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Music Products Industry News July 24, 2018

Trade Regrets: Arne Berg

On July 21, we received the following from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: Arne Berg came into my life thanks to Yoshi Abe, the engineer behind the TEAC reel to reel…

MMR Staff
Jul 24, 2018
Music Products Industry News July 24, 2018

Wagner Named President of Apogee Electronics

Apogee Electronics has announced the addition of Pro Audio veteran Phil Wagner as president.  The announcement was made by Betty Bennett, Apogee CEO and co-founder. Phil has been uniquely intertwined…

MMR Staff
Jul 24, 2018
Music Products Industry News July 24, 2018

Roland Announces Additional 808-Inspired PUMA Sneaker

Roland Corporation has teamed up with the global sports brand PUMA to unbox a second new TR-808-inspired sneaker, the PUMA RS-100 Roland. Roland’s partnership with PUMA kicked off earlier this year…

MMR Staff
Jul 24, 2018
Music Products Industry News July 24, 2018

D’Addario Powers the 2018 AFROPUNK Brooklyn Battle of the Bands

This year, D’Addario will power the 2018 AFROPUNK Brooklyn Battle of the Bands, where emerging artists will compete for the chance to play at the AFROPUNK Festival at Brooklyn’s Commodore…

MMR Staff
Jul 24, 2018
Music Products Industry News July 23, 2018

Music Industry Competitors Team up to Help Stop Modern Slavery

After meeting together at Summer NAMM 2018 in Music City- Nashville, Kyser Musical Products, Inc. and G7th, The Capo Company - direct competitors in the capo market - have made…

MMR Staff
Jul 23, 2018
Music Products Industry News July 23, 2018

Shure Promotes Key Executives

Shure Incorporated has announced promotions for two key executives. Brian Woodland has been named Vice President of Business Development. Woodland joined Shure in 2002 and has held positions of increasing…

MMR Staff
Jul 23, 2018
Music Products Industry News July 20, 2018

Roland Announces 'Thomas Dolby Live in Roland Cloud'

Roland is pleased to announce “Thomas Dolby Live in Roland Cloud,” a historic first-ever concert streamed live in Roland Cloud. Free and open to all, the performance by electronic music…

MMR Staff
Jul 20, 2018
Music Products Industry News July 20, 2018

Nike GO NYC 5K Uses CHAUVET Professional Fixtures

At this year’s Nike GO NYC 5K, the race used a colorful fast-moving lightshow at the finish line featuring 20 CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK Pyxis fixtures, supplied by 4Wall Entertainment.…

MMR Staff
Jul 20, 2018
Music Products Industry News July 20, 2018

Casio: In Key with Today’s Consumers

Currently the excitement at Casio is all about their latest CT-X3000 and 5000 series of portable keyboards. Debuted at the 2018 Winter NAMM Show, the new models feature Casio’s AiX…

MMR Staff
Jul 20, 2018