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Music Products Industry News February 14, 2018

Selectron Seals Phil Jones Bass Exclusive

Selectron has become the exclusive UK distributor of Phil Jones Bass products. The distributor will be the exclusive agent for PJB products for the UK and also Ireland. “We are excited to…

MMR Staff
Feb 14, 2018
Music Products Industry News February 13, 2018

Shure Announces New Podcast Series

Shure has announced its new podcast series, "Shure Signal Path." On the bi-weekly podcast, Shure will host members of the music industry community—ranging from engineers who work behind the scenes,…

MMR Staff
Feb 13, 2018
Music Products Industry News February 13, 2018

Roland Uses CHAUVET Professional Fixtures at Winter NAMM 2018

Roland’s exhibit at Winter NAMM 2018 featured a lighting design by Justin Preston that used a collection of over 90 CHAUVET Professional fixtures, including 32 Maverick MK2 Wash units.  “Our…

MMR Staff
Feb 13, 2018
Music Products Industry News February 13, 2018

Music & Arts Acquires Great Southern Music of Florida

Music & Arts has announced the acquisition of Great Southern Music in Gainesville, Florida. The store will continue to serve the residents of Gainesville and surrounding towns in Alachua County including…

MMR Staff
Feb 13, 2018
Music Products Industry News February 12, 2018

Crunch Fitness Installs Ashly Audio Fixtures For New Location

Crunch Fitness recently opened its first Arizona location, located in Gilbert and equipped with Ashly NE Series multi-channel amplifiers with onboard Ashly Protea DSP from Ashly Audio. Local A/V integration firm…

MMR Staff
Feb 12, 2018
Music Products Industry News February 12, 2018

Shure Powers Performing Artists at 60th GRAMMY Awards

At the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards, many of the nominated and performing artists used Shure microphones for their sets during the awards ceremony. A seasoned crew of professionals led by Audio…

MMR Staff
Feb 12, 2018
Music Products Industry News February 12, 2018

Orange Amplification Celebrates Golden Anniversary in 2018

Orange Amplification will celebrate its golden anniversary in 2018 by launching new innovative products and commemorative merchandise, along with videos covering rare amplifiers, interviews with key staff (past and present), and…

MMR Staff
Feb 12, 2018
Music Products Industry News February 12, 2018

Kitaro Visits Korg USA Booth at NAMM Show

Japanese recording artist Kitaro stopped by the Korg USA booth at the 2018 NAMM show and was greeted by Kato Seiki, president of Korg Inc., and Joe Castronovo, president of…

MMR Staff
Feb 12, 2018
Music Products Industry News February 12, 2018

Vandoren Hosts 2018 VandoJam at NAMM Show

 The 2018 VandoJam at NAMM showcased the breadth of Vandoren’s artist roster by featuring artists from all across the United States. In the opening star-set, L.A. regulars Jerry Vivino and…

MMR Staff
Feb 12, 2018
Music Products Industry News February 12, 2018

Korg USA Sales Dept. Welcomes New District Sales Manager

​Korg USA’s growing sales team has just hired John Page, the new district sales manager for the South Central Territory. Page, who has had worked in the Texas and Oklahoma…

MMR Staff
Feb 12, 2018
Music Products Industry News February 9, 2018

Anderson .Paak Debuts '.Paak 2 Basics' This Weekend

D’Addario Percussion artist Anderson .Paak and his bassist Kelsey Gonzalez have introduced their post-retro-modern “edutainment” video series .Paak 2 Basics.  In the five episode run, .Paak will offer tips on how…

MMR Staff
Feb 9, 2018