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Since 1879, there has been one consistent in the Musical Instrument industry: Musical Merchandise Review (MMR). Through depressions, wars, and pandemics past and present, MMR has consistently been published to…
Starting today, a diverse group of Epiphone artists will kick off a new live-streaming music series titled “Epiphone for Every Stage.”
Fender has shared a video of LA-based session/ touring musician and producer Brandon Walters performing using the Acoustasonic Strat.
Here are this week’s major developments related to COVID-19: (Source: City National Rochdale)
Global technology solutions provider, New Era Technology (Mishawaka-branch), recently revitalized the sound reinforcement in Pioneer Memorial Church with Danley Sound Labs SBH10 and SBH20 columnar loudspeakers, Danley TH212 tapped-horn subwoofers,…
The virtual Experience premiered on the PRS YouTube channel on May 9 and accumulated over 25,000 views by the end of the weekend.
It's International Drum Month and the PMC is celebrating by kicking off their first PlayDrums.com "All-Star Webinar" featuring Gorden Campbell, Rick Latham, Rich Redmond, and David Stanoch.
On Thursday, May 28, NAMM and TEC Tracks present “Recording Studio Operations in a Post-COVID World.”
Guitar Center (GC) has announced that it had completed a series of transactions to address its April 2020 debt payments.
MMR has received confirmation that clarinetist, saxophonist, flutist, conductor, arranger, educator, and Diplomatte Music founder Dr. Paul Shelden passed away on April 17, 2020 in his Long Island home. He…
MusicPro Insurance, PreSonus, Discmakers, and Merchly will create yet another online show where selected musicians perform and can receive tip revenue directly from viewers.
Accentuating the transformative effect of the church’s timeless architectural features is a new LED lighting system featuring CHAUVET Professional fixtures that were installed by Lambda Light and Media Design.
Audio-Technica and online record marketplace Discogs today announced a partnership in support of record stores around the world.
Teisco (a division of BandLab Technologies) recently announced a pedal design contest open to players of all ages. The chosen pedal design will win a Heritage H-150 in Dirty Lemon…
Simon Thomas started out in the industry as a lighting operator in the world of amateur dramatics, and because 'no-one wanted to do sound' he volunteered, soon moving into professional…
Tomorrow, May 14, Buffet Crampon USA will host a #TogetherAtHome webcast Q&A with special guest and expert brass technician Josh Landress.
Forging ahead with new band titles from favorite veteran composers as well as talented newcomers, Excelcia Music Publishing introduces its 2020 Concert Band music, along with an innovative digital catalog…
Although Rovner Products’ production department has been idle since the end of March due to Governor Larry Hogan’s COVID-19 state mandate closing all non-essential businesses, in late April some of the company’s…
It’s time to get down to official RPMDA business. The annual meeting will include a “State of the Association” address from RPMDA’s president David Jahnke as well as your opportunity to…
May marks Gator’s official 20th birthday, and while Gator couldn't celebrate in person, the close-knit team wanted to do something special for its CEO and founder, Crystal Morris.
The ongoing relationship between Dutch DJ Hardwell, Genelec, and studio designer Jan Morel has created a third recording facility, with the completion of Hardwell’s holiday home studio in Curacao.
Roland today announced the largest expansion yet to Roland Cloud, the company’s evolving cloud-based platform offering more than 50 authentic Roland software synthesizers and sound libraries.
On Thursday, May 14, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET, Genelec will host an exclusive online tutorial, “G*Connect Webinar: Transforming the LF performance of your room: Meet the W371,” hosted…
A number of Martin Audio’s specialist ranges were specified by Shintaro Dobashi, director of the company Enter Sandman, who was in charge of the audio design for CÉ LA VI.
While the world is taking on day-to-day activities in new ways and working with new circumstances, the Audio Engineering Society is bringing “A World of Audio” to virtual attendees, this…
To honor the life of the late jazz guitar legend, Bucky Pizzarelli, D’Angelico Guitars is auctioning a Pizzarelli-signed Excel EXL-1, with all proceeds going to The Jazz Foundation of America’s…
The NAMM Foundation presents "Updates on Back-to-School Protocols, Funding Realities and Advocacy Response," on Tuesday, May 12 at 12 pm PT/3 pm ET.
Today (May 7), MMR received a safety notice from Line 6 regarding safety information for their Relay G10T Transmitter.
Regional AVL integration firm Paragon 360 of Springfield, Missouri, designed and installed a complete AVL system for City Center. A Danley Sound Labs sound reinforcement system leverages Danley’s legendary point-source pattern…
The PRS Guitars 35th Anniversary “Experience PRS” event that was planned for this weekend, May 8-9, is going virtual.
Every year, May 8 serves as a day of celebration for the Shure SM58 Dynamic Vocal Microphone. This year, to celebrate SM58 Day, fans are invited to join Shure to…
This spring, ADJ is hoping to do its part to inject a little fun into social distancing. Through its new ADJ House Party Contest, the company is encouraging lighting users…
Gibson has announced that their new four-part, live interview series “Ask Eddie Kramer, Presented by Gibson” will premiere this Thursday, May 7 at 6 p.m. CT on Gibson’s Facebook Live and on GibsonTV.
Supporting a performance by Gospel singer Margaret Mwamuka last year at Zimbabwe’s F.O.G. Auditorium was a design that featured over 50 CHAUVET DJ fixtures supplied by Audiosure of South Africa.
With deep discounts on select models, Breedlove Guitars now offers “A Cure for the Quarantine Blues,” a program designed to assist dealers as they prepare to reopen or resume shipping…
KRUTZ, Inc. in Kansas City has launched Global Strings Alliance, an online platform to unite and empower strings teachers, students, and parents with free, trusted resources, in response to the…
Make Music Day, the worldwide music celebration held each June 21, the summer solstice, is going virtual this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers officially announced today.
Gibson has launched a free, virtual, and fully-interactive guitar tune-up service, the Gibson Virtual Guitar Tech Service. A global experience, the service matches players worldwide with Gibson’s team of professional techs in real-time to cover basic tune-ups…
The looks he’s created for his wryly named “COVID-19 World Tour” use a ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium console and a ChamSys SnakeSys R8 Artnet to DMX Node 5 for each…
As part of Audio-Technica’s ongoing series of resources that help users adjust to the circumstances brought about by the health crisis, the company now offers its video tutorial series “Basic Recording…
