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Responsible for managing sales in Northeast U.S. Shure Incorporated announced that Rick Renner has joined the company as a Regional Sales Manager, and will be responsible for managing sales for Shure in the Northeast U.S. "It's great to have Rick on our team," said Jim Schanz, Director of U.S. Field Sales.

Shure Incorporated in Niles, Ill., announces that the company is extending its Canadian rebate program of up to $1,200 for the trade-in of Shure 700MHz frequency band wireless systems and related components and for any other manufacturers' qualifying 700MHz frequency band wireless systems and their related components until the end of the calendar ...

MILWAUKEE - " The world's largest and most innovative music print publisher, Hal Leonard Corporation unveiled its completely redesigned website this week.

Yamaha Corporation has selected PV's award-winning TwonkyMedia server software to enable the seamless sharing of digital music content on its new line of home audio products named MusicCAST2, which includes the new MCX-RC100 Network Music Commander and compatible MCX-A300 and MCX-P200 Network Music Players.

Any new Michael Mann film automatically draws attention for its music. Twenty-five years ago, he revolutionized television scoring with a groundbreaking mix of popular songs and synthesized music on "Miami Vice," and his films have offered surprising composer choices or generated hit albums .

Sony Music Entertainment and IODA officially disclosed their partnership today, a widely expected move.A The deal, first reported by Digital Music News on Tuesday , taps into the IODA digital distribution system known as the Rightsholder Dashboard.A Most of the details were disclosed by sources, and the official announcement contains almost no ...

Japan s Yamaha Corp, the world largest piano manufacturer, will shut its Taiwanese plant later this month because of high production costs, Yamaha s agent said yesterday.

Shure Incorporated has combined the sales, marketing and support staff of the company's International Americas Business Unit with the U.S. Business Unit to form the new Americas Business Unit.

Jun 30, 2009 12:00 pm US/Eastern Michael Jackson claimed to have a net worth of $236 million as of March 31, 2007, according to financial documents obtained by The Associated Press that shed light on the late pop star's murky finances and prodigious borrowing.

More Michael Jackson coverage AEG Live has announced that full refunds will be given to fans who purchased tickets through authorized agents to Michael Jackson's 50 planned concerts at the O2 Arena in London, according to a news release from the promoter, which operates the O2 Arena.

The Zoom R16 - recorder, interface and controller all rolled into one neat portable package.

American performance rights organizations, including the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and Broadcast Music, Inc are cracking down on several karaoke bars on 32nd Street in Manhattan's Koreatown for the use of 'unauthorized music,' reports the Korea Times.

Police seek Jackson's doctor in investigation More Michael Jackson coverage The body of Michael Jackson has been released to his family, a Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman said Saturday after an autopsy failed to immediately determine what killed the troubled pop star.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC , co- owned by Michael Jackson and Sony Corp., will keep control of Beatles songs following the pop singera s death, said a person with knowledge of the venturea s plans.

Universal Audio has announced that the UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop , a compact ExpressCard-based DSP Accelerator, is now shipping worldwide.

Australian rock band Men at Work are fighting accusations that the melody of their 1980s international hit, "Down Under," was stolen from a popular children's song about a bird.

More Michael Jackson coverage One day after Michael Jackson's sudden death , speculation was already turning on Friday to what killed the 50-year-old "King of Pop" just weeks before his long-awaited series of comeback concerts.

A major milestone for a Fort Wayne company. Multimedia Watch The Video It's the 30th anniversary of Sweetwater Sound.

Sky Saxon, lead singer and founder of the 1960s band the Seeds who had a Top 40 hit in 1967 with "Pushin' Too Hard," has died after a brief illness.

The Beastie Boys have confirmed that their eighth studio album, " Hot Sauce Committee Part 1," will be released Sept.