C.F. Martin & Co. wa one of several companies highlighted in the final episode of the four-part PBS series “America Revealed.”
D’Addario & Company hosted St. Louis Music Supply for a visit and tour last week, April 23rd.
Fans of Gretsch and of alt-rock indie band OK Go can now purchase one of the Electromatic™ CVT III guitars and G5222 Electromatic amps used by the quartet in the elaborate automobile-as-musical-instrument video for their song “Needing/Getting.” Part of the video appeared in a Chevy Sonic commercial during Super Bowl XLVI, and it has amassed [...]
On May 3, Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. reported earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2012.
June of 2009, Hal Leonard Corporation purchased Shawnee Press, Inc., one of the premier publishers of choral and instrumental music. This week, Hal Leonard chairman and CEO Keith Mardak announced that the Nashville offices of Shawnee will be closing, and its staff relocating to Milwaukee.
Master product specialists from Steinberg North America recently paid a visit to Hal Leonard Corporation.
Independent Music Store Owners (iMSO) is hosting a meeting for Independent Music Store Owners ONLY during the upcoming Summer NAMM Convention.
Ashly Audio has hired Gary Jones to the newly-created position of central regional sales manager.
Pearl Corporation has announced the promotion of Gene Okamoto from product manager to director of Research and Development.
Audio-Technica officially kicked off its 50th Anniversary Year in the U.S. with a special gala event held January 19, 2012, during the Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California.
Eighteen years after the grand opening ceremony of the Channel Tunnel, a 50.5km long undersea rail tunnel linking France and the United Kingdom, Paistes Guiness-World-Record Cymbals reappear in the streets of Liverpool.
Universal Percussion has been named North American Distributor Of The Year for 2011 by Vic Firth, Inc. This accomplishment was commemorated by a plaque as well as a personal letter from company chairman Vic Firth and sales & marketing director Mark Dyke.
Verne Q. Powell Flutes has launched a new website with expanded features and functionality.
The Music Distributors Association recently joined forces with the National Association of School Music Dealers (NASMD) in March at the Omni Orlando Resort in ChampionsGate, Florida.
Casio America, Inc. has announced another new addition to the Electronic Musical Instruments Division: Dan Yuter as western regional manager.
The NAMM Foundation will support a new initiative lead by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities and developed in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Education and the White House Domestic Policy Council.
The Supervisory Board of Matth. Hohner AG has appointed Mr. Clayman Bruce Edwards as a member of the Management Board. He follows Mr. Manfred Stöhr, who has left the company.
Sierra Guitars recently announced the donation of two guitars to the Children’s Miracle Network for the KICKS Cares for Kids Radiothon and Celebrity Auction in Odessa, Texas.
On Tuesday, the NAMM Foundation announced the results of its 13th annual Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) survey, which acknowledges schools and districts across the U.S. for their commitment and support for music education as part of the core curriculum.
John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd. has signed an exclusive deal with Asker-based Audio Media, who are now distributing Fret-King, Vintage, Encore, and SpongeBob SquarePants Real Musical Instruments throughout Norway.
