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BandLab Acquires MONO

BandLab announced that it has acquired MONO Creators Inc., the San Francisco-based design studio that creates instrument cases, straps, and accessories for gigging musicians.

TRX Cymbals Now Available At Musician’s Friend and GuitarCenter.com

The TRX Cymbal Co. announced that a selection of TRX handcrafted cymbals are now available from the musiciansfriend.com and guitarcenter.com websites as well as through the in-store kiosks at all…

Hit Like A Girl Contest Champion Helen De La Rosa To Perform At PASIC 2016

2016 Hit Like A Girl Champion Helen De La Rosa will take the stage as a featured performer during the upcoming Percussive Arts Society International Conference (PASIC) in Indianapolis, Indiana.…

Ashdown Establishes Ashdown USA LLC

For the first time in the company’s history we have decided to establish Ashdown USA LLC. Effective immediately. We have set up warehousing logistics and service facilities in California to…

Denis Wick opens Chicago studio space

Dansr is opening a new Denis Wick testing studio in Chicago.

DPA Microphones Amplifies Multimedia Collaboration During The Scheherazade Project

Bring quartet PUBLIQuartet utilized DPA Microphones' d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones for Violin and Cello for The Scheherazade Project. Described as a multimedia song cycle inspired by the legendary Persian queen,…

NS Design NXT Series Goes Active, Stays Green

With the launch of the new NXTa Active series, Ned Steinberger and NS Design herald the introduction of battery free, high performance active electronics for the full family of NXT…

Line 6 Updates the AMPLIFi Experience with AMPLIFi Remote 2.6 App

Line 6, Inc. released AMPLIFi® Remote 2.6, the newest version of the AMPLIFi guitar system app. Version 2.6 introduces a host of new features and improvements, including backing jam tracks…

Evola Music Center Donates 3,600 Instrumental & Song Books to NAEIR

Evola Music Center, a Michigan-based company, is a third generation family business.   When they were left with some overstock, owner Jim Evola searched for a way to put the music…

Universal Audio Partners with Abbey Road Institute

Universal Audio and Abbey Road Institute have formed a partnership, allowing Abbey Road Institute facilities throughout Europe to educate their students with Apollo audio interfaces and UAD Powered Plug-Ins. 

Vandoren Holds Chicago Regional Artist Summit

Vandoren hosted more than 20 Vandoren Regional Artists (VRAs) this August at the 2016 VRA Summit in Chicago, IL.

Shure Selected as a Vendor Excellence Award Recipient

Shure has been recognized as a 2016 Global Excellence Award winner by the Global Presence Alliance (GPA).

Casio Names Dallas Piano Gallery as 2016 Grand Hybrid Dealer of The Year

Casio America, Inc., has honored Bob Rosenthal, owner of the Dallas Piano Gallery, with the Casio 2016 Digital Piano Dealer of the Year Award. This award recognizes one outstanding Casio…

The Namm Foundation and The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Seek Music Programs for a Recording Residency

The NAMM Foundation and The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus are gearing up to bring a hands-on and high-tech music-making experience to three school districts with a recording residency on…

Pioneer DJ adds to accessories line-up

Busy Pioneer DJ has released seven new custom-made carry bags designed for its DJ equipment range.

Two key appointments for Orange

Orange Amplification has appointed Zak Ford as UK Sales Manager and Toshi Matsumura as Asian business development manager.

TMP-Pro Adds Roland Professional Audio/Visual to its Pro Line Card

TMP-Pro announced an exclusive distribution partnership with Roland Professional A/V. TMP-Pro specialists’ are trained to allow them to guide their clients through Roland’s entire line of A/V products, from the…

D’Addario Official String Sponsorship at the Lockn’ Festival

D’Addario was the official string sponsor of this year’s Lockn’ Festival on August 28nin Arrington, Virginia.

Sweetwater Settles Copyright Infringement Suit with Hello Music

Sweetwater Sound, Inc. has settled its trademark infringement lawsuit against Hello Music.

Sooner Routhier Uses Rogue R1 FX-B Shinedown

Sooner Routhier and Robert Long of SRae Productions have created a lightshow for Shinedown’s Carnival of Madness tour with help from Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 FX-B fixtures, supplied by Bandit…

Bandit Lites Adds More Elation Gear to Inventory

Bandit Lites has increased its touring inventory with more gear, this time adding Elation’s ACL 360i. Jake Tickle, Bandit Lites director of technical services, praised the ACL 360i as a…

Chauvet Creates Worship Environment in Former Outlet Store

Chauvet Professional Ovation, Rogue and COLORdash fixtures installed in new church. 

GC Names Truesdale Chairman of the Board of Directors

Guitar Center has announced the appointment of retail veteran Tony Truesdale as chairman of the Board of Directors. The current chairman, Norman Axelrod, will remain as member of the board.

Alvarez Expands to Latin America with Neworld Music Distribution

Alvarez continues to increase their global reach, teaming with Neworld Music to expand their reach into Latin America and the Caribbean. 

New NAMM museum exhibit spotlights Casio

NAMM’s Museum of Making Music (MoMM) recently celebrated the debut of Spotlight on Casio, the latest addition to the museum’s many exhibits and musical instrument collections. 

Peavey slides out Robert Randolph signature

Peavey is launching a new hybrid signature slide guitar, the Robert Randolph Signature PowerSlide.

Floyd Rose Pro Audio Collection Headphones

Floyd Rose FR-18 Wood headphones are hand-crafted and deliver quality sound combined with high fidelity technology. 

GluBoost Fill N’ Finish Thin

GluBoost Fill n’ Finish Thin is the latest product in the Gluboost family of products. Fill n’ Finish Thin is formulated to seal cracks, as well as be employed as…

Yamaha Disklavier ENSPIRE

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

J. Rockett Audio Designs Dude OD/Boost

J. Rockett Audio Designs Dude OD/Boost Pedal is the third product release of the Tour Series line.  The “Tour Series” is comprised of products designed with the influence of a…

Guitar Storage RetroRack

GuitarStorage.com, a subsidiary of A&S Crafted Products, announced the release of its new RetroRack™ 3-Guitar Stand. This stand enables guitarists and bassists to store up to three of their instruments…

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,…

Pioneer DJ adds new mixer and iOS tools

A new two-channel mixer is joining the Pioneer DJ range - the DJM-450 and a new iOS control device aimed at novice DJs.

EarthQuaker shows value of events

Innovative effects specialist EarthQuaker Devices demonstrated the value of customer events, attracting 500 people to its recent open day.

Fret King reworks Giltrap semi-acoustic

JHS has launched a new version of its Fret-King Elise ‘GG’ Gordon Giltrap MKII.

AKG launches new flagship high-end phones

AKG has launched new high-end closed back reference headphones, now available int the UK through Sound Technology.

New B&M catalogue hits dealers

Barnes & Mullins has released its latest and biggest ever trade catalogue.

Holy Grail show issues local woods challenge

This year’s Holy Grail Guitar Show in Berlin will have a new feature  - the Local Wood Challenge.

BandLab acquires accessories firm

BandLab, the Singapore-based social music-making platform, has acquired MONO Creators, a San Francisco-based design studio that creates high-end instrument cases, straps and accessories for gigging musicians. 

New Rosewood Proposals at Conference of the Parties

The 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) begins September 24 in Johannesburg, South Africa.  Through a partnership with the League…