DEC. 18 | D'ADDARIO | APPOINTMENT
D'Addario Names New CEO

}DEC. 4 | FENDER | APPOINTMENT
Fender Announces Master Builder

DEC. 4 | SIMS MUSIC | ANNIVERSARY
Sims Music Celebrates 40th Anniversary

DEC. 4 | YAMAHA | AWARD
Yamaha Announces Legacy In Education Award

DEC. 2 | DW | ACQUISITION
DW Purchases Slingerland From Gibson

DEC. 2 | JJ BABBITT | APPOINTMENT
JJ Babbitt Company Names New President

NOV. 13 I GROUP ONE I PARTNERSHIP
Group One Distributes Solid State Logic

NOV. 13 I BOURGEOIS GUITARS I PARTNERSHIP
Bourgeois Guitars Partners with Eastman Music

NOV. 13 I BEACOCK MUSIC I ACQUISITION
Beacock Music Acquires Simpkins Music

NOV. 13 | GIBSON | TRADEMARK
Gibson Loses Firebird Trademark Within EU

NOV. 6 | REMO, INC. | APPOINTMENT
Robert Shen Named President of Remo

OCT. 31 I MAKE MUSIC WINTER I EVENTS
Make Music Winter Set to Return

OCT. 18 I JJ BABBITT I OBITUARY
JJ Babbitt’s Reglein Passes Away

OCT. 15 I NAMM I TARIFFS
US Delays Tariff Increase

OCT. 15 I DANSR I APPOINTMENT
Dansr Promotes Troy Hamilton

OCT. 9 I FENDER EUROPE I LEGAL
UK Watchdog Alleges Fender Restricted Online Price Discounting

OCT. 8 I THE CANDYMAN STRINGS & THINGS I EVENT
Candyman Strings & Things Celebrates 50 Years

OCT. 8 I NORDIC SHELLS I WEB
Nordic Shells Launches Online 'Green Room'

OCT. 1 I QSC I ACQUISITION
QSC Acquires Attero Tech

SEPT. 30 I KATSUHIKO (KARL) HIRANO I OBITUARY
Yamaha’s Hirano Passes Away

SEPT. 27 I SWIM I EVENT
SWIM Extends Scholarship Deadline to Oct. 4

SEPT. 25 I ALL COUNTY MUSIC I RETIREMENT
General Manager Dan Murphy Retires from All County Music

SEPT. 24 I EVANS DRUMHEADS I COMPANY
Evans Drumheads Debuts New Look to Packaging

SEPT. 17 I GUITAR CENTER I OPENING
Guitar Center Opens New Location in Pensacola, Florida

SEPT. 17 I TAYLOR GUITARS I APPOINTMENT
Taylor Guitars Names Andy Powers Third Partner

SEPT. 13 I ZOOM I PARTNERSHIP
Zoom F6, F8n Recorders Receive Ambeo Certification

SEPT. 10 I KORG I ACQUISITION
Korg Acquires Sakae Drums

SEPT. 10 I NAMM FOUNDATION I PHILANTHROPY
NAMM Foundation Announces $675K in Grants

AUGUST 28 I CITES I LEGAL
CITES Approves Exemption from Rosewood Restrictions

SEPT. 10 I CONN-SELMER I PERSONNEL
Stoner Retires as Conn-Selmer President, Zapf Takes Over

AUGUST 19 I MUSIC & ARTS I OPENING
Music & Arts Opens 4 Stores

AUGUST 15 I REVERB I ACQUISITION
Etsy Closes on Reverb Deal

AUGUST 14 I ZOOM I WEB
Zoom Announces it’s Poised for Podcasting Boom

AUGUST 13 I SUPER SENSITIVE MUSICAL STRING CO. I OBITUARY
Industry Vet Aspen Pittman Passes Away

AUGUST 13 I SUPER SENSITIVE MUSICAL STRING CO. I OBITUARY
Super Sensitive String’s Ellen Cavanaugh Passes Away

AUGUST 2 I PEAVEY I COMPANY
Peavey Holds Auction to Sell Outdated Machines, Goods

AUGUST 1 I GIBSON I WEB
Gibson Reacts to Viral Guitar Destruction Video

JULY 31 I GUITAR CENTER I OPENING
Guitar Center Opens Custom House

JULY 30 I NAMM I BY FRANK ALKYER & SETH WILSON
Summertime Sizzler

JULY 30 I NAMM I AWARD
Cosmo Music Named ‘Dealer of the Year’

JULY 30 I GIBSON I LEGAL
Gibson Collaborates with Boutique Builders

JULY 25 I BEST IN SHOW I EVENT
‘Best In Show’ Highlights Top Picks at 2019 Summer NAMM

JULY 22 I REVERB I ACQUISITION
Etsy to Purchase Reverb

JULY 16 I NAMM I BY KATIE KAILUS
Retail Think Tank

JULY 16 I NAMM I SCHEDULE
Schedule of Events

JULY 16 I THE NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL I EVENT
American Eagle Awards to Honor George Clinton,
Vince Guaraldi

JULY 16 I NAMM I EVENT
NAMM Congratulates 2019 Top 100 Dealers

JULY 16 I NAMM I SCHEDULE
Schedule of Events

JULY 16 I THE NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL I EVENT
American Eagle Awards to Honor George Clinton,
Vince Guaraldi

JULY 16 I NAMM I EVENT
NAMM Congratulates 2019 Top 100 Dealers

JULY 16 I SHUBB CAPOS I EVENT
Shubb Capos to Present the John Jorgenson Quintet

JULY 9 I GIBSON BRANDS I LEGAL
Gibson 'Declares War'

JULY 9 I HAL LEONARD I APPOINTMENT
Hal Leonard Announces CEO Leadership Change

JULY 9 I TIM'S MUSIC I PHILANTHROPY
Tim's Music Helps Paradise School Music Programs

JUNE 25 I SPRINGFIELD MUSIC I PODCAST
Springfield Music President Launches Podcast

JUNE 19 I BARRINGTON MUSIC PRODUCTS I LEGAL
Barrington Music Products Denied $4.9M in Damages

JUNE 13 I REVERB I SALES TAX
Reverb Set to Collect Sales Tax in 10 More States

JUNE 11 I NAMM I TARIFFS I BY KATIE KAILUS
NAMM Urges Members to Submit Comments on Tariffs

JUNE 11 I ALL COUNTY MUSIC I PHILANTHROPY
All County Music Honors Stoneman Douglas Victim

JUNE 11 I SCHECTER GUITAR RESEARCH I DISTRIBUTION
Schecter Guitar Research Distributes Fox Gear

JUNE 11 I CHARLES R WALTER I OBITUARY
Piano Company Founder Charles R Walter Dies at 92

MAY 28 I D’ADDARIO I Q&A I BY KATIE KAILUS
D'Addario Combats China Tariffs

MAY 14 I RHYTHM BAND INSTRUMENTS I ACQUISITION
RBI Acquires Grover Pro Percussion

MAY 14 I HAL LEONARD I DISTRIBUTION
Flight Instruments Partners with Hal Leonard

Willis Celebrates 120 years

MAY 14 I DANSR I DISTRIBUTION
Dansr Distributes Smith Mallets

MAY 14 I NAMM I FUND
NAMM Fund Established in Honor of Liz Reisman

MAY 9 I B&H PHOTO I COMPANY
B&H Launches Payboo

APRIL 16 I MUSIC EDUCATION DAY I LOBBYING
Music Ed Community Lobbies in Springfield, Illinois

APRIL 16 I CRUZTOOLS I REBRANDING
CruzTools Rebrands as GrooveTech

APRIL 16 I WEST MUSIC I AWARDS
West Music Awards Top Vendors

APRIL 8 I MUSIC & ARTS I APPOINTMENT
Jeff Gottlieb Joins Music & Arts as New President

MARCH 26 | YAMAHA CORP. | APPOINTMENT
Tom Sumner Named Operating Officer of Yamaha Corp.

MARCH 12 I MANNY'S MUSIC I SALE
Former Manny's Music Site Sells for $24.3M

MARCH 12 I ADJ I ACQUISITION
ADJ Group Acquires Eliminator Lighting

MARCH 12 I BILL BOYCE I OBITUARY
Piano Retailer Bill Boyce Dies at 78

MARCH 6 I YAMAHA GUITAR GROUP I APPOINTMENT
Yamaha Guitar Group Names President

FEB. 15 I KANSTUL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS I ORDERS
Kanstul Puts Hold on New Orders

FEB. 5 I NAMM I EVENT I BY TYRA BOSNIC & KASIA FEJKLOWICZ
NAMM Heats Up Anaheim

FEB. 5 I SWIM I SCHOLARSHIP
SWIM Announces Scholarship, Donation Challenge

FEB. 5 I KORG, SPECTOR I ACQUISITION
Korg Acquires Spector

FEB. 5 I ATV I COMPANY
ATV to Relaunch Ace Tone


JAN. 31 I BEST IN SHOW I EVENT
'Best In Show' Highlights Top Gear at NAMM

JAN. 22 I THE 2019 NAMM SHOW I BY KASIA FEJKLOWICZ
Supercharge Your Success

Jan. 22 I THE 2019 NAMM SHOW I SCHEDULE
Schedule of Events

JAN. 22 I THE 2019 NAMM SHOW I TEC AWARDS
Peter Frampton to Receive Les Paul Innovation Award

JAN. 22 | THE 2019 NAMM SHOW | EVENT
2019 She Rocks Awards Honorees Announced

JAN. 15 I MUSIC & ARTS I OPENING
Music & Arts Opens 200th Location

JAN. 15 I ZILDJIAN I APPOINTMENT
Zildjian Appoints John Stephans as CEO

JAN 15. I HAL LEONARD, REMO I DISTRIBUTION
Hal Leonard Named Remo Distributor, Marketing Partner

JAN. 15 I BLUES ANGEL MUSIC I OPENING
Blues Angel Music Opens Alabama Location

JAN. 15 I KAWAI I COMPANY
Kawai to Phase out Lowrey

JAN 15. I ELIZABETH COMTE REISMAN I OBITUARY
Elizabeth Comte Reisman Dies at 55