JAN. 7 I E.M. WINSTON I APPOINTMENTS
E.M. Winston Names Don Rhodes President

JAN. 4 I WILLIAMS JOSEPH MCCORMICK, JR. I TRIBUTES
William McCormick Remembered

JAN. 15 | TAYLOR | DISTRIBUTION
Fender, Taylor Partner in Europe

FEB. 1 | PEARL | APPOINTMENT
West to Lead Pearl

FEB. 20 I SENSENENY MUSIC I APPOINTMENT
Supinie Named Senseney Music President, CEO

FEB. 28 I BILLY WENNLUND I TRIBUTE
Remembering Billy Wennlund

MARCH 5 I THE CAVANAUGH CO. I APPOINTMENT
Cavanaugh to Lead Cavanaugh Co.

MARCH 7 I HANSER MUSIC GROUP I PARTNERSHIP
Hanser Music Group Partners in St. Louis

MARCH 7 I KEYBOARD CONCEPTS I OPENING
Keyboard Concepts Opens Agoura Design Center Location

MARCH 11 I HAL LEONARD I ACQUISITION
Hal Leonard to Acquire De Haske

MARCH 11 I LINE 6 I ACQUISITION
Line 6 Acquires X2

MARCH 14 I GIBSON, ACTIVISION I LEGAL
‘Guitar Hero’ Maker Fights Gibson Patent Claim

MARCH 25 I WILLIAM LUDWIG II I TRIBUTE
William Ludwig II, ‘The Chief’ 1917–2008

APRIL 9 I TRANSOM CAPITAL, BLUE MICROPHONES I ACQUISITION
Transom Capital Acquires Blue Microphones

APRIL 9 I CONN-SELMER I PERSONNEL
Ludwig/Musser Forms New Team

APRIL 9 I D&M HOLDINGS, ALLEN & HEATH I ACQUISITION
Allen & Heath Acquired by D&M

APRIL 10 I TC GROUP, GIBSON I PARTNERSHIPS
TC Group, Gibson Discontinue Merger Talks

APRIL 15 I HOLZE MUSIC I CLOSINGS
Comptroller’s Office Closes Holze Music’s Stores

APRIL 25 I NAMM I INTERNATIONAL
NAMM Forms International Branch in the U.K.

MAY 7 I DON JOHNSON I TRIBUTE
Don Johnson: 1949–2008

MAY 14 I YAMAHA I LEGAL
Yamaha Protects Intellectual Property in Historic Ruling

MAY 14 I STEINWAY I FINANCIAL
Steinway Reports Solid Q1 Results

MAY 20 I STEINWAY I ACQUISITION
Steinway Picks Up ArkivMusic

MAY 23 I CORPORATE
West Retires, Walenta, Ryan West to Lead

JUNE 4 I CLOSING
Conn-Selmer to Close Elkhorn Factory