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[caption id="attachment_48336" align="alignleft" width="800"]Legator founders Ken Yi and artist endorser Phil Chen.[/caption]It may seem like yesterday to many of us, but the 2013 Winter NAMM Show is nearly a year…
[caption id="attachment_48334" align="alignleft" width="800"]Fresh Eastman headstocks.[/caption]Though they’ve been an industry leader in violins and band instruments for decades, the Eastman Music Company has quietly built a reputation for dependable archtop…
[caption id="attachment_48332" align="alignleft" width="800"]Sublime Guitar Company official launch at Summer NAMM 2013 in Nashville. (Left to Right: Chris Tontini, Terry Platt, Tommy Platt, Chad Huang, Ricky Hughes, Michael Swenson)[/caption]Showgoers at…
[caption id="attachment_48330" align="alignleft" width="800"]St. Blues’ Tom Keckler (luthier), Jeff Cox (VP Operations), Bryan M. Eagle III (President) and Greg Mitchell, (Luthier)[/caption]The veteran guitar outfit (which celebrates its workshop’s 30th anniversary…
Guitar aficionados may recognize Electra Guitars as the defunct brand of handsome guitars endorsed by artists like Peter Frampton and Leslie West back in the ‘70s and ‘80s. This spring,…
[caption id="attachment_48326" align="alignleft" width="1567"]JHS managing director Dennis Drum[/caption]This past spring, John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd. (JHS) entered into a distribution arrangement with LPD Music International. The new partnership promises…
[caption id="attachment_48324" align="alignleft" width="800"]Showtime's Jimmy Lennon, Jr.[/caption]Since 2001, ShoBox: The New Generation, a television series produced by the Showtime® network, has been recognized as a premier show for up-and-coming boxers.…
[caption id="attachment_48322" align="alignleft" width="800"]Ian Bousfield[/caption]International trombone soloist Ian Bousfield has joined forces with instrument manufacturer and specialist brass and wood wind publisher Warwick Music. This new long-term partnership launches with…
Casio America, Inc. is proud to announce that Wittenberg University, located in Springfield, Ohio has just equipped their piano lab with 16 of its newly launched Privia PX-350 digital pianos for educational use.“Music education…
[caption id="attachment_48318" align="alignleft" width="800"]DJ superstar Luciano behind the decks with the new HD 25 ALUMINIUM.[/caption]Iconic, cult, legendary: only a product that inspires passion and remains in demand after 25 years…
Zildjian announced that Ethan Ahmed from the University of Southern California is the winner of the 2013 Kerope Zildjian Scholarship. Ethan is a student of Jim Babor. Ethan will receive…
In conjunction with the premiere episode of the The Queen Latifah Show, which aired on September 16, 2013, Yamaha Entertainment Group donated $45,000 worth of musical instruments to the James…
The Deering Banjo Company raised $25,777.68 for charity this summer through the auctioning off of one of a kind Deering Goodtime Gentlemen of the Road banjos signed by Mumford and…
Korg USA has announced new hires to its artist relations area. Mike Bigel has been hired as a Korg USA Artist Relations Specialist. Bigel comes to Korg USA with extensive experience…
Jo Edstrom died on Tuesday, September 10th in Winona, Minnesota at the age of 102. She was the widow of Harold “Hal” Edstrom, who co-founded Hal Leonard Corporation in 1947…
Adding to a growing – and at this point sizable – list of recent acquisitions of MI operations outside of the guitar realm, Gibson Brands is poised to take control of…
Gibson Brands has entered into a letter of intent with Roland Corporation and Cakewalk, Inc. for Gibson to acquire Cakewalk pursuant to definitive acquisition agreements to be negotiated by the parties.…
Samson Technologies has appointed Bob Caputo as the company’s new head of sales. Previously at Adam Audio USA in Hicksville, N.Y., Caputo will now spearhead all of Samson’s North American sales…
Grotrian Piano Company GmbH of Germany has named Don Glasgow director of sales for North America.
Hal Leonard has inked a deal with JamHub Corp. to exclusively distribute their systems and accessories to the US MI trade beginning on October 1st. Hal Leonard senior VP of…
On September 19, an affiliate of investment firm Paulson & Co. Inc. (“Paulson”) and Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (“Steinway” or the “Company”) (NYSE: LVB), announced the successful completion of Paulson’s…
[caption id="attachment_48295" align="alignleft"]Notion President Jim Boitnott, PreSonus Chairman Kevin Couhig and CEO Jim Mack [/caption]PreSonus® has acquired the assets of Notion Music, Inc., a leading developer of music-notation software located in…
Former director of trade shows for NAMM, John Vincent, passed away on September 7 after an illness.Mr. Vincent oversaw the planning and implementation of NAMM’s annual trade shows from 1984…
In early September, Best In Music celebrated its 24th with a huge sale and drawing, as well as a free Lanikai-sponsored uke circle and open mic uke competition.
Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, has announced the promotion of Brian Petterson to Wind Instrument marketing manager.
It’s being reported that the Winter NAMM Show will continue to be held at The Anaheim Convention Center for the foreseeable future.
Orange Amplification will present Britain’s The Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards for the third time this year. The annual event will be held at London arts venue The Roundhouse…
"ADJ On Tour" is a multi-city coast-to-coast educational swing that will provide hands-on training in a variety of topics from video mapping and mixing to wireless and DMX lighting; in depth…
[caption id="attachment_48281" align="alignleft"]Gibson Les Paul Slash Signature Rosso Corsa [/caption]After saving big rock riffs from the electronic mainstream with Guns N’ Roses, and tearing it up big time with Snakepit,…
[caption id="attachment_48279" align="alignleft"]Aguilar AG4P-60 and AG 5P/J-HC Precision/Jazz Bass Pickups [/caption]The AG 5P/J-HC set brings together matched five-string Precision® and Jazz®-style pickups including Aguilar’s AG 5P-60 P-Bass pickup and an AG 5J-HC bridge pickup.…
[caption id="attachment_48277" align="alignleft"]Morgan Monroe Walnut Finish Mandolins[/caption]Starting with the Solid Spruce top and Solid Maple back and sides, the Walnut Finish is Morgan Monroe’s latest mdandolin product. Features include a…
[caption id="attachment_48275" align="alignleft"]Dean Markley Signature Series Strings[/caption]The Signature Series utilizes a nickel plated steel, slowly wound over a hex core with a unique core-to-wrap ratio. The new series is available…
[caption id="attachment_48273" align="alignleft"]Cort 20th Anniversary EARTH Acoustics[/caption]Each model of Cort’s 20th Anniversary Earth acoustics will be available in limited quantities, built with the finest materials and adorned with the 20th…
[caption id="attachment_48271" align="alignleft"]Hal Leonard’ The Martin Ukulele[/caption]The Martin Ukulele is a detailed look at the ukuleles built by the C. F. Martin Co. and at how the instruments' success forever…
[caption id="attachment_48269" align="alignleft"]Korg Pandora Stomp Multi-Effect/Tuner Pedal[/caption]The new Pandora Stomp offers the same effects found Korg’s other Pandora products, now housed in a stomp box-style pedal. Featuring a die-cast body…
[caption id="attachment_48265" align="alignleft"]EMG Zakk Wylde Set Limited [/caption]To celebrate a 25 year association, EMG pickups and Zakk Wylde collaborated to create a limited run of signature sets from the Metal…
[caption id="attachment_48263" align="alignleft"]Electro-Harmonix Hot Tubes Reissue[/caption]EHX has reissued its 1970s CMOS Hot Tubes effect in a miniaturized pedal version. Volume an Overdrive controls allow for a wide range between “gentle…
[caption id="attachment_48261" align="alignleft"]Rotosound Aftermath Delay Pedal[/caption]Rotosound’s latest round of pedals are built to utilize authentic ‘60s design techniques using today’s technological approach was the key objective. The newest pedals include…
[caption id="attachment_48259" align="alignleft"]Chauvet Intimidator Spot 100 IRC and LED 350[/caption]The Intimidator™ series of moving heads and scanners expands with the addition of two fixtures. The remote-controllable Intimidator™ Spot 100 IRC…
