NAMM Announces Billy Corgan as Recipient of the TEC Innovation Award Presented at The 2026 NAMM Show
NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization and The NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards have selected Billy Corgan as the recipient of the…
DPA Microphones Adds to Sales and Marketing Teams
DPA Microphones, the leading manufacturer of high-quality microphone solutions, is pleased to welcome Nicholas “Nick” Mariano and Vincent “Vince” Divine to the U.S. sales and marketing teams, respectively. Mariano will…
Trade Regrets: Glenn DePue, 30-Year Yamaha Exec
Glenn DePue, who distinguished himself as a highly successful executive throughout his remarkable 30-year career with Yamaha Corporation of America, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, April 3,…
'Piano Music by Women Composers' from Hal Leonard
Hal Leonard is proud to announce the publication of Piano Music by Women Composers, Books One and Two. Edited by Immanuela Gruenberg, these two volumes contain 30-40 works each from…
Cort Introduces KX508 Multi Scale II
Cort Guitars introduces the next-generation KX508 Multi Scale II, delivering an eye-catching design with a variety of great sounds for the modern player. Expanding on the innovations of Cort’s original…
Guitar Hero
[caption id="attachment_73458" align="alignleft" width="460"] Image by marian anbu juwan from Pixabay[/caption] My Editor’s Note from our February, 2020 issue touched upon the passing of drummer Neil Peart, of the band…
AES Dublin 2019
[caption id="attachment_66032" align="alignleft" width="460"] Stefania Serafin, professor in sonic interaction design at Aalborg University Copenhagen, delivers the Keynote Speech “Inclusive Sonic Interaction” during the AES Dublin opening ceremonies.[/caption] The…
Fire Survivor Wins Breedlove Guitars Custom Masterclass Extraordinary Experience Promotion
In November, Marianne, a 67-year-old California grandmother, lost her guitars in the historic Camp Fire, only to win the Breedlove Custom Masterclass Extraordinary Experience Promotion in December. Marianne’s name was…
NEMC Hosts Annual Summer Workshop for Music Teachers
On June 27, the National Educational Music Company (NEMC) hosted the 2017 Summer Workshop for Music Teachers, which was co-sponsored by Alfred Publishing and KHS Alliance for Music Education. At…
Latin Hand Percussion
From Santana to Shakira to Marc Anthony, Prince Royce, Nicky Jam, and beyond, Latin pop music has been – and remains – a powerful and consistent (powerfully consistent? Sure –…
Alfred Music The Women of Western Music: Hildegard to Ella
Alfred Music The Women of Western Music: Hildegard to Ella is a classroom resource focusing on the lives of 18 female composers, musicians, and teachers. This long-awaited manual focuses exclusively…
Eric Johnson Joins D’Addario Fretted Artist Roster
D’Addario has welcomed Eric Johnson to their fretted artist roster. Eric Johnson was raised in a musical household in Austin, Texas. Starting on piano as a child and taking up guitar…