C.F. Martin & Co. 2020 Press Preview Event
Company CEO Chris Martin addresses the crowd of media and invited C.F. Martin & Co. afficionados at Wednesday’s private preview of the winter lineup of guitars and strings.
Lee Oskar Invites Musicians to Explore the Versatility of Altered Tuning Harmonicas at Winter NAMM
Harmonica virtuoso and recording artist Lee Oskar strives to make the power of the harmonica even more accessible and useful for the musical masses. As part of that mission, Lee Oskar…
Ovation Custom Shop Opens
Ovation Guitars has announced the opening of the all-new “Ovation Custom Shop.” This purpose-driven shop is located in New Hartford, Connecticut and features a small team of dedicated luthiers and…
IK Multimedia Celebrates 10th Anniversary of iRig Brand
IK Multimedia is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its original iRig guitar interface that helped define the “mobile music-making” category and launched an entire family of products. Coinciding with the surging…
Guitar Center Announces Inaugural Partnership with the 2020 Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week
Guitar Center has announced its partnership with the 2020 Winter Music Conference (WMC) and Miami Music Week (MMW), as the official music instrument retailer of the world-renowned electronic music conference…
The NAMM Foundation Gifts Anaheim Elementary School District with Donation to Expand Music Making Program
Photo courtesy of NAMM On January 14, The NAMM Foundation and NAMM member companies presented the Horace Mann Elementary School in Anaheim, California with a monetary donation and musical instruction…
PreSonus Celebrates 25 Years of Innovation
A quarter century ago, two former high school and LSU School of Engineering classmates were inspired to found a new company called PreSonus®, where they would design innovative audio products…
Hiwatt United Reunited Worldwide
The historic British Amplifier brand, Hiwatt, and official trademarks for Hiwatt across the world – have been reunited. Managing Director, Darren Atkinson says; “It was a tough go of it…
NAMM’s Joe Lamond: ‘Advancing Music Education is the Right Thing to Do’
In many ways he’s the face of the MI industry – and, ever-smiling, Joe Lamond’s is a face nearly all of us see at each NAMM Show and many other…
Crystal Morris of Gator Cases Looks Back on Two Decades: ‘20/20 Perfect Vision and Outlook’
Formed in 2000 by Crystal Morris and her father Jerry, Gator Cases quickly emerged as designers and producers of some of the most sought-after cases and bags for instruments, percussion,…
The Beat of Ernie Ball Goes On: Newly-Appointed CEO Brian Ball Steps Up (Again)
Five years ago, we at MMR made a rather bold statement: We proclaimed that Brian Ball, son of Sterling Ball, had stepped into the “role he was born for” as…
Smart Women in Music
Success in the music business has many integrated parts. While it is imperative to know your craft, you are also well-served to have a competent understanding of music history, excellence,…