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Sweetwater Presents GearFest ’13
Sweetwater, the third-largest retailer of musical instruments and pro-audio in the U.S., will present GearFest ’13, a celebration of musicians and the instruments and equipment they use to make music. GearFest ’13 takes place on Friday, June 21 from 9am to 6pm, and Saturday, June 22 from 9am to 5pm, at 5501 US Hwy 30 [...]
Velazquez Named President Of ADJ, Elation And Acclaim Lighting
Chuck Davies, Founder and CEO of the ADJ Group, announced that Toby Velazquez has been named President of ADJ, Elation and Acclaim Lighting. Velazquez, who joined the company shortly after it was started in 1985, has served the ADJ Group in a wide variety of capacities and has made critical contributions to its growth from [...]
MIAC Show Returns To Toronto For 2013
The Music Industries Association of Canada (MIAC) has announced the preliminary details for the upcoming 42nd annual MIAC Show, held in conjunction with The PAL Show for the production technologies sector. This year’s event will take place September 8 to 9 at the International Centre in Toronto, and will feature a number of new initiatives [...]
The Music Industry Remembers Phil Ramone
Family and friends of multiple Grammy Award-winning music producer Phil Ramone came together on May 11 to celebrate and honor his life. Ramone, who died on March 30, was most noted as a record producer, crafting recordings for artists including Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, James [...]
Reloop Inks U.S. Distribution Partnership With AM&S
Reloop, a manufacturer of DJ products and accessories that’s based in Germany, recently announced its new exclusive U.S. distribution partnership with American Music & Sound. “In the U.S., Reloop has not yet established desired market positioning since its introduction in the year 2010. To appoint American Music & Sound as sole Reloop distributor in [...]
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 [...]
