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ASCAP EXPO She Rocks Showcase Announced

The Women’s International Music Network (The WiMN) has announced the official She Rocks ASCAP EXPO Showcase, which is scheduled during the ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO in Los Angeles CA. Now in its fourth year, the She Rocks Showcase will take place o...

NAMM Welcomes Eight New Board Members

During the annual NAMM Show, the association welcomed eight new members to its Board of Directors. Each member will serve a three-year term and provide oversight and direction to the organization and its charitable arm, The NAMM Foundation. “As we...
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D’Addario Foundation Awards Music-Education Grants

The D’Addario Foundation, a 503(c) nonprofit that is a leader in finding, funding and partnering with transformative music-education organizations, has announced the results of its first two grant-application cycles. Suzanne D’Addario Brouder, Fo...

The Retailer’s Editor Reviews The 2017 NAMM Show

Fender Introduces American-Made, Flagship American Professional Series Korg USA Officially Releases ARP Odyssey Full Size D’Angelico Guitars’ Semi-Hollow Double-Cutaway Premier Series DC Model Crafter’s Autumn Leaves Rose And Autumn Leav...
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QSC’s TouchMix-30 Pro

QSC may be the new kids on the block in the digital mixer category, but the company has been hangin’ tough in the face of some stiff competition and, step by step, carving out a nice niche for itself. QSC’s first foray into digital mixers, the TouchM...

Black Friday Behavior Modification

We’re in a period of rapidly changing shopping patterns, and it’s obvious, particularly post-Black Friday, that trends are just that: patterns on the move, rather than at an endpoint. As much as tech frontrunners believe that new will inexorably repl...

‘Shuffield’ Along

Shuffield Music Co. 610 Main St. Arkadelphia AR 71923 870.230.1733 Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm Paul Shuffield, Jr., Owner/Manager The opening of Shuffield Music Co. in October 2008 was an exciting turn of events for the local music community, which, just...

The Spy’s ‘Mele Kalikimaka’ Mission

It was deep in the months of winter that I got a call at midnight. Roused from my sleep, I picked up the phone, expecting a terrible disaster. “Ever been to Hawaii?” a gruff voice asked. It was The Chief. Surprised, I responded, “No, I haven’t. Wh...