Shogo Hayashi has been named President of Hoshino USA Inc., effective April 15. He succeeds Bill Reim, who will now serve the company as its CEO. Hayashi starte...
Namba Gear has announced the formation of NAMBACKER B2B, an MI manufacturer/distributor business-to-business networking group. Two industry veterans launched th...
Overview: Walden Guitars’ B-1 Series Of Baritone Acoustic Guitars
Specifics: Walden Guitars has released the B-1 series of Baritone acoustic guitars for worldw...
Overview: Saint Blues Guitar Workshop’s Juke Joint Series
Specifics: Saint Blues Guitar Workshop offers the Juke Joint Series of made-in-Memphis guitars. The J...
St. Louis Music, Inc., is managing and distributing the Sigma Guitar line. These mid-level guitars will be offered exclusively to members of the Independent Mus...
Harman Professional has appointed Mark Gander to Director of JBL Technology. In this newly created role, Gander will be responsible for driving the growth of th...
KMCMusicorp has announced the death of Inside Sales Manager Dave Jones. Based in KMC’s Charleston SC office, Jones built his career around his love for music. M...
Roland Corp. Japan recently announced that Jun-ichi Miki assumed the role of President, effective April 1. Miki joined Roland Corp. in 1977 and began his dynami...
Fishman’s Triple Play Controller
Fishman is now shipping the TriplePlay Wireless Guitar Controller. TriplePlay presents MIDI guitar controller technology th...
Gibson Guitar Corp. has announced an agreement to make a strategic investment into Japan’s TEAC Corp. (TEAC). TEAC is a recognized name in audio and visual ...
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