners with Hal Leonard to Cover All Markets

Hal Leonard’s MI Product Division has entered into an exclusive distribution arrangement with German-based Cordial GmbH, makers of premium MI / Pro Audio cables and cable accessories.

Kayserburg Pianos Launches New North American Website

Pearl River Piano Group, the world’s leading piano manufacturer has announced the launch of an updated and redesigned new website for its Kayserburg piano brand, kayserburgusa.com.  

Sklar Turns to SSL 2+ Interface to Keep Creating During Challenging Times

When the coronavirus pandemic forced everyone to hunker down at home, Sklar hooked up a Solid State Logic 2+ USB audio interface and got back to work.

L-Acoustics Helps SoundGirls Educate and Empower Women in Audio

Continuing to deepen its commitment to education, L-Acoustics recently announced a partnership with SoundGirls, kicking off an annual training grant program to support the organization’s mission to empower women in…

Hit Like A Girl Announces Marching Percussion Contest

Encouraging players to get off the sidelines and “get back in the game,” Hit Like A Girl has announced that its revamped and rescheduled Marching Percussion contest will open for…

Martin Audio Announces iOS App For BlacklineX Powered

Martin Audio has announced the availability of its first ever iOS app, XP Connect, for control and streaming for its popular self-powered portable series, BlacklineX Powered.

All Pro Integrated Systems Welcomes Two Industry Veterans to Lead Installations & Midwest Sales

All Pro Integrated Systems is pleased to announce the addition of two industry veterans to help lead the growth of the company.

Trade Regrets: Jim Gamble

On September 8 we were sent the following from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: Our friend Jim Gamble confirmed the sads news today that Pro Lighting innovator Michael Paul passed away…

2020 Holiday Buyer’s Guide

MMR has compiled a stocking guide for you to peruse before you pick which items to line your shelves with this fall and winter. Because, after all, shopping isn’t just…

Retro Riot! Vintage-Styled Guitars are Striking a Chord

“Retro” guitars have long appealed to players who long for the classic vibe of instruments from the past, but who don’t necessarily have the cash to purchase the real thing…

Hitting Their Straps: Guitar & Bass Strap Sales in 2020

With more participants in this month’s dealer survey reporting that guitar & bass strap sales are either up or level than down, when compared to the summer of 2019, it…

Exploring Casio’s 40 Years of ‘Creativity and Contribution’

There comes a period in any long-lasting company’s life when it’s appropriate to tackle, impress, and astound a new generation of players.

Keep Up with Me if You Can

Today, at 30, Joseph Fox, vice president of Fox Music House, still has the energy of an 8-year-old.

Corporate Clumsy

Have you ever had one of those moments when a person with whom you are speaking (in this instance, a sales manager for a large home goods retail chain) says…

We’re All Your Customers

Through Mike Lawson's first two “Last Word” entries, I’ve been reminded how uniquely positioned – and lucky – we at MMR are with respect to our staff and the collective…

Mangan Captures PBS Series 'Now Hear This' with Lectrosonics

Mangan relies on Lectrosonics Digital Hybrid Wireless, specifically SRb and SRc receivers (slot-mounted in an SL-6 dock with a Sound Devices 688 recorder); two each of SMV, SMQV, and LT transmitters; and an HMa plug-on transmitter paired with a UCR411a receiver for occasional boom…

The Perlman Music Program Chooses Mojave Microphones for a Virtual Summer Music School

PMP’s Media Coordinator Eric Silberger – himself an alum of the program and acclaimed violinist – was introduced to Dusty Wakeman, who helped provide PMP with 37 Mojave Audio MA-50…

Helping Your Customers Pick

With that lofty goal of stardom removed from the barrier to sales, you can really dial into why your customers shop with you and help them feed their impetus for…

Music China 2020

Following a challenging year, exhibitors are keenly looking ahead to Music China – a place where they can reconnect face to face with industry peers, showcase their instruments, and explore…

2020 MMR Dealers' Choice Awards - Vote Now!

Voting for the Dealers' Choice Awards is now open. Only current subscribers to MMR Magazine get to vote. Voting will close on October 31 at 12:00 pm (PST).

DiGiCo Quantum7 and SD12 Pair Loaded with KLANG Immersive System Give Sixth Sense Creative House an Extrasensory Experience

Key elements in the success of this initiative are two DiGiCo SD12 consoles and a new Quantum7 console, as well as two SD-Racks fitted with 32-bit Stadius mic pres, all…

‘The Great Guitar Build Off’ 2020 Charity Contest Seeks Public Input to Declare Winner

The Great Guitar Build Off 2020 is calling all guitar enthusiasts to cast their votes and help name the winner of this charitable competition.

French Joins jj Babbitt Co. as Director of Engineering

Chris French has joined the jj Babbitt Company’s team of professional craftsmen and women as director of engineering, according to an announcement by Steve Rorie, president.

Audio-Technica Launches Redesigned Website

Audio-Technica has unveiled its entirely redesigned website at www.audio-technica.com, developed with a mobile-first philosophy and created to deliver a completely new online experience of the Audio-Technica brand.

Gator Releases Instrument Face Masks for School Band and Music Programs

In addition to its recent release of instrument bell covers, Gator introduced new double-layered wind instrument face masks.

Christ Church Steps Up To Allen & Heath dLive

After an extensive search, the Arizona-based multi-congregational church switched brands and stepped up their audio game to an Allen & Heath dLive Digital Mixing System and tightly integrated ME Personal…

Trade Regrets: Dave Olsen