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Giddens Wins Shure’s ‘Get the Gig’ Competition
Shure Inc. has announced the winner of the company’s second annual “Get the Gig” internship competition. After a process of three rounds of reviews, Truman University student Brooke Giddens was selected to join Shure as the company’s Artist Relations intern from this month through August. “Once again, we went through a lengthy review process to [...]
Summer NAMM Offers Abundant Networking Opportunities
Summer NAMM, coming at you this July from Nashville TN, doesn’t end when the sun goes down. Productive days filled with previewing hot new music products for fall and the holidays, educational events and meetings with industry leaders in the brand new Music City Center lead straight into evenings of camaraderie set to music. NAMM’s [...]
Sweetwater Announces Mic Locker Giveaway
To celebrate “Mic Month” at Sweetwater, two Mic Lockers will be given away to two lucky entrants. A total of 39 mics, worth $35,000, divided into two packages, will feature mics from Neumann, Shure, Blue, AKG, Miktek, Lauten, Royer, Telefunken and many other prominent brands. Package 1, valued at $20,500, includes 18 mics, whereas Package [...]
Takuya Nakata Named President of Yamaha Corp. Japan
Takuya “Tak” Nakata has been named President and Representative Director of Yamaha Corp. Japan, succeeding Mitsuru “Mick” Umemura. The announcement was made yesterday during a meeting of the company’s board of directors. Umemura has been serving as President and Representative Director of Yamaha Corp. since June 26, 2007, and is scheduled to become Special Corporate [...]
ADJ.tv Connects DJs To Their World
DJs never have to feel alone again. It doesn’t matter if they’re waiting for a bus, standing in line for a movie, sitting on a park bench or they’re anywhere else. With the new ADJ.tv (www.ADJ.tv), they’re never more than a click away from the latest news, events, performance videos and all things DJ from [...]
Allen & Heath Makes Its Mark During SXSW
Allen & Heath digital consoles were a hit with the bands and fans once again at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin TX, one of the world’s largest annual music conferences. The conference, which has been produced since 1987, is celebrated around the world as one of the great institutions of independent music. [...]
Ziggy Haspod Named Seymour Duncan Rep Of The Year
Earlier this year, Seymour Duncan announced that Ziggy Haspod once again took the title of Seymour Duncan Rep of the Year for his extraordinary sales record. Haspod has been a member of the Seymour Duncan family for well over 20 years. In fact, he worked for the company as Internal Sales Manager before founding his [...]
Korg USA Appointed Exclusive Blackstar Distributor in Canada
Korg USA has announced that, as a result of its efforts thus far to build the brand in the U.S., it has been appointed the exclusive distributor for Blackstar products in Canada. Korg USA will be handling all shipping and logistics out of Canadian warehousing facilities and will offer Canadian dealers the same level of [...]
D’Addario & Company Opens D’Addario China
Based in New York, but grabbing market share around the world, D’Addario & Company has announced the formation of D’Addario China. Established in Shanghai and fully owned by D’Addario, D’Addario China will manage sales and marketing of the company’s products throughout the mainland. To manage this effort, Jack Jin has been hired as D’Addario China’s Market [...]
Music & Arts Opens Instrument Repair, Distribution Center
Music & Arts has opened a newly constructed 112,000-square-foot musical instrument repair, refurbishment and distribution center near the company’s Frederick MD headquarters. More than 100 full-time employees, plus another 40 providing seasonal help, will occupy the space. This facility has allowed Music & Arts to enhance its repair and refurbishment capabilities. The facility includes a [...]
