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IK Multimedia is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its original iRig guitar interface that helped define the "mobile music-making" category and launched an entire family of products. Coinciding with the surging…
Alpha Distribution is acquiring the Amptweaker™ pedal brand, which was founded by engineering icon James Brown and his wife Phyllis. James recently accepted a position to join the EVH Amplifier…
Guruz Media is rebranding as Amplify 11, a new name to better capture what they do — amplifying their clients’ businesses and products. The “11” of course refers to making…
Created for both the traditionalist and today’s modern musician, Nicola Brand Strings deliver superior tone and feel. Wrapped with premium metal alloy, Nicola Strings are designed for that classic vintage…
Guitar Center (GC) has announced two new key appointments to its Merchandising team: Karl Bracken as Executive Vice President of Merchandising and Private Brands, and Matt Allred as…
This past weekend, Yamaha Corporation of America and Syracuse University (SU) came together to provide a brand-new trumpet to Kevin Richardson, a member of the “Exonerated Five.” The generous gift…
KORG celebrated its tenth Brew Music event in Los Angeles, California, partnering with popular music shop, Perfect Circuit, and high-end music tech brand, ROLI. Both brands hosted the growing synthesizer…
KORG is excited to announce they have acquired the brand of the legendary drum manufacturer, Sakae. Operations will take place in Osaka, designing new models developed by key members of…
Propellerhead Software has become Reason Studios and has announced a major update to its flagship music-making software, Reason. Enabling music makers of all major digital audio workstations to plug the…
Music China is drawing closer and as the exhibition space fills up, the show looks forward to welcoming both exhibitors and visitors to the fairground at the Shanghai New International…
The saying (joke) when I was in school band was that, “Clarinets are like ninjas. You can’t hear them, but they’re there!” While these woodwinds’ distinctive timbre and comparatively subtle…
PRS Guitars is pleased to announce the opening of a new guitar manufacturing facility in Surabaya, Indonesia for their popular line of PRS SE Series instruments. The facility, which is…
