Music Shipping adds strap brand
The Music Shipping Company (MSC) has taken on UK distribution of strap brand Leathergraft. Established in 1979, and still manufactured in the UK, Leathergraft produces a range of leather, fabric and webbing straps for guitar, bass, ukulele…
40 years of Boss history
MMR recently chatted with Boss/Roland US guitar product manager Jeff Slingluff to get the skinny on Boss’ compact pedals’ 40th anniversary and why players and dealers, alike, continue to embrace the products. Where it…
RS Guitars’ Founder Receives Honorary Doctorate from Washington College
Paul Reed Smith, the founder and managing general partner of PRS Guitars, has received an Honorary Doctorate of Public Service from Maryland’s Washington College. Washington College president Sheila Bair presented…
Korg USA Announces New U.S. Merchandise Sites for Korg, VOX and Blackstar
Korg USA has developed new consumer merchandise sites exclusively for the American market for Korg, VOX and Blackstar. The official sites all offer branded items including t-shirts, hooded sweatshirts, caps, messenger…
SLM and Alvarez Announce Winner of $10,000 Custom Yairi Guitar
St. Louis Music and Alvarez Guitars have announced that David’s Guitar Loft of Webster Grove, Missouri, is the winner of a one-of-a-kind Alvarez Yairi guitar, valued at $10,000. The company…
SLM Announces Winners of Q1 “Spend $1000 Win $1000” Promotion
St. Louis Music has announced the winners of its Q1 “Spend $1000 Win $1000” promotion: Dave’s Guitar Shop (La Crosse, Wisconsin), Music Factory Texas (Pearland, Texas), and www.Hornsales.com (Lavale, Maryland).…
Heid Music Gives $20,000 Boost to Wisconsin School Music Programs
Heid Music provided a $20,000 boost to Wisconsin school music programs in March with its sixth annual Music in our Schools Month giveaway, The Big 10+ Contest, and inaugural Music Matters Initiative, a donation matching program. The…
High School Nation Makes Donations to Music and Arts Budgets
High School Nation has announced that it will donate more than $2 million to high school arts and music programs as it kicks off its 2017 60-day tour of the United…
Zoom secures Tokyo listing
Japanese music technology manufacturer Zoom Corporation is now listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company was founded in 1983 in Tokyo, Akihabara district. In the beginning it worked as a third party…
Roland and BOSS Sponsor Evening With Andy Summers
Last month, Roland and BOSS sponsored an intimate evening with The Police guitarist and GRAMMY-award winner Andy Summers at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles. An audience of 200 guests,…
New drum show for Sydney
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GC Opens Two Additional Locations
Guitar Center (GC) has been expanding its presence nationwide with recent store grand openings in Dublin, California (February 16), and Kennesaw, Georgia (March 23). The Dublin store, covering 15,000 square feet, is located at…