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2018 Music Products Industry Archive

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ADJ Lighting Announces Fall Road Tour Dates

ADJ Lighting has announced their new fall Road Tour dates to demonstrate their latest lighting, video and audio technologies.

KORG Joins Synthomania for Vintage Gear Event 

Syntar, Texas’ leading keyboard repair shop recently hosted Synthomania, a weekend event that showcased a large exhibit of rare and vintage synthesizers for attendees to demo. KORG donated a Prologue synthesizer…

The Miller Theatre Installs CHAUVET Professional Fixtures

Following a renovation, The Miller Theatre now features a robust new lighting rig anchored by CHAUVET Professional Rogue and Ovation fixtures.

Sound Productions Hosts Technical Arts Training

For the fourth consecutive year, Sound Productions, a major supplier of pro-audio, video and lighting products, hosted a technical arts training for members of Dallas Summer Musical’s High School Musical Program.

Berklee College’s Bass Department Installs Phil Jones Bass Fixtures in Music Rooms

Phil Jones Bass and the Berklee College Bass Department have announced that PJB amplification has been implemented in each of the department’s practice studios, as well as its performance and…

Fender Recreates Page’s Telecaster

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has announced it is collaboratingwith one of rock’s most legendary guitar players – Jimmy Page – to recreate his famous 1959 Fender Telecaster50 years after Led…

Daniel Connell To Conduct WFX Lighting Session Sponsored By CHAUVET Professional

Well-known lighting designer Daniel Connell will offer practical advice on steps a house of worship can take to navigate its way through the common issues surrounding theatrical lighting and set…

Armadillo Brands Adds New Executive Hires to Leadership Team

Evan Rubinson has solidified Armadillo Enterprises' senior management team with the additions of Ron Williams, Head of Marketing, and Vinnie Del Buono, Head of Sales.

Bay Area Chinese Bible Church Installs New LED Rig with CHAUVET Professional Fixtures

Bay Area Chinese Bible Church replaced its old incandescent lights with a new LED rig made up of CHAUVET Professional fixtures, supplied by Island Creative Management.

Sfarzo Guitar Strings Co. LLC - DBA Guitar String Manufacturing Acquires Black Diamond

Ownership of Black Diamond Strings has transferred to Guitar String Manufacturing located in Santa Rosa, California.

Danley Gear Supports the University of Iowa's ‘Kinnick Wave’

To kick off the 2018 season, AV integration and live sound production company Sound Concepts, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, brought in a portable Danley Sound Labs system for the halftime…

 J.W. Pepper to be Featured on the Fox Business Network  

J.W. Pepper’s dedication caught the eye of the Fox Business Network, which picked J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc. as a company to feature in its Manufacturing Marvels segment.

New from GluBoost

GluBoost makers of the finest instrument repair products releases Fill n’ Finish Black.  Fill n’ Finish Black enjoys the same great flexibility and resilience that all the Fill n Finish…

University of Atlántico Installs CHAUVET Professional Fixtures

As part of a recent move to transform the University of Atlántico's multipurpose auditorium into a full-fledged theatre for its students, local AV specialists Schallertech provided a versatile lighting arrangement,…

Cardinal Percussion Acquires Attack

Attack Drumheads is now under new ownership. A team of industry veterans led by Jim Bickley, former vice president of Universal Percussion; Robbie McFarland, general manager of Hubbard Music retail…

Blue Headphones Win 2018 Emmy Award

Blue today announced that Mix-Fi (formerly Mo-Fi) studio headphones received the 2018 Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development.

Vater Adds New Members to Artist Family

Vater has welcomed multiple new musicians to their Vater Drumstick artist family: Mel McFail (Dead Girls Corp. / 2019 Hit Like a Girl Spokesperson), Dave Previ (The Collective School of Music), Wade Murff (Doyle)…

Los Angeles Musician’s Union Honors DW Founder

The American Federation of Musicians, Local 47, opened its new headquarters in May 2018, and recently honored DW founder Don Lombardi by dedicating rehearsal room #3 to his legacy.

Meet the new Gibson CEO

Gibson Brands has appointed former Levi Strauss chief, James “JC” Curleigh as its new president and chief executive officer, but what will he bring to the iconic guitar brand and which…

ADJ’s Innovative Design Series LED Video Panels Honored With Coveted ‘Gold Star Product Award’

At the recent LDI tradeshow in Las Vegas, PLSN magazine presented ADJ with a Gold Star Product Award in recognition of the innovative new Design Series of LED video panels that allow…

Ovation Launches New Glen Campbell Signature Models

Ovation Guitars has announced the launch of two new Glen Campbell Signature acoustic/electric guitars.

Curleigh to Straighten Out Gibson Brands

Gibson Brands has appointed former Levi Strauss chief, James "JC" Curleigh as its new president and chief executive officer.

Anthem Sells Music Magazines

Singapore-based publisher BandLab Technologies, has acquired The Guitar Magazine and MusicTech magazines from Anthem Publishing.

'NBC Nightly News' Features BAC Musical Instruments

On October 11, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt featured BAC Musical Instruments founder Mike Corrigan (aka The Horn Doctor) on their program.

Roland Offers Holiday Rebate

Roland is currently offering an exclusive promotion, whereby customers who purchase an RP102 or RP501R digital piano between now and December 31, 2018 are eligible to receive a free refurbished…

D’Addario Adds Govan to Artist Roster

D’Addario has announces the signing of virtuoso guitarist Guthrie Govan to the D’Addario Artist Roster.

Gibson Names Curleigh as President & CEO, Appoints New Senior Leadership

Gibson Brands, Inc. has announced the appointment of James "JC" Curleigh as president and chief executive officer.

New CHAUVET Professional Products Receive Enthusiastic Reception At LDI

Enthusiastic visitors came to the CHAUVET Professional LDI booth to see the debut of new products added to the company’s popular Maverick, Rogue, Ovation, COLORado and STRIKE lines.

Spector Basses Supports Aftershock Music Festival

California recently hosted the annual Aftershock music festival at the beautiful West Coast Discovery Park, where Spector provided an assortment of basses, including the new Bantam4 series.

Lopez Departs Yamaha, Joins d&b audiotechnik Americas Team

d&b audiotechnik announced the appointment of Marc Lopez to vice president of Marketing Americas, and Michael Weirich to vice president of Education and Application Support (EAS) Americas.

MMR's 37th Annual America's Top Music Chains - Please Update Your Operation's Info!

We welcome all owners of MI retail chains with three or more storefronts to provide up-to-date information for inclusion in our 37th annual 'America's Top Music Chains' Report, which will appear in…

CHAUVET Professional Establishes Demo and Education Center at The Davenport Theatre

CHAUVET Professional has entered into an agreement with the Davenport Theatre to create a product demo and education center in Manhattan.

'Summer Plays On' Tour Enlists CHAUVET Professional Fixtures

The Summer Plays On tour’s shared lighting rig was developed by CLLD LLC. and features CHAUVET Professional Rogue and STRIKE fixtures, supplied by Upstaging. 

Radial Makes Big Design Signing

Radial Engineering has appointed Craig “Hutch” Hutchison as a Senior Design Engineer to help develop the next generation of Radial Engineering products.

Sabian Heralds UK Drum Show Success

Sabian's Education Network has declared its first live event for drum teachers at the UK Drum Show in Manchester, a success.

Tanglewood Revisits Window Display Promotion

Following on from last year's successful Tanglewood Window Display promotion,  won by Plectrums, Pens & Paints in Folkstone, Tanglewood has now launched its 2018 competition.

JHS Launches New Wireless Mic System

JHS has launched a new wireless mic system - The Xvive XU3 Microphone Wireless System (RRP £249) -  has been specially developed to offer a high performance alternative to traditional microphone…

Orange Signs Rough Trade Deal

Orange Amplification is partnering with music retailer Rough Trade to provide sound equipment for in-store artist performances.

D’Addario Shares New Guitar Power Episode

D’Addario just released Episode 2 of Guitar Power, featuring Nigerian guitar idol Mdou Moctar.

Christ Community Church Adds CHAUVET Professional Fixtures to Campus

Nick Sheetz, the “Worship Environments Director” at Christ Community Church, added 10 CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK1 Spot fixtures to the church’s campus.