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Friday, March 22, 2013
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03/22/13 08:45 AM,
Guitar Center has announced the appointment of Mike Pratt as its new chief executive officer, effective April 1, 2013. He also joins the company’s board of directors. Pratt succeeds Marty Hanaka, the company’s interim CEO, who will remain on the board and assist in the transition. Since 2008, Pratt has served as president and chief operating officer of leading Canadian consumer electronics retailers Best Buy Canada and Future Shop. He began his career more than 20 years ago with Future…
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Monday, March 18, 2013
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03/18/13 07:31 AM,
Soundcraft today announced the launch of its “Si Expression Store Tour 2013,” which will bring its 73-foot demo truck to Guitar Center stores nationwide to demonstrate the new Soundcraft Si Expression digital consoles. The Si Expression models feature the company’s newest DSP, component technologies and manufacturing techniques to create Soundcraft’s most powerful cost-effective digital console series ever. The demo truck is equipped with Soundcraft Si Expression consoles and also has a complete Studer studio setup built around the flagship Vista…
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Friday, June 29, 2012
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06/29/12 10:53 AM,
Guitar is pleased to announce that a new Guitar Center store is set to open in Boston this Fall. The new store will be located across the street from the world-renowned Berklee College of Music, and will serve the diverse music community surrounding the college. “We are excited to move into the heart of the Berklee College of Music campus and near other fine institutions such as New England Conservatory and Boston Conservatory,” says Gene Joly, Executive VP of Guitar…
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
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05/29/12 04:51 PM,
On the evening of Thursday, April 26, 2012, Guitar Center held the grand opening of its new location in Coconut Creek, Florida. The store is located at 4449 Lyons Road, Suite J-106, Coconut Creek, Florida 33073. Guitar Center Coconut Creek is Guitar Center’s 226th retail location. Guitar Center Coconut Creek’s grand opening introduced customers to a vast selection of products and a dedicated staff with unparalleled musical knowledge and experience. As with all new store openings, Guitar Center hosted a…
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Monday, May 21, 2012
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05/21/12 10:25 AM,
Following an eventful Q1 that saw the retailer expanding its operations in Tucson, Arizona, and Highland Park, Illinois, Guitar Center held the grand opening of its new location in North Charlotte, North Carolina, in April. The store is located at 8813 JW Clay Blvd., STE A, Charlotte, NC 28262-5416. Guitar Center North Charlotte is Guitar Center’s 225th retail location. Guitar Center North Charlotte’s grand opening introduced customers to a vast selection of products and a dedicated staff with unparalleled musical…
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Monday, April 23, 2012
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04/23/12 10:47 AM,
In the first quarter of 2012, Guitar Center expanded operations at two of its stores – Highland Park, Illinois, and Tucson, Arizona – by adding Guitar Center Studios, an in-house, state-of-the-art lesson facility, which will create unrivaled opportunities for area musicians of all ages and skill levels. Guitar Center Studios provides music lessons from beginner to advanced featuring certified instructors teaching world-class curriculum as well as one-on-one courses on Pro Tools, Logic Pro and GarageBand. Guitar Center Studios is now…
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
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10/20/11 10:11 AM,
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Shure Incorporated today announced its partnership with Guitar Center on Guitar Center Singer-Songwriter, an artist discovery program that will find the nation’s best unsigned singer-songwriter. Shure is helping Guitar Center continue its commitment to unsigned artists, contributing to the career-altering prize package that will be won by one unsigned artist. The prize package includes recording three songs with accomplished Grammy Award winning Producer John Shanks, whose resume boasts 60 million records sold, 43 No. 1 singles, and 67 No. 1…
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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10/19/11 07:18 AM,
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Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) has announced new features and functionality for the Neve Genesys, a custom-crafted, expandable analog recording console that incorporates digital workstation control. Exclusively distributed in the U.S. by GC Pro, the Genesys was designed to address new realities of modern professional audio industry for music, post production and gaming, while building on Neve’s 40 years of accumulated technical heritage. New features being unveiled at AES include:—New and updated Routing Implementation (L-C-R/Stereo)—Pro Tools track arm/disarm control from…
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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05/11/10 05:16 PM,
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In direct response to the devastation from the recent floods in Nashville and the surrounding area, Guitar Center has launched a dedicated initiative titled “Operation High Ground” for Nashville Flood Relief, to help musicians, songwriters, recording studios and audio professionals. The goal of the program is to help Nashville’s music community get back on its feet as quickly as possible to keep the music going in Music City. Guitar Center’s President, Greg Trojan, made the announcement. As the events of…
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Friday, January 23, 2009
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01/23/09 09:33 AM,
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Guitar Center and Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) have announced an agreement with AMS Neve stating that GC Pro is the exclusive U.S. sales channel for the new Neve Genesys, a custom-crafted, expandable analog recording console with digital workstation control, as well as related products. In coordination with the recently signed agreement, GC Pro has also announced four demonstration facilities throughout the U.S., in New York, Los Angeles, Nashville and Miami. An additional flight-cased Genesys console will be moved on…
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