January 2012 Newsletter

The MANTRA Saxophone Earns Top 50 Product Spot at NAMM!

Theo Wanne's new MANTRA tenor saxophone was selected by Music Inc./Upbeat Daily as a Top 50 Product from NAMM. It will be featured in an exclusive article in the March issue of Music Inc. This is quite the honor given that NAMM has over 1600 exhibitors and tens of thousands of products. Over 95,000 people attended NAMM 2012.

The MANTRA saxophone is the next leap in saxophone evolution, integrating over 30 innovations and features. Theo Wanne's passion for creating the best musical products in history, combined with superior technology, has resulted in the most advanced saxophone ever made.

NAMM 2012 - The Experience

We made a huge splash at NAMM 2012. Our booth had non-stop action with top musicians, dealers, and distributors checking out our new MANTRA saxophone, clarient mouthpieces, and Enlightened ligatures. Later, they jammed out at our hugely successful Saxophones Unleashed concerts on Friday and Saturday night.

Clarinet Mouthpieces - Great Review

The GAIA clarinet mouthpieces gained rave review from Rick Kessel of SBO, MMR, JAZZed, and Choral Director.

"The jazz mouthpiece is superb! It has a very big sound, but with lots of rich, husky overtones – while being free-blowing at the same time!
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I also like the classical mouthpiece very much as well…it articulates very well and allows rapid tounguing. The sound is also very warm while still having a “ring” to the sound which will allow it to project out over the orchestra.
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The ligature is also terrific! It seems to help control the sound, but still allows the mouthpiece to vibrate without choking it off.
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Great packaging too! I've never seen a clarinet mouthpiece with the nice case and ligature package like these. Nice job!"

Saxophone SMACKDOWN II!

NAPBIRT and MusicMedic.com join forces to bring a full weekend of champions to Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. The Saxophone Smackdown II promises twice the Sax-O-Mania: 2 bands, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, clinicians from around the world, and a tour of the MusicMedic Coliseum. There's never been an event like this in saxophone history; it can only be described as RAW!!!!!

This year's Smackdown is a day and night action-packed event. The rumble will be heard around the world as Jerry Chang, Jason DuMars, Theo Wanne, Jerome Selmer, Steve Goodson and Curt Altarac make their way into the MusicMedic.com Coliseum. The surge of masterful makers converging on one place for the sake of sharing knowledge and ideas will undoubtedly lead to the victory of craftsmanship.