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KORG has announced a strategic alliance with noted pro audio product designers, Greg Mackie and Peter Watts. Their company, M&W, has been instrumental in the behind-the-scenes development of products for…
DiGiCo is pleased to announce the acquisition of KLANG:technologies as a key new addition to the Audiotonix family that already includes leading audio brands Allen & Heath, Calrec, DiGiGrid, Solid…
Famed rock ‘n’ roll photographer and author Neal Preston has spent decades capturing rock’s most pivotal moments and the personalities who have defined music and pop culture. For over 40…
Billed as the “festival for the future,” Boston’s HUBweek was founded through collaboration between The Boston Globe, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, and MIT. Celebrating its fourth-year last month, HUBweek…
Over 6,000 people attended Manchester Christian Church’s “Christmas at the Arena” celebration last year. It’s hard to imagine that even a single one of them left the spacious Southern New…
Early in his career, Zach Scott found part-time work supplying small-scale audio and lighting packages to a local video gaming venue in Chicago. One of its managers, Brad Weir, later…
On December 14, the U.S. Trustee's Office filed a motion asking the Delaware bankruptcy court to delay action on Gibson Brands, Inc.'s bid to close its Chapter 11, claiming "a…
Having recently celebrated the 70th anniversary of Framus and Warwick’s 35th, company founder, Hans-Peter Wilfer celebrated his 60th birthday by being presented with a bass built on the original design…
Danish loudspeaker specialist Dynaudio and The NAMM Show is giving unsigned artists the chance to get their big break – free of charge, with no strings attached. Artists sign up…
UK site Music Instrument News reports that veteran UK retailer, Dawsons, has been sold to a private equity firm. The site says the firm, which was founded in 1898 and…
D'Addario's own 'Saint' Nick D'Addario has returned to London to give away free gear to street musicians and buskers after the success of last year's festive hand-out. Last year D’Addario…
Musikmesse will introduce a new Networking Area in Hall 4.1 of Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound. The lounge-based area is designed to creates the optimum setting for business discussions in a relaxed atmosphere.…
