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The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bass player, Flea, is using the GHS Flea Signature Bass Boomers and Rocktron’s MIDI Mate on the band's ongoing The Getaway, world tour. Flea uses his GHS Flea Signature Bass Boomers plus a Rocktron…
Tracy E. Leenman, owner of Musical Innovations of Greenville, South Carolina, has been named winner of the 2017 She Rocks Enterprise Award by the Women’s International Music Network (WiMN). The…
Roland has announced the details of a new campaign in collaboration with Sheet Music Direct, the world’s premier digital sheet music retailer. From February 1 to July 31, 2017, players…
The Lorenz Corporation has announced that effective immediately, they have acquired the print music company WMCR LLC (Word Music & Church Resources). This announcement came from Reiff Lorenz, CEO of…
D’Addario has appointed Devin M. Hanna as vice president of Global Sales, reporting directly to John D’Addario III, president of D’Addario & Company Inc. Identified early on in his career…
Studio Instrument Rentals, better known as SIR, is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout 2017. The company was formed in 1967 when founders Ken Berry and Dolph Rempp rented out a…
Barnes & Mullins has bolstered its brass and woodwind range, signing a new distribution agreement with UK-based Worldwind Music. From 1st March 2017, all Vivace and Artemis brasswind ranges, and Trevor James, flutes,…
The world’s music products industry gathered in Anaheim, California last week for the annual NAMM Show, and with it, the symphonic harmonies of the industry could be heard echoing across the campus…
Genelec founder, Ilpo Martikainen passed away on January 30th. The official company statement is below.We are deeply saddened to announce that Ilpo Martikainen, the founder of Genelec and a true pioneer in active audio monitoring has passed away…
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®,…
Genelec founder, Ilpo Martikainen passed away on January 30th. The official company statement is below: We are deeply saddened to announce that Ilpo Martikainen, the founder of Genelec and a…
KMC has announced that vice president of Merchandising Roger Hart has been appointed to serve a two-year term as president of the Music Distributors Association (MDA). The appointment occurred on January 18,…
