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Reimagining The Keyboard: Alternative MIDI Controllers for Expressive Performance

The 12-note musical keyboard has remained largely unchanged since the 14th century. Arguably this is because they got it right the first time. Even today it fits the needs of…

The Coming Millennial Moment

There has been much fretting published about what the world will look like when it’s run – as it inevitably will be – by members of the Millennial generation. The…

D’Addario Fretted Holiday Bundles

D’Addario Fretted Holiday Bundles offer combinations of their strings with their accessories – at a holiday-friendly price. These bundles are specially packaged and available for a limited time only, while…

JodyJazz Power Ring Ligature

JodyJazz introduced their new Power Ring Ligature. The self-locking CNC machined taper touches on three points only; the left and right side of the reed and on top of the…

Phaeton PHT-LV 1200

Yamaha Disklavier ENSPIRE

Yamaha Disklavier ENSPIRE is the seventh generation of Disklavier pianos. Replacing the E3 series, Disklavier ENSPIRE is designed as a high-resolution reproducing piano system with a new streamlined design eliminating the…

Guitar Storage RetroRack

Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver (v2)

Floyd Rose Pro Audio Collection Headphones

MusicNomad’s TUNE-IT

Yahama Music London holds Drum Fest

Today sees the launch of a new, free four-day music festival, devoted entirely to drumming at Yamaha's flagship UK store, Yamaha Music London.

New Stentor Catalogue launched

Stentor’s new catalogue is being delivered to all its customers across the UK this week.

SoundSynergies STRINGTone Guitar Parts/Strings

GluBoost Fill N’ Finish Thin

J. Rockett Audio Designs Dude OD/Boost

LECTRICare Music/Electronics

LECTRICare Music/Electronics is formulated to allow quick conditioning and maintenance of music electronic gear on the road, studio, or practice room. Designed to solve most common issues with noise, static,…

String Swing Stagehand Drink Holder

EHX Wailer Wah Pedal

Three Strategies For Dealing With The Aftermath And Benefits Of Unexpected Events

This year I celebrate my 27th year as a music retailer, and I believe it’s fair to say a lot of unexpected events have happened in that time period. The…

Home Sweet Some: Home Digital Keyboards Driving the Market in 2016

Time was, nearly every family had – or aimed to have – a piano in the living-room. Upright, baby grand, or grand – it didn’t matter, so long as there…

Getting Roasted

Every spring for the past few years, MMR has been profiling folks in MI – on both the retail and supply sides of the equation – who are embracing and…

Nordic deal for Blackstar

Blackstar has signed a new pan-Nordic distribution partnership with Luthman  for Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

AAA Music brings Pacific range to UK

Scottish distribution specialist Access All Areas Music is launching the Pacific range of entry level guitars and ukuleles to the UK market. 

Red Dog hosts Larrivée

Red Dog Music Leeds (formerly Production Room) is staging a showcase of Larrivée acoustic guitars on 22nd October .

Roland 909 Day - Part I

On September 9 Roland hosted, “The Future. Redefined. – Unleash Your Creativity.” The unique live streaming launch event debuted 30 new products, including new synthesizers, digital pianos, electronic drums, DJ…

KMC Music Debuts Two New Pro Audio Bundles To Help Create In-Store Pro Audio Departments

Accelerating its commitment to help retailers quickly build their in-store Pro Audio business, KMC Music introduced two exciting new ways for dealers to create a more engaging in-store Pro Audio…

NAMM’S Museum of Making Music Partners with Martin Guitar to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of the Dreadnought

Beginning October 8, the Museum of Making Music will present a special exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Martin Dreadnought guitar, perhaps the most iconic and influential American acoustic…

Line 6 Now Exclusively Distributed by Hal Leonard

Hal Leonard and Line 6 have made a joint announcement that effective October 1, 2016, Hal Leonard will be the exclusive distributor of all Line 6 products in the U.S.…

Vintage launches Roger Williams electro-acoustic crossover

JHS' Vintage guitar label has launched a new electro-acoustic model from luthier, Roger Williams.

Double thumbs up for Warwick

Pbone plastic trombone creator Warwick Music, has received two business and product awards in the last two weeks. 

SJC Custom Drums Welcomes Frank Zummo of Sum 41, Krewella, and Street Drum Corps

SJC Custom Drums announced the addition of Frank Zummo to the SJC family. “I’ve been a huge fan of Frank’s drumming career for a long time,” said Mike Ciprari co-founder…

Tuacahn Center for the Arts Comes Back to L-Acoustics

Tuacahn Center for the Arts, employed an L-Acoustics dV-DOSC sound system over the past 10 years. Beginning this year, the 42,000-square-foot arts center located in the mouth of Utah’s Padre…

KorgEDU Launches New Dedicated Website for Educators

Korg USA launched their new website dedicated for KorgEDU, www.education.korg.com. The site is user and mobile friendly, easy to navigate and includes access to informative videos, downloadable lesson plans, Fundraising…

Bob Moog Foundation Celebrates 10th Anniversary

In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Bob Moog Foundation releases an interactive, historical timeline tracing nearly four decades of Moog-related catalogs. 

Aluna George Employs Bandit Lites

Aluna George, the electronic music duo hailing from London hit the American touring and festival circuit outfitted with gear from Bandit Lites.  

New Gibson Bonamassa signature models

Blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa has joined forces with Gibson Brands once again to announce the limited release of the Epiphone Polymist Gold Firebird I and the Epiphone Tobacco Sunburst Firebird…

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Eastman Music to Distribute Backun Clarinets

Eastman Music Company has announced that they have entered into a longterm exclusive distribution agreement with Backun Musical Services, manufacturer of clarinets and woodwind accessories, to bring the Backun line…

5th NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia

NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia (September 14-17) concluded after four days of events, demonstrations, meetings, professional development opportunities, and exhibitions.

Final Day to Nominate Music & Arts Educator of the Year

Music & Arts continues to recognize music educators through its annual Music & Arts Music Educator of the Year award. Friday, September 30th is the last day to submit a nomination.