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December 12, 2022 I Appointments

Universal Audio Expands Senior Leadership Team

Seasoned tech executives Gordon Mattingly and John Bigay join the UA team as CFO and CRO, respectively.

December 07, 2022 I Distribution

KMC Named U.S. Distributor of Los Cabos Drumsticks

KMC Music is now the exclusive U.S. distributor of the drumstick brand.

December 03, 2022 I Philanthropy

Rocktoberfest Donates $30K to Charles County Board of Education Fine Arts

Despite the cancellation of the annual Rocktoberfest, committee members still presented a check for $30,000 to the Charles County Board of Education’s Fine and Performing Arts.

December 03, 2022 I Appointments

Steven Raft Joins RealTime Audio, MatchMySound

Industry veteran Steven Raft will serve as chief operating and financial officer of RealTime Audio, and chief operating officer of MatchMySound.

December 03, 2022 I Legal

Judgement Finds InMusic Infringed Roland’s Drum Tech Patents

On Nov. 17, a jury rendered a verdict finding that all five of Roland’s patents, which inMusic claimed to be invalid, were found to be valid, and all four of Roland’s patents, which Roland asserted were infringed, were found be infringed by inMusic.

November 28, 2022 I Appointments

Avid Promotes Sanders to CCO

As chief customer officer, Sanders’ work will focus on driving a more modern service organization, digital transformation, and a more CX-centric company culture.

November 28, 2022 I Distribution

Alfred Music to Be Exclusive Distributor of The FJH Music Company

Effective Jan. 1, 2023, the FJH catalog will be exclusively distributed by Alfred Music in both print and digital forms. Additionally, FJH’s educational catalogs will be exclusively available on MakeMusic Cloud, formerly SmartMusic.

November 28, 2022 I Retail

MI Retailers Share Black Friday Success

Retailers across the U.S. speak to Music Inc. about what they saw at their dealerships during last week’s Black Friday and Small Business Saturday.