Gretsch Custom Shop Elevates Madrigal to Master Builder
Gretsch® has announced that luthier Gonzalo Madrigal, an integral part of the Gretsch Custom Shop for the last 12 years, has now been elevated to master builder. “Gonzalo is a…
Dawn Birr of Sennheiser To Receive She Rocks Award
Sennheiser has announced that Dawn Birr, channel manager for the Americas, Sennheiser Business Solutions, will be an award recipient at the 2018 She Rocks Awards. The awards, which pay tribute to…
GHS Strings Welcomes Calise as Assistant of Social Media, Marketing and A&R
GHS Strings has named entertainment industry veteran, Alexx Calise as their new assistant of social media, marketing and A&R. As a GHS endorsing artist for the past 12 years, Calise…
Neutrik USA Announces 30th Anniversary Activities for Winter NAMM
As part of Neutrik USA's 30th anniversary activities, the company will be celebrating with its customers at Winter NAMM in the new North Hall. Neutrik will have a photo booth on…
CHAUVET Professional Brings Pac-Man-Themed Event To Life
Eric Hertsch of John Farr Lighting Design recently used CHAUVET Professional Ovation E-910FC ellipsoidal fixtures to bring a Pac-Man themed event at Park Hyatt to life. Hertsch positioned eight of…
Sweetwater Partners with Purdue School of Music
Purdue University Fort Wayne and Sweetwater officials have announced a partnership that will locate a majority of the university’s music technology program on the Sweetwater campus. The company will turn…
Music for All Adds Music Production to 2018 Summer Symposium National Music Camp
Music for All has added the Music Production Boot Camp to the Music for All Summer Symposium, starting this year. The Music for All Summer Symposium, presented by Yamaha, is…
Sweetwater Announces Record Year in Sales Growth
Sweetwater has announced another record year in total sales and job creation. Total sales in 2017 were $619 million, up 22% from $507 million in 2016, which was also a…
Zildjian to Acquire Mike Balter Mallets
The Avedis Zildjian Company has entered into an agreement to acquire the Mike Balter Mallet Company, the world's largest percussion mallet manufacturer. “We’ve long respected Mike as a first call…
ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium Used in New Year’s Fireworks Display
Jack Morton Worldwide, the global brand experience agency, created London New Year’s firework experience this year with the help of a ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium console. Lighting programmer Paul Cook…
NAMM 2018: Guitar Heroes Making Orange Amps Stand Appearance
Orange Amps ambassadors Glenn Hughes (Black Country Communion, Deep Purple), Brent Hinds (Mastodon) and Stephen Carpenter (Deftones) will be appearing on its booth at this year’s NAMM Show. Glenn Hughes will, for…
SVM Brings Back 'Free Carriage' Offer
Following on from the success of last year’s ‘Free Carriage January’, percussion specialist Soar Valley Music is repeating the offer to UK dealers. Specialising in African djembes and Brazilian Samba,…