DEC. 11 | BLUE MICROPHONES | AWARD
Blue Headphones Win Emmy

DEC. 11 | GUITAR CENTER | OPENING
Guitar Center Redesigns Flagship Hollywood Location

DEC. 11 | COUNTRY MUSIC STORE | RELOCATION
Country Music Store Relocates to Atlanta, Texas

DEC. 11 | DEAN GUITARS | LEGAL
Dean Guitars Wins Copyright Lawsuit

DEC. 4 | CALIFORNIA FIRES | UPDATE
California Fires: MI Update

NOV. 13 | SWEETWATER | EXPANSION
Sweetwater Announces $76.4M Expansion

NOV. 13 | BLACK DIAMOND STRINGS | OWNERSHIP
Black Diamond Strings Under New Ownership

NOV. 13 | CITES | MEETING
CITES Standing Committee Offers Proposed Exemption

NOV. 13 | MITSUO KASAHARA | OBITUARY
Mitsuo Kasahara Passes Away

OCT. 24 I GIBSON BRANDS I COMPANY
Gibson Appoints New CEO, Senior Team

OCT. 16 | WESTLAKE PRO | OPENING
Westlake Pro Opens Nashville Location

OCT. 16 | JAM INDUSTRIES | PARTNERSHIP
Jam Industries Partners with DCC 

OCT. 16 | TEACHING GUITAR WORKSHOP | EVENT
Teaching Guitar Workshop Expands Program

OCT. 16 | ROLAND | OPENING
Roland Opens Artist Relations Center in London

SEPT. 27 I EAW I COMPANY
EAW Grows Under New Ownership

SEPT. 21 | HURRICANE FLORENCE | UPDATE
Hurricane Florence Brings Flooding, Halts Business

SEPT. 14 | ZOOM | COMPANY
Zoom Debuts Virtual Reality Audio Recorder

SEPT. 11 | GIBSON BRANDS | COMPANY
Gibson Reaches Settlement, CEO Stepping Down

SEPT. 11 | AVID, HAL LEONARD | DISTRIBUTION
Hal Leonard, Avid Enter Multimillion-dollar Agreement

SEPT. 11 I D'ADDARIO I EXPANSION
D'Addario Plans Expansion

SEPT. 11 I SEQUENTIAL I COMPANY
Dave Smith Instruments Rebrands

SEPT. 11 I SYNC2SELL I COMPANY
Sync2Sell Software for Reverb Launches

SEPT. 11 I PONCE DE LEON MUSIC CENTER | EVENT
Ponce De Leon Music Celebrates 50 Years

SEPT. 11 I HOWARD DURBIN I OBITUARY
Howard Durbin Passes Away

AUG. 14 | LOGITECH | ACQUISITION
Logitech Acquires Blue Microphones

AUG. 14 | TRI-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, REVERB | PARTNERSHIP
Tri-Technical Systems Partners with Reverb

AUG. 14 | BEACOCK MUSIC | EXPANSION
Beacock Music Expands in Oregon

AUG. 14 | CAFIM | MEETING
CAFIM: Challenges EU Regulations, Names President

AUG. 10 | GIBSON BRANDS | COMPANY
Gibson Receives Court Approval for Reorganization

JULY 12 | LOUD AUDIO | SALE
Loud Audio Sells Martin Audio

JULY 10 I NAMM I SHOW
Summer NAMM Sizzles in Nashville

JULY 10 I NAMM I AWARD
Andertons Music Named Dealer of the Year 

JULY 10 I ROLAND I OPENING 
Roland Opens Nashville Artist Relations Center

JULY 10 I THE MUSIC LINK I OPENING 
The Music Link to Open Nashville Center

JULY 3 I NAMM I EVENT 
‘Best In Show’ Highlights Top Gear from Summer NAMM

JUNE 26 I NAMM I BY ALEX HARRELL
Get Ready for Music City

JUNE 26 I NAMM I SCHEDULE
Schedule of Events

JUNE 26 I THE NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL I EVENT
American Eagle Awards to Honor Jazz Legends

JUNE 26 I NAMM FOUNDATION I EVENT
Top 100 Dealer Awards to Highlight Industry's Best

JUNE 26 I PENSADO'S PLACE I SESSION
Pensado's Place to Hit NAMM Idea Center Stage

JUNE 20 I CASIO I OBITUARY
Casio Chairman, CEO Dies at 89

JUNE 12 I REVERB I OPENING
Reverb Grows Chicago Office

JUNE 12 I SWEETWATER I OBITUARY
Sweetwater's Randy Pratt Passes Away

JUNE 12 I REMO I OBITUARY
Executive Vice President of Remo Dies

MAY 23 I ROLAND I EVENT
Roland Expands V-Drums Range

MAY 21 I PMC I EVENT
PMC Announces 'Last Call' for Vans Warped Tour

MAY 14 I SHURE I TOUR
Shure Opens Chicago Office

MAY 14 I YAMAHA GUITAR GROUP I COMPANY
Yamaha Forms US-based Yamaha Guitar Group

MAY 11 I YAMAHA GUITAR GROUP I ACQUISITION
Yamaha Guitar Group Acquires Ampeg

MAY 4 I GIBSON BRANDS I COMPANY
MI Leaders Respond to Gibson's Chapter 11 Filing

MAY 3 I GIBSON BRANDS I COMPANY 
Gibson's Trail of Creditors

MAY 2 I GIBSON BRANDS I COMPANY
Gibson's Statement on Bankruptcy Filing

MAY 1 I NAMM FOUNDATION I EVENT
NAMM Announces Top 100 Dealers

MAY 1 I OBITUARY
Vince McBryde Dies

MAY 1 I GUITAR CENTER I COMPANY
Guitar Center Gets Relief, for Now

MAY 1 I PECKNEL MUSIC I OBITUARY
Former NASMD, NAMM President Passes Away

MAY 1 I GIBSON BRANDS I COMPANY
Gibson Files for Bankruptcy

APRIL 10 | HAL LEONARD I ACCQUISITION
Hal Leonard, Music Sales Group Enter $50M Deal

APRIL 10 | REVERB I APPOINTMENT
Reverb Hires Former Gibson Executive

APRIL 10 I LOWREY I MOVING
Lowrey Plans Relocation to LA

MARCH 30 | ST. LOUIS MUSIC, ANTIGUA WINDS I DISTRIBUTION
St. Louis Music Distributes Antigua Winds

MARCH 14 I JODYJAZZ I ACQUISITION
JodyJazz Acquires Chedeville

MARCH 13 I GUITAR CENTER I RATING ACTION
S&P Downgrades Guitar Center's Ratings

MARCH 13 I LUNASTONE, D&A GUITAR GEAR I DISTRIBUTION
LunaStone Appoints D&A Guitar Gear

MARCH 8 I HERITAGE GUITAR I COMPANY
Heritage Guitar Fires 10, 4 Walk Off in Protest

MARCH 8 I GIBSON BRANDS I COMPANY
Gibson Rating Downgraded, Lays Off Workers

MARCH 6 I MUSIC & ARTS I ACQUISITION
Music & Arts Opens 160th Location

MARCH 6 I SAM ASH MUSIC I PHILANTHROPY
Sam Ash Gives Back

MARCH 5 I YAMAHA I APPOINTMENT
Yamaha Names Sumner President

MARCH 1 I AVID I COMPANY
Avid Fires CEO, Appoints Jeff Rosica

FEB. 23 I BANDLAB I ACQUISITION
BandLab Acquires Cakewalk Assets from Gibson

FEB. 19 I GIBSON BRANDS I COMPANY
Gibson Seeks Refinancing, Hires CFO

FEB. 14 I GIBSON BRANDS I COMPANY
Gibson Faces Financial Challenges

FEB. 7 I D'ADDARIO, MEINL I DISTRIBUTION
Meinl, D'Addario UK End Distribution Agreement

FEB 6. I NAMM I EVENT
NAMM: Bigger, Better and Busier

FEB. 6 I MIKE BELITZ I ACQUISITION
Mike Belitz Acquires Radial Engineering

FEB. 6 I GATOR, LEVY'S LEATHERS I ACQUISTION
Gator Acquires Levy's Leathers

FEB. 6 I COSMO MUSIC I AWARD
Cosmo Music Receives NAMM Milestone Award

FEB. 6 I REMO I OPENING
Remo Music Center Relocates

JAN. 30 I BEST IN SHOW I EVENT
'Best In Show' Highlights Great New Gear at NAMM

JAN. 23 I NAMM I EVENT I BY KASIA FEJKLOWICZ
The New Look of NAMM

JAN. 23 I NAMM I SCHEDULE
Schedule of Events

JAN. 23 I NAMM I TEC AWARDS
Jackson Browne to Receive Les Paul Award

JAN. 23 I NAMM I PENSADO'S PLACE
First Pensado's NAMM JAM Announced

JAN. 16 I INNOVATIVE PERCUSSION I ANNIVERSARY
Innovative Percussion Celebrates 25 Years

JAN. 16 I HEID MUSIC I RELOCATING
Heid Music Plans Move

JAN. 16 I D'ADDARIO FOUNDATION I PHILANTHROPY
D'Addario Collects 65 Instruments for Students

JAN. 16 I THE MIDWEST CLINIC I EVENT
MI Dealers Sponsor Directors for Midwest Clinic

JAN. 16 I TRICKFISH AMPLIFICATION I OBITUARY
Founder of Trickfish Amplification Dies

JAN. 3 I GUITAR CENTER, AUDIO VISUAL DESIGN GROUP I ACQUISITION
GC Acquires Audio Visual Design Group