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To create an unforgettable musical experience for listeners who gather around the Ark of Orenda, audio engineer John Buehler designed an impressive system using QSC live sound equipment exclusively, with KLA12 active line arrays…
Reverb.com has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2019. Reverb is recognized alongside Universal Music Group, Sofar Sounds, and Live Nation as…
Building on the success of its AGM5K Apprentice G-Mini Guitar, Washburn has announced the addition of the G-Mini5 BK model featuring a stunning matte black finish to its 2019 line of…
Barnes and Mullins is unveiling new Shergold Provocateur electric guitars at the upcoming Guitar Show on February 23rd – 24th.
Audio-Technica, the UK distributor for Apart Audio, has announced a series of UK dates as part of the ‘Apart Innovation Tour’ – a global roadshow set to visit 100 cities…
Audio specialist Sennheiser has announced several changes within its Pro Audio Solutions Channel with the forthcoming retirement of John Falcone, Sennheiser’s long serving SVP, Global Sales – Pro Audio Solutions.
Orange Amplification provided the amps for the recent celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' last public performance on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building.
Together with No. 1 Guitar Centre Hamburg and with the support of Gibson USA, Musikmesse is hosting a special exhibition called The World of Vintage Guitars at this year's show.
In November, Marianne, a 67-year-old California grandmother, lost her guitars in the historic Camp Fire, only to win the Breedlove Custom Masterclass Extraordinary Experience Promotion in December.
Antari Lighting and Effects USA, one of the leading manufacturers of fog machines, has appointed The Horizon Group as their new sales reps for New England, New York Metro, and…
Vickie Volesky, a former District Manager for the Band & Orchestral division of Yamaha Corporation of America, passed away on Friday, February 15th after a long and courageous fight with…
ADJ will once again provide the AV production for the main stage at Mobile Beat in 2019.
Now outfitted with a pair of Allen & Heath dLive S7000 mixing systems at front of house and onstage for monitors, plus an S5000 standing-in for broadcast needs, Wave Church’s…
Carvin Amps and Audio’s new UX1200BP1 Wireless Headset Microphone Systems feature a PERFORMER1 over-ear mic that is designed for speaking and theatrical engagements where high intelligibility is required.
A multipurpose testing device for troubleshooting digital AES-3, S/PDIF, and analog audio signals, the QBOX-AES comes loaded with a variety of useful features and testing operations.
Pearl's new 8" Guiro Cowbell features sturdy steel construct designed to take a beating. When played as a cowbell, the ribbed side products a dryer tone and the opposite side…
The new Rhythm Tech Lap Top Cajon features a new Selvato finish on the drums shell and the Palma Snare, which adds a wild new array of sonic nuances and…
Adding new Thin, Medium and Heavy models, AAX from SABIAN now offers more complexity in tone and a whole new look. With additional hammering, using a larger, rounder peen than…
Conn-Selmer’s C190SL229 Stradivarius C trumpet features a newly-designed #25 M leadpipe that provides stability of intonation and slotting of note, as well as a Vincent Bach "Symphonic Series" 1 ½…
This balanced lightweight .508” bore trombone follows in the footsteps of the 1632 model with a classic sound reminiscent of vintage instruments, with modern, innovative manufacturing techniques.
For some beginning drummers, mastering the skill of reading basic syncopation is often difficult, and moving into a more advanced level of reading can be even more challenging. Joel Rothman…
'Marketing Your Music Program' by Sean Dennison Smith will easily guide you through today’s world of marketing – both traditional and modern forms of social media and websites.
For the Ancient Mariner Concert guitar, Breedlove’s design team took artistic license by staining the walnut back and sides of this model like planks on the deck of a weathered…
The Daryl Stuermer DS-1 Signature Edition guitar was built to the legendary guitarist’s specifications, featuring a Seymour Duncan Jazz SH-2 neck pickup and a Seymour Duncan Custom/Custom SH-11P in the…
The new 4N guitar from Washburn is crafted with an alder body, ebony fretboard, and birds-eye maple neck.
The JJ Babbitt Company, Inc. celebrates its 100th anniversary by introducing the Otto Link FL (Florida) mouthpiece for tenor saxophone.
Expanding upon the success of the StroboStomp lineup, the StroboStomp HD combines unique innovations of its own along with several heavily requested user features such as a variable multi-color display,…
D’Addario Accessories has extended their strap lines in three new patterns: Auto Lock Extensions, Slim Garment Leather Strap, and Corduroy Strap
The TromboneBuddy trains muscle memory by introducing “magnetic position marks” to the slide.
Electro-Harmonix electric guitar strings are custom-designed to EHX’s specifications and made in the USA by a premiere string manufacturer.
The MM-01 Mini Morph pedal features an envelope-dependent drive circuit where the amount and type of saturation is intricately linked to the input signal level.
San Holo’s recent stop at New York’s Terminal 5 on his current tour featured a 13-universe Manuel Rodrigues-designed show, powered by a ChamSys MagicQ MQ80 desk and video server.
New to the NAMM Show for 2019 were a number of digital billboards placed throughout the campus and inside the Convention Center. This opportunity, spearheaded by MMR’s parent company, Timeless…
MMR recently connected with reps from four prominent cymbal vendors to get their take on the trends driving this market segment, practices which are driving sales for savvy retailers, significant…
115,301 registered attendees visited this January’s gathering in Anaheim – up slightly from last year’s total of 115,085 – and the Show hosted over 2,000 exhibiting companies (also up a…
A bass drum pedal is basically just a footboard and a beater – how complex can things get? As any drummer (or MI retailer with knowledge of this market segment)…
For those of you who had the opportunity to attend my winter NAMM talk with the same title as this column, consider this a concise summary. For everyone else, here’s…
App Phishing is a very sophisticated operation that is currently making its way into people’s lives. Hosted by a well-organized team of people with several false fronts, this scam can…
On February 8, Jim Dunlop – founder of Dunlop Manufacturing and an innovator of electric guitar accessories – passed away at the age of 82. Be it a pedal, pick,…
The insouciance of the wealthy in the Trump era evokes the la-dee-da of Gatsby, Tom, Daisy, and Myrtle in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel of the excesses of American lives…
