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“Drums and cymbals are dead, and have been for a while,” declares Jason Struble of Muncie, Indiana’s Sight & Sound Music Center. “I often ask myself why I still carry…
What does every guitar player want for Christmas? Another guitar, of course. The formula works for any instrument, year after year. But there are some more whimsical representations of what…
The buzz on the streets right now is about the Ken Burns documentary “Country Music.” Also, any interest or excitement around the release of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’…
“Across the pond,” Insure4Music recently reported that, over the past two years, on average one small music venue has closed each month in the United Kingdom. Further, it is believed…
The international drumming scene has a new meeting place: the ‘Home of Drums’ will be celebrating its launch at the Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre on Musikmesse’s public open days…
Manhasset Stands of Yakima, Washgington announces the acquisition of the assets of Monarch Specialties, manufacturer of injection molded pencil clip holders. “Monarch Pencil Clip Holders have been big sellers as…
Guitar Center (GC) announces the appointment of Ravi Balwada to the position Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer. In his new position, Balwada will be responsible for technology resources across…
Over 200 of ADJ’s 12P HEX IP IP65-rated wash fixtures, as well as a host of ADJ atmospheric effect units, are currently being used to bring to life the Nights…
For the second consecutive year, Sweetwater ranks first in the country in Newsweek’s annual list of America’s Best Companies for Customer Service in Musical Equipment (Online). Winners were selected based…
Maxime Perrey and the team at XCPH Company recently worked on the du Tour Vibration in Orléans, France. For the past five years, XCPH has been responsible for designing the…
The PMC (Percussion Marketing Council) welcomes all industry professionals to attend the annual percussion industry’s meeting as it launches its 25th anniversary celebration year and three new market development growth initiatives.…
When the magnificent summer long Foynhagen Festival in Norway adopted Martin Audio’s MLA Compact PA last year, the complaints the event had experienced after experimenting with different systems over the…
