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Music Products Industry News March 24, 2014

Dean Markley Adds Guitarist Bruce Forman to Artist Roster

Dean Markley announces the addition of Jazz guitarist and USC instructor Bruce Forman to their artist roster. As a seasoned jazz player, Dean Markley USA looks to Bruce to help…

MMR Staff
Mar 24, 2014
Music Products Industry News March 23, 2014

Harman Professional Names Prosound Distributor for Albania

Harman Professional has appointed Prosound of Tirana as distributor in Albania for its AKG, BSS, Crown, dbx, JBL Professional, Lexicon, and Soundcraft product lines. As Prosound is also the existing…

MMR Staff
Mar 23, 2014
Music Products Industry News March 23, 2014

Hal Leonard to Distribute Sony Pro Audio

Hal Leonard Corporation has announced a new deal with the Sony Pro Audio division to distribute its DWZ digital wireless systems to US retailers who reach the music instrument, school,…

MMR Staff
Mar 23, 2014
Music Products Industry News March 23, 2014

2014 NAMM D.C. Fly-In

NAMM members prepare to hit Washington D.C., making case for comprehensive school music education programs. Leaders of the music product industry, celebrity artists, and other industry influencers join together encouraging…

MMR Staff
Mar 23, 2014
Music Products Industry News March 23, 2014

Effects of Ongoing Regional Strife on NAMM Musikmesse Russia?

The buildup of Russian forces on Ukraine’s border, as well as Russia’s recent annex of Crimea following a controversial snap referendum in the autonomous region, has many in MI wondering…

MMR Staff
Mar 23, 2014
Music Products Industry News March 21, 2014

Shure Wireless Systems Used on 2014 Timberlake Tour

Justin Timberlake has again selected Montreal’s Solotech as the audio provider for his “20/20 Experience” world tour. The sound company has designated Shure as its primary wireless supplier.The tour employs…

MMR Staff
Mar 21, 2014
Music Products Industry News March 19, 2014

Sennheiser Celebrates DJ Headphones with Remix Competition

To welcome their new range of professional DJ and mixing headphones, Sennheiser has teamed up with DJs Bob Sinclar, Luciano and DJ Fly for an exclusive Facebook contest. Starting March…

MMR Staff
Mar 19, 2014
Music Products Industry News March 17, 2014

Takamine G-Series Classical and Bass Models

The new G Series classical guitars are crafted with spruce tops and mahogany or rosewood backs and sides. GC3 and GC5 series models are fitted with premium solid spruce tops…

MMR Staff
Mar 17, 2014
Music Products Industry News March 17, 2014

Eventide H9 Core

The H9 Core delivers the sounds of Eventide’s H910 and H949 Harmonizers, while all of Eventide’s stompbox effects, including new H9 exclusives UltraTap Delay and Resonator, can be added. The…

MMR Staff
Mar 17, 2014
Music Products Industry News March 17, 2014

Peavey Headliner 1000 Bass Head

The Headliner 1000 is a new rack-mountable bass amplifier head with matching enclosures, all in a 10-pound package. The Headliner 1000 features a seven-band graphic EQ spaced at optimized frequencies,…

MMR Staff
Mar 17, 2014
Music Products Industry News March 17, 2014

The Jazz Harmony Book from Sher Music

Sher Music Company's The Jazz Harmony Book by New York pianist David Berkman. The book is a course in how to add chords to melodies, showing how a single melody…

MMR Staff
Mar 17, 2014
Music Products Industry News March 17, 2014

Alfred Music Sound Innovations for Guitar, Book 2

The second installment of Sound Innovations for Guitar introduces new concepts to students such as moving up the neck, sixteenth notes, speed picking, playing moveable power chords in higher positions,…

MMR Staff
Mar 17, 2014