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Yamaha Drums has announced the signing of Matt Chamberlain and Francis Ruiz to the Yamaha Artists roster. Both drummers have marked career milestones while demonstrating flexibility and consistency through studio…
Odyssey Innovative Designs (Odyssey) has been selected by Serato to be its U.S. distributor of Serato accessories. Beginning April 1, Odyssey will be the distributor of Serato products in the…
Hercules Stands are known worldwide for their high-quality and innovative musical instrument stands. The designers and engineers at Hercules have once again pushed the boundaries by introducing the world’s most accommodating…
For this year’s Resonate Music conference at the Barras Art and Design Centre, local production house Blue Audio was brought on board to create an inspiring set of visuals to…
KORG USA, Inc. partnered with Shine a Light music series, an organization that provides care for individuals with special needs, at a recent charity event with Taking Back Sunday. The band, who…
In late March, the NAMM Foundation recognized 623 school districts in 41 states as among the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME). Now in its 20th year, the program honors…
Make Music Day, the annual global celebration of music occurring on the summer solstice, returns this year on Friday, June 21 with over 5,000 free outdoor concerts, music lessons, jam…
While China continues to fight back against its slowing economy with significant tax cuts and ambitious growth targets, a number of the country’s markets are still drawing more and more…
The Arts and Sciences Auditorium on the campus of University of Wyoming (UW), or “U-Dub,” as insiders call it, recently installed a brand new L-Acoustics Kara sound system. UW’s new…
Coinciding with its 40th anniversary year, Genelec has recently announced the founding of the Genelec Dr. Ilpo Martikainen Audio Visionary Scholarship, offered annually to U.S. graduate students in the field of audio engineering who…
D’Addario is sponsoring Recycle and Restring events in music stores nationwide this April. Players are invited to bring friends, bandmates, and their old strings to participating dealers to recycle and…
Eric Clapton has announced the fifth installment of the Crossroads Guitar Festival, which will take place September 20 and 21 in Dallas, Texas. Clapton will gather the past, present and…
