More ME! Personal Monitor Mix Systems – Part II
In Part I of this article, we looked at simple personal monitor mixing systems (PMMs for short) that let musicians hear themselves better. Now, we’ll examine the plethora of modular,…
Metal Health – : Tapping into the Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Market to Turn Profits up to 11
Heavy metal. Artists within the genre – and of it’s slightly more respected sibling, “hard rock” – have rarely been critical darlings. Metal and hard rock is music for the…
MusicNomad adds humidity monitor
Accessories brand MusicNomad, is launched the HumiReader a patent pending humidity and temperature monitor. It can be used with acoustic guitars, electrics, mandolins, ukuleles, and orchestral strings. The design allows…
Summer NAMM Registration Now Open
Registration and housing is open for Summer NAMM held June 23-25, 2016 at Nashville’s Music City Center. The annual summer music industry gathering brings together major buying power and the…
The Time is Now – ESSA Passage Opens Up Opportunities for School Music Programs
I write this article for the March issue of MMR on President’s Day as the snow is falling in New York. Halfway through the month of February, it feels like…
The Pick of Destiny or How A Jack Black Movie Inspired The Creation of Riversong Guitars
What if I told you that the key to success in MI today could be bought for the measly price of $2.99? You’d think I was lying of course. But…
We are Family – Or, at Least, We Were
Sterling Ball held a StingRay bass aloft on the stage set up inside Ernie Ball’s spacious stand at the Winter NAMM Show. He recalled how the guitar came to be, the…
Summer NAMM registration now open
Registration and housing is now open for Summer NAMM, being held from 23rd-25th June 2016 at Nashville’s Music City Center. This year, music retailer-focused NAMM U offerings will be available to…
Scrawl like an Egyptian
Guitarist and singer Bryan Adams has a cautionary tale for anyone thinking of bringing music equipment into Egypt, after customs officials wrote all over his vintage Martin acoustic. Adams was…
SPOTLIGHT: Make it personal
Personal monitor mix systems are one of the more misunderstood, and therefore perhaps undersold, categories of gear in the music production space. They come in many shapes and sizes, but all…
GHS adds updated string charts
GHS Strings has added updated tension charts for acoustic, bass and electric guitar strings free on its website. With more players choosing to modify their string selection to create their…
UK start-up Kickstarts KordBot hardware
UK start-up firm ISLA Instruments, has launched KordBot, a piece of music hardware designed to teach music theory and improve keyboard playing. The all-in-one MIDI chord generator, arpeggiator and step…