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Taylor Guitars is excited to announce the successful planting of 1,500 West African ebony trees in Cameroon’s Congo Basin region in an effort to help preserve the future of the species.…
Yamaha-equipped ensembles made a strong showing at the 2019 Winter Guard International (WGI) Percussion and Winds World Championships, with nine awards going to groups exclusively using Yamaha marching instruments. The…
The Retail Training Summit returns to Summer NAMM (July 18-20) in Nashville as the premier one-day training opportunity for music retail businesses. Designed for all levels of retail expertise, the…
Ashly Audio has launched an all-new website that features a crisp design, intuitive navigation, and an increase in usable content – from direct support options and documentation, to solution-based application…
A DPA Master since 2014, Donal Hodgson has been a sound engineer, mixer and Pro Tools expert for more than 25 years, working in recording studios and in live environments.…
Los Angeles sported the newest and highly anticipated synthesizer focused festival Synthplex, providing attendees access to the latest in modular, analog and more. KORG joined the masses by displaying their top…
Distance Over Time, the fourteenth album from American progressive metal band Dream Theater, was released on February 22, 2019 on the Sony Music label. Lead vocalist James LaBrie was captured…
Patrick Leonard’s forthcoming solo album Bring the Circus Home was composed, recorded, and mixed on his new ATC SCM45A monitors. “Back in the day, my setup used to be racks and…
For International Drum Month 2019, the Percussion Marketing Council has offered a special promotion for retailers to share info on their “Roadie for the Day” competition. Building on last year's…
When the Pell City Center for Education and the Performing Arts (CEPA) in Alabama needed a new sound reinforcement system, local AV integration and live sound production company Lost in…
Roland has announced that it will host the upcoming West-Coast edition of the Brickman Bootcamp For Songwriters in Los Angeles, August 1-4, 2019. Founded by multi-platinum, multi-GRAMMY-nominated recording artist and songwriter Jim…
On April 15, we received the following news from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: Rosi Johnson sent us the sad news that Gary DeShazo passed away yesterday. Gary began his musical…
