HARMAN’s DigiTech Drop Pedal
Drop Pedal is a dedicated polyphonic drop tune pedal, it allows guitar and bass players to instantly lower their tuning from one semitone all the way down to a full…
TWA Little Dipper Mk II
The TWA LD-02 Little Dipper Mk II is an envelope-controlled vocal formant filter based on a classic ‘70s circuit. Its dual filters react to playing dynamics, creating peaks and notches…
StickARK Drumstick Holder by Maxonix
StickARK is a kick mount 4x drumstick holder that holds all popular stick sizes and works with all “standard” 8-10 lug kick drums. It stops stick rattle and keeps sticks…
Jensen Bass Speaker Punch Sound Series
Jensen® Musical Instrument Speakers announces the addition of bass speakers to the Jensen speaker line. Jensen spent years working with musicians and engineers to develop a new line of speaker…
Is Protecting the World’s Hardwood and Rain Forests Our Responsibility?
Ever since the 2008 refinement of the Lacey Act and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department’s 2009 raid on Gibson, our guitar industry has debated the fairness of governmental regulations…
Data Theft – Smaller Retailers are Even More Vulnerable to a Security Breach
In the past year, high-profile instances of data theft at Home Depot and Target, affecting tens of millions of customers, brought the problem of cyber attacks to the forefront of…
Swing City Music’s 50th Half a Century of Serving the Musicians of Metro St. Louis
I guess they were Fenders,” says Art Rivasy, Sr., founder of Collinsville, Illinois’ Swing City Music, when asked about the first lines carried by his store 50 years ago. “When…
Keep it Together – Key Ligature Suppliers Chime in on the Trends of the Day
It seems simple enough, right? Single-reed woodwinds need something to keep the reed attached to the mouthpiece in order to produce sound. String, shoelaces, wire, and even tape have all…
DANSR’s Mike Skinner
In the 10 years since Mike Skinner, Greg Greime, and Bill Gray founded Illinois-based DANSR Inc., the company has emerged as one of the major players in the world of…
Trade Regrets: Al C. Rinaldi
Legendary Philadelphia-based piano retailer Al Rinaldi passed away on October 30th, 2014. The first-ever recipient of the Steinway Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012, Rinaldi was actually turned down when he…
Hal Leonard to Distribute Apogee Pro Audio Interfaces
Recent talks between Hal Leonard Corporation and Apogee Electronics, an industry leader in digital audio recording technology, have culminated in a new distribution deal for the MI and pro audio…
Faber Announces Publishing Partnership with Lang Lang to be Distributed by Alfred
Alfred Music recently announced the USA launch of mastering the piano, the first series of books from Faber Music as part of their major new piano program: Lang Lang Piano Academy.…