Trade Regrets: Ron Vater
The following was posted on Vater.com: It is with great sadness that we announce the untimely passing of Ron Vater [1/25/1957-1/25/2020].
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Reverb Names Mandelbrot Chief Executive Officer
Reverb has named David Mandelbrot chief executive officer, effective January 28, 2020.
NAMM 2020 Clips Up on MMR-TV
Check out videos from the recent industry gathering in Anaheim, California at MMR-TV.
Grant Writing & Funding Strategies Available Online From Conn-Selmer
Educators who could not attend the Conn-Selmer Grant Writing and Funding Strategies workshop in December are invited to purchase a video link of the workshop’s livestream.
LIPA chooses Neumann For New Spaces
Neumann monitors have been confirmed as the monitor of choice across all the new spaces, continuing a long-standing and successful partnership between LIPA and Neumann parent company Sennheiser.
CHAUVET Professional Creates Tour Looks On NAMM’s Grand Plaza Stage
Endowing the stage with brightness and color to give it a tour-like feel for the 100,000 or so show attendees was a powerful rig supplied by 4Wall Entertainment that featured…
Martin Audio WPC Delivers for Sam Fender and Nub Sound
When one of the systems they auditioned—Martin Audio’s Wavefront Precision Compact (WPC)—was fired up recently for a Sam Fender gig at Plymouth Pavilion, a venue he describes as “a nightmare”…
National Association of School Music Dealers, Inc. Shares GoFundMe Campaign for Walenta
The National Association of School Music Dealers, Inc. has sent out a letter from member Robin Walenta, who has shared a GoFundMe page for her ill sister, Virginia.
Moss Joins QSC as Vice President, Alliances and Market Development
QSC is excited to announce Jason Moss joins the company as vice president, Alliances and Market Development.
2020 She Rocks Awards Honors Outstanding Women in Music
The eighth annual She Rocks Awards took place at the House of Blues Anaheim on January 17, 2020. Hosted by the Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN), the gala celebration featured a…
Hosa Technology Announces Online Dealer Portal
Hosa Technology, Inc. has announced the launch of its online dealer portal. The new dealer portal grants Hosa official resellers, distributors, and contractors the ability to review all pertinent details…
‘Ford v Ferrari’ Utilizes Lectrosonics Gear
This involved capturing the dialogue of co-star Christian Bale (as driver Ken Miles) at realistic speeds, a challenge which fell to production sound mixer Steve Morrow, a 25-year Lectrosonics user nominated for…
Martin Audio MLA Solves Offsite Noise Problems at Dusk Music Festival
Soundwave Inc. recently supplied a Martin Audio MLA Compact system for the Dusk Music Festival in Tucson, Arizona’s Armory Park.
Stephens Transitions to CEO of Peaksware, Leading Both Music and Sports Brands
Alfred Music and MakeMusic, both part of Peaksware Holdings, LLC portfolio of companies, announced that Andy Stephens has transitioned from Chairman of Peaksware and strategic advisor to each of the…
Renkus-Heinz Partners with More Distribution to Better Serve the Netherlands’ Pro Audio Market
Renkus-Heinz, manufacturer of premium professional loudspeakers, has partnered with More Distribution – based in The Hague in the Netherlands – to bring cutting-edge audio to the Dutch market.
Cantrell Signs To Gibson As Brand Ambassador
Gibson has announced that Jerry Cantrell – main songwriter, lead guitarist and vocalist for Alice in Chains – has been named as a new brand ambassador.
Ho Adds New Dimensions To G12 Asia Conference With ChamSys
Creating this new design with the 78 wash fixtures in their rig was made much easier, they say, by the pixel mapping features in their ChamSys MagicQ MQ100 Pro.
35th Annual NAMM TEC Awards
Winners in 23 technical and eight creative excellence categories were announced at the 35th Annual NAMM TEC AWARDS, Saturday, January 18, from the global NAMM Show in Anaheim, California.
Eight New Board Members Announced at NAMM’s Annual Meeting of the Members
On January 18 at the Annual Meeting of Members at The 2020 NAMM Show, NAMM welcomed eight new board members to the organization’s Board of Directors.
The 2020 Recipient of the 'Don Johnson Industry Service Award': Joe Lamond
MMR's Terry Lowe presents NAMM president and CEO Joe Lamond with the Don Johnson Industry Service Award in recognition of and appreciation for outstanding advocacy and support for music education at the…
'Yamaha All-Star Concert on the Grand 2020'
On Friday, January 17 Yamaha kicked off one of the premier events of the NAMM Show: the "Yamaha All-Star Concert on the Grand 2020," a multi-media extravaganza for all Show…
Fender's 'JammJam'
FMIC CEO Andy Mooney addresses the crowd at Friday evening's 'JammJam' event in Anaheim.
Daisy Rock Girl Guitars Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Daisy Rock Girl Guitars is celebrating 20 years of changing girls lives by designing the very first girl guitar in 2000 that was subsequently inducted into the Museum of Making…
Hal Leonard: 27-time Dealers' Choice Award Winner
The Hal Leonard team poses with the company's 27th(!) Dealers' Choice Award trophy for "Print Music Publisher of the Year" on Thursday morning in Anaheim.
Mraz Honored with 'Music for Life' Award on Opening Day of 2020 NAMM Show
At the opening Breakfast of Champions session of The 2020 NAMM Show, singer-songwriter, two-time GRAMMY Award winner and Songwriters Hall of Fame honoree Jason Mraz was presented with the National…
Kawai SVP Chung Retires After 31 Years
Long-time Kawai senior vice president Brian Chung announced his retirement at the Kawai Awards Reception held on Thursday, January 16 during the 2020 NAMM Show
Peterson Announces Firmware Update in StroboStomp HD tuning Pedals
Peterson Strobe Tuners has announced a major firmware update (v.1.0.25) for their StroboStomp HD tuning pedal.
Warwick Hosts The Presentation of New Sadowsky Bass Lines at Winter NAMM
This week at Winter NAMM in Anaheim, California, the Framus & Warwick/RockBoard booth (#4636) will present the new Sadowsky bass lines.
Introducing the D'Angelico Guitars USA Custom Shop
Run by renowned luthier and longtime D'Angelico collaborator Gene Baker, the first batch of these one-of-a-kind instruments will be on display at D’Angelico Guitars’ Room 212AB at the 2020 Winter…
Wermuth and Create This Add New Dimension To Alphabeat Shows With CHAUVET Professional
Theis Wermuth’s design for Alphabeat’s two arena shows in November prominently featured CHAUVET Professional Rogue R1 Wash fixtures.
Quincy Jones Headlines Avid’s Lineup of Music Creators for Its 2020 NAMM Show Main Stage Events
Avid has announced the Main Stage event schedule for its 2020 NAMM Show booth, including very special guest and legendary producer, songwriter and composer Quincy Jones.
JodyJazz, Inc. Acquires E. Rousseau Music Products
JodyJazz, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Rousseau Music Products, producer of the world-renowned E. Rousseau range of saxophone mouthpieces and ligatures.
NAMM Show Media Preview Day
The calm before the storm... wasn't all that calm, really, as Wednesday's NAMM Show Media Preview Day featured plenty of performances, product introductions, and special guests giving assembled members of…
New Fryette Amplifiers
The Fryette Power Station 100 Dual-Mode Reactance Tube Amplifier is an easy-to-use Power Attenuator for controlling the volume of high-powered tube amplifiers with none of the drawbacks of a conventional…
Limited-Edition Milton Kyser Signature Acoustic Quick-Change Capo
The Limited-Edition Milton Kyser Signature Acoustic Quick-Change Capo, or the “Milton” capo, celebrates the 40th anniversary of Kyser in 2020.
Intermediate and Professional Chimes from Yamaha
The Yamaha YCH-6018 Intermediate Chimes and YCH-7018 Professional Chimes were completely redesigned to deliver rich, fundamental tones and luxurious sustain.
Mojotone’s Premium Historic Limited ’59 P.A.F. Humbucker Set
Mojotone’s Premium Historic Limited ’59 P.A.F. Humbucker Set is a recreation of the late-’50s Gibson P.A.F. humbuckers.
The Dakota SDB-XR 62 Baritone Sax
The SDB-XR 62 saxophone offers players a contemporary and distinctive look, plus a solid sound with optimum depth, resonance, projection and focus.
The Wilmington Flute from Music Medic
The Wilmington Flute is a student flute that has key work and tolerances that are comparable to flutes costing much more.
Maple Leaf Strings’ LS130 5-String Violin
Maple Leaf Strings’ LS130 5-string violin combines the 4 strings of the violin, with the C string of a viola, so that beginning strings teachers are able to demonstrate the…