Pacpaco Crowned GC’s 28th Annual Drum-Off Winner
Guitar Center (GC) announced Mark Pacpaco from West Covina, California, as the winner of Guitar Center’s 28th Annual Drum-Off on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at the Novo in Downtown Los Angeles.…
Guitar Show confirms packed line-up
With less than two weeks to go, The Guitar Show, which returns to Birmingham’s New Bingley Hall on 25th-26th February, has confirmed its exhibitor and artist line-up. Among them, guitar…
Alfred Music Sound Innovations for Concert Band: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band
Alfred Music Sound Innovations for Concert Band: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band is a complete curriculum for beginning band students to help them grow as ensemble musicians. The series…
No Matter How You Spell It, Lutherie and MI Retail are a Good Fit
Singularity isn’t just a term used to describe the coming robot apocalypse (although we’re closer to that than you might suspect). The value of individuality in a musical instrument has…
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 –…
Ultimate Ears’ Mike Dias
In-ear monitors have been the standard for many top touring acts for decades now, but Ultimate Ears (UE) is looking to expand that user base by making superior inears available…
2017 NAMM Show
“Each year is different isn’t it? I believe every show is a reflection of the industry at that moment,” observes NAMM president and CEO Joe Lamond. “My impressions this year…
Trends and Observations: Four Takeaways from the 2017 NAMM Show
At the NAMM Show there is always more information than you can ever wrap your head around. So I thought I would try to recap some moments of interest and…
2017 NAMM Best & Worst of Show Awards
See who took the award for “Worst Surprise/Best Turnaround,” “Worst Mini-plague,” and “Best Eye-catcher,” among others. Worst ‘With the Times’ Hotel Service After wrestling with weak and frequently dropped Internet…
Sweetwater Surpasses 100 Million YouTube Views
Sweetwater recently surpassed 100 million views on its YouTube channel, with subscribers to the channel now exceeding 137,000. Sweetwater launched its video effort in December of 2008, with a part-time…
On-Stage Donates NAMM Booth Products to Harmony Project
On-Stage donated an array of music products and accessories to Harmony Project of Los Angeles, California. On-Stage is a Connecticut-based, family-owned business with a long history of supporting charities, community programs,…
Hamer brand returns
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