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Singer-songwriter Devon Allman recently joined the Breedlove artist roster. Devon, a blues/rock guitarist and vocalist, was recently nominated for a Blues Music Award. His new album, Turquoise, debuted at #5…
Legendary bassist Bootsy Collins has recently added Radial's first tube DI to his gear collection. The box has been getting a lot of attention since its debut and Collins includes…
As AES celebrated its 65th Anniversary, a five-year-high number of 18,453 registrants was tallied at the 135th Audio Engineering Society Convention (Thursday, October 17, through Sunday, October 20, 2013, at…
Pearl Corporation has named Dr. Dan McNally Brass and Woodwind Marketing manager. Dr. McNally holds a Doratorate of Musical Arts in Trumpet Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Southern…
Little Kids Rock, the leading non-profit provider of free music lessons, instruments and teacher training to U.S. public schools, and Ear Candy Charity, an Arizona-based non-profit that also provides youth…
Hal Leonard Corporation has signed a deal to exclusively distribute Griffin Technology music products and accessories to the MI trade in the United States and Canada starting November 1, 2013.…
Fishman and Guitar World Magazine have joined forces for the TriplePlay® Guitar Wars Contest, a unique opportunity for respondents to create a great original composition using their Fishman TriplePlay Wireless…
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has appointed Mark Terry to the position of President of KMC Music. Terry has more than 37 years of music industry experience, including his own…
Asterope recently embarked on a nationwide tour to give music retailers the chance to experience first-hand the “Asterope difference” its audio cables make. Dealers across the U.S. had the opportunity…
Gold Star banjos playes Tom Adams and Russ Carson were recently nominated for a 2013 IBMA award in the category of "Instrumental Performance of the Year." Tom Adams is featured…
Gig bag and instrument case maker Reunion Blues recently welcomed Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer Kebbi Williams to its growing family of artists. As a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, arranger, teacher, and…
The 2013-2014 season of the D’Addario Performance Series began in October at Carnegie Hall with a performance by two young performers named Junhong Kuang and Celil Refik Kaya. The concert…
