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Face Masks from Henry Heller

These face masks from Henry Heller are re-usable and designed fir daily wear. The masks feature a bendable nose adjustment and 3-inch pocket opening to add filter material if desired.…

KHS America’s Wind Instrument Try-Out Kit

KHS America’s Wind Instrument Try-Out Kit is a durable, compact, and affordable trial pack that is an ideal tool for introducing school band instrument mouthpieces to prospective incoming band students.

RockBoard MOD 4

The RockBoard MOD 4 - All-in-One Wireless System Receiver + Patchbay for Pedalboards offers an easy-to-use wireless connection between your instrument and your pedalboard, featuring digital wireless technology that delivers…

The Black Mountain Thumb Pick

The Black Mountain Thumb Pick offers an innovative design that combines the feel and familiarity of a traditional flatpick with a patented, spring-loaded thumb ring, providing an easy, comfortable fit…

Fender’s MTG Tube Tremelo

Fender’s MTG Tube Tremelo brings the hypnotic sound typically found in vintage amps and places it in a stompbox based on a genuine U.S.-made NOS 6205 preamp tube. The pedal…

New Packaging from JodyJazz

JodyJazz has shared packaging for several of its mouthpiece series. The new packaging is designed to boost in-store product appeal with a more elegant and contemporary design.

Whirlwind’s pcDI Dual Channel Stereo Direct Box

The Whirlwind pcDI, a dual channel stereo direct box, is perfect for interfacing the outputs of CD players, computer sound cards, iPods/MP3 players, tape decks, and the like with professional,…

Tri All Multiple Purpose Trial/Training Tool from RS Berkeley

The Tri All Multiple Purpose Trial/Training Tool from RS Berkeley is for beginning band students and was designed in the USA for individual use. This one device works for flute,…

Black Diamond Strings’ Core-Bond VT ‘Virtual Tone’ Series

Black Diamond Strings’ Core-Bond VT "Virtual Tone" Series strings feature a new string design that has wonderful clarity, sustain and volume, which will also hold its tune in perfect pitch…

Aston Microphones’ Black Spirit Bundle

Aston has announced the Black Spirit Bundle, a limited-edition release of only 1500 individually numbered pieces. The box set is centred on the multi-pattern, high performance Spirit mic, and the…

Genelec Sustains Top Finnish Law Firm with Quality Audio Solution

Castrén & Snellman, a Helsinki-based law firm, recently carried out an extensive renovation of its client areas and staff workspaces. Castrén & Snellman turned to renowned Finnish AV integrator 4Business Oy,…

Richards Enjoys Clarity with ADAM Audio A7X Studio Monitors

Braunton, England-born guitarist and musical director Dan Richards serves as musical director for such rising stars as Anna Clendening, Loren Gray, and Emma Zander, and very recently acquired what he…

NAMM U Virtual Summit Welcomes Pensado's Place to Schedule

On Thursday, July 9, the NAMM U Virtual Summit will welcome Herb Trawick and Dave Pensado of the hit web series, Pensado's Place.

MyMusicRx And Gibson Offer Hospitalized Kids And Teens Guitar Lessons

Gibson and MyMusicRx - the Children’s Cancer Association (CCA)’s flagship program - are bringing the healing power of music to kids and teens facing cancer and other serious illnesses.

Chauvet Professional Supports Germany’s Night of Light

Landmark buildings glowed red throughout Germany Monday night, June 22, for Night of Light, a massive expression of support for the events industry. Initiated by Essen-based marketing agency LK-AG, the…

Audio-Technica Expands Blog Content with New Interview with The Doobie Brothers’ John McFee

Audio-Technica has again expanded the content on its blog with a new interview – this time with multi-instrumentalist John McFee, best known as a longtime member of The Doobie Brothers.

L-Acoustics Helps St. Matthew Amplify Their Message

s the integration division of Winston-Salem-based touring sound provider Special Event Services, which reinforces road treks for top artists like Luke Combs with its flagship L-Acoustics K1/K2 arrays, SES Integration…

Austrian Audio Spreads Positivity with ‘We Are’ Song and Video

Austrian Audio has shared a new song and video called “We Are” to spread positivity in 2020. The song’s lyrics speak of unity, peace, love and togetherness – a message Austrian…

ESP Guitars Donates $30,000 to MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund

ESP Guitars has made a charitable donation of $30,000 to the Recording Academy’s MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.

Midwest Clinic 2020 Cancelled

On June 25, the organizers of The Midwest Clinic sent out the following message: Dear Midwest Clinic Supporters, We hope you are safe and healthy. After thoroughly considering all potential…

KRUTZ, Inc. Becomes dbl Bass Buggie Distributor

In a deal announced in late June, KRUTZ, Inc., the manufacturer of violins, violas, cellos, and basses in Kansas City, is now an official distributor of the dbl Bass Buggie™…

ChamSys Now Supports XYZ Positioning In MagicQ Consoles And Software

ChamSys has added a whole new dimension to building lighting designs on its MagicQ series of consoles and software. The company’s just-introduced XYZ positioning feature makes it simple for designers…

Gator Unveils Case Finder Tool 

Gator has officially launched its Case Finder Tool, a web-based finder tool  that helps every consumer answer the common question of "which case do is best for my instrument?

Gig Gear Teams with Indiesigns to Create Line of COVID-19 Signage & Decals for Music Retailers

Gig Gear LLC — manufacturer of accessories designed for musicians, roadies, AV techs, and live event and entertainment production professionals — has partnered with Indiesigns, a New York-based firm offering…

Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 is now Compatible with Zoom

Sennheiser has announced that its TeamConnect Ceiling 2 microphone is now compatible with Zoom Video Communications, Inc.’s Zoom Meetings – as is the Bose ES1 Ceiling Audio Solution, an in-ceiling…

AES Virtual Vienna Presents Paper Awards Before a Worldwide Audience

Winners of the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society Best Paper Award for 2019 and the AES Virtual Vienna Convention Best Student Paper Award were announced on Tuesday, June 2,…

Danley Brings Clarity, Coverage and Impact to Great Bridge Baptist Church

AV integration firm RTW Media recently designed and installed a big-impact, small-footprint sound reinforcement system for Great Bridge Baptist Church in Chesapeake, Virginia. This system is centered on Danley Sound…

MakeMusic, Creators of SmartMusic, Develops New Educator Toolkit

Alfred Music and MakeMusic, creators of SmartMusic, are fully dedicated to supporting music educators.

Warwick Shares 'Making the Instrument' Video for the Streamer Stage I Fretless Bass

Marcus Spangler and his team – together with Russian bass-player Leonid Maksimov – have built a fretless-bass, the Streamer Stage I Fretless.

Aston Element Revealed as Second Round of Voting Opens

As round two of Project Element begins, Aston Microphones have released the first ever photo of the Aston Element.  Known as the “People’s Microphone,” Element is the first-ever mic to…

Duré Frames and Expands VR Stream’s Looks With CHAUVET Professional

Aiding him in this endeavor, expanding the visuals of his show, while at the same time framing it neatly for smaller livestream screens, was a collection of 16 CHAUVET Professional…

Peavey Commercial Audio Launches New Website

Peavey Commercial Audio has launched its new website at www.peaveycommercialaudio.com. Supporting all desktop and mobile platforms the new site offers a more streamlined user interface, improved navigation, and the latest news…

The D’Addario Foundation Announces its 2nd Annual College Scholarship Fund Recipients 

The D’Addario Foundation has just announced the second round of recipients of their College Scholarships.

VanderCook College of Music Names Hal Leonard's Lavender as Newest Trustee

VanderCook College of Music is proud to announce that Paul Lavender, Vice President of Instrumental Publications for Hal Leonard Corporation, has recently been elected to the Board as its newest…

Fender to Equip Over 1,000 LAUSD Students with Guitars for Music Classes This Summer

Through its partnership with the Fender Play Foundation, Los Angeles Unified is offering more than 1,000 students the opportunity to learn how to play guitar and ukulele. Fender will be providing…

Music China 2020

D'Angelico Guitars Acquires Supro USA and Pigtronix

With a shared heritage as reignited legacy brands, D’Angelico Guitars and Supro have collaborated as a guitar and amp pairing in their marketing efforts for years.

Guitar Center Music Foundation Launches Relief 4 Musicians Online Fundraiser Event Series

In an effort to provide needed funding relief to musicians and music programs suffering loss of resources as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guitar Center Music Foundation (GCMF)…

Fender Custom Shop Master Builders Team Up to Create Guitars Benefiting Crew Nation

Fender has unveiled five one-of-a-kind Fender Custom Shop Master Built guitars, as well as a select number of exclusive signed guitars by Fender Signature Artists, that will be available for sale on…

The 2021 NAMM Show