‘2020 is Going to be a Year of Reckoning:’ Armadillo Enterprises’ CEO and President Evan Rubinson
Evan Rubinson took over the reins of Armadillo Enterprises in early 2017, succeeding his father, the late Elliott “Dean” Rubinson – a much-loved and missed industry icon. Drawing upon a…
Drumming Up History: The Percussion Marketing Council Celebrates 25 Years of Advocacy
For decades, the Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) has heralded May as International Drum Month, but for 2020, the PMC is taking their plans farther than ever before. The quarter-of-a-century-old association…
Sailing Into Destiny
Photo by Josh Sorenson from Pexels As you read through this issue of MMR you’ll run across the newest installment of award-winning retailer Menzie Pittman’s excellent “Small Business Matters” column,…
Donnenwerth Joins Timeless Sales Team
Timeless Communications announces that Jeff Donnenwerth has joined the sales team as an Executive Advertising Account Manager. “Timeless continues to grow, and serving our clients exceptionally well means we need…
Danley Takes Knox Presbyterian from Inarticulate Sound to Fantastic Intelligibility
The Knox Presbyterian Church in Toronto, Ontario recently installed new Danley Sound Labs SBH-Series loudspeakers. The AV integration department at local music store Sherwood did the installation. “We started work…
Lineup for ‘Randy Rhodes Remembered’ at Musikmesse 2020
Gus G. Celebrities of the international scene will be presenting a musical memorial for guitar legend Randy Rhoads at Musikmesse 2020. The memorial show, “Randy Rhoads Remembered” on April 2,…
Reverb Names Mandelbrot Chief Executive Officer
Reverb has named David Mandelbrot chief executive officer, effective January 28, 2020. Mandelbrot has more than two decades of leadership experience within the technology, media, and entertainment industries. Under Mandelbrot’s leadership,…
Cantrell Signs To Gibson As Brand Ambassador
Gibson has announced that Jerry Cantrell – main songwriter, lead guitarist and vocalist for Alice in Chains – has been named as a new brand ambassador. “I’m very happy to announce that I…
35th Annual NAMM TEC Awards
Herbie Hancock (L) and Joni Mitchell (C) at The 35th Annual NAMM TEC Awards on January 18, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NAMM) Winners in…
Daisy Rock Girl Guitars Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Daisy Rock Girl Guitars is celebrating 20 years of changing girls lives by designing the very first girl guitar in 2000 that was subsequently inducted into the Museum of Making…
Warwick Hosts The Presentation of New Sadowsky Bass Lines at Winter NAMM
This week at Winter NAMM in Anaheim, California, the Framus & Warwick/RockBoard booth (#4636) will present the new Sadowsky bass lines. These include the Sadowsky Masterbuilt, the Sadowsky MetroLine, and…
Introducing the D’Angelico Guitars USA Custom Shop
Run by renowned luthier and longtime D’Angelico collaborator Gene Baker, the first batch of these one-of-a-kind instruments will be on display at D’Angelico Guitars’ Room 212AB at the 2020 Winter…