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Drum Workshop Inc. (DW), has announced that effective February 1st, 2017 Hal Leonard will serve as the exclusive U.S. distributor for several of its product lines including Gibraltar® hardware, KAT®,…
Barnes and Mullins has brought the Shergold electric guitar brand back to life, with the launch of a re-invented range designed in cooperation with Patrick James Eggle. With a British…
Danish guitar pedal brand LunaStone is being introduced in the US by distributor Dedicated Musical Imports (DMI). LunaStone has focused mainly on creating boutique overdrive pedals, but recently a clean…
St Louis Music announced Black Friday & Small Business Saturday deals during November. Promotions include some of SLM’s best sellers like Dixon, Knilling, Sigma and much more. “We’ve made sure…
Disturbed guitarist Dan Donegan and bassist John Moyer are currently using the Rocktron Banshee 2 and GHS Strings on their latest tour. Dan Donegan (pictured), a GHS String endorsee for…
Muskimesse has released more details of its much-vaunted Brandworld concept for guitar and drum brands. In Musikmesse Brandworld Drums and Musikmesse Brandworld Guitar, companies can not only present instruments, they…
D’Addario Woodwinds announces the rebranding of their Rico and Royal woodwinds products to include the “by D'Addario” endorsement. Rico, now Rico by D'Addario, reeds are unfiled, while Royal by D’Addario…
Barnes and Mullins’ Hidersine brand is at this year’s European String Teachers Association (ESTA) Summer School. The annual event at Chichester University brings together the stringed instrument education industry for…
D’Addario’s Evans Drumheads brand is proud to announce the release of Calftone, a premium drumhead line designed to mimic the sound, look, and feel of vintage calfskin. Calftone is manufactured…
The Music People (TMP) is excited to add Mérida Guitars, LuLu Ukuleles, MJC Ironworks, and ddrum to its musical instrument brand lineup. “Adding MI brands to our distribution line card,…
Top UK trumpet, flugel and cornet payer Adam Linsley, whose CV includes working with Joss Stone, Bjork, Deep Purple, Elaine Paige as well as some of the biggest shows in…
“Spanish guitars must be built in Spain,” enthused Manuel Rodríguez III, CEO of Manuel Rodríguez Guitars, while speaking to MMR from the company’s factory in Toledo, Spain earlier this spring.…
