CE Distribution’s new 2012 wholesale catalog is a full-color, 152-page book filled with new products and the large selection of quality products CE has been offering for years.

Amazon.com has made an about-face, of sorts, supporting the bi-partisan Marketplace Fairness Bill that allows states to collect sales tax on online sales from out of state.

The NAMM Foundation has announced the 21 recipients of the NAMM Foundation’s 2012-2013 program grants, allocating $445,000 in funding.

Yamaha Artist Services has announced the promotion of Greg Crane, from product specialist to manager of artist relations for Yamaha Acoustic Drums, and Jennifer Vierling, from artist relations assistant to Artist Relations specialist for the Band and Orchestral Division.

Longtime industry figure Mark Spiwak passed away on May 5 from a pulmonary embolism while recuperating from kidney surgery.