Members Anderton Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 Here's the official press release. And every word is true... Gibson Brands Acquires HarmonyCentral.com Emphasis on site neutrality and extensive community involvement will continue NASHVILLE, TN-April 9, 2015- Gibson Brands, the fastest-growing company in music and sound, has acquired HarmonyCentral.com, the premier web site for all types and levels of musicians. According to Gibson CEO and Chairman Henry Juszkiewicz, “The industry needs a neutral, entertaining, informative site where musicians can exchange opinions and knowledge, ask questions, get answers, be controversial, and have a great experience. Harmony Central will not be a ‘Gibson site’; we already have that. Think of it as Gibson providing a place to throw a party, and everyone—musicians, the industry, competitors, educators, anyone involved in music and sound—is invited and welcome.” Harmony Central has operated continuously since 1995. In 2005 it was purchased by Musician’s Friend, Inc. A spokesperson for Musician’s Friend stated “Harmony Central has been a great partner for us, but with the renewed focus on our core business, we felt Harmony Central needed a home that was a better fit. Gibson’s desire to grow the industry and spread the joy and excitement of making music means that Harmony Central will be in great hands, and even better, remain true to its mission.” The current editorial team of Dendy Jarrett, Phil O’Keefe, and Chris Loeffler will remain onboard and Gibson’s Craig Anderton, who was at HC’s helm during its period of greatest success, will serve as Editorial Director. According to Anderton, “This is a dream come true for all of us who love Harmony Central. We have a lot of work ahead of us, and it will take time for Harmony Central to reach its full potential. But having seen the environment Gibson has provided for recent acquisitions like TASCAM, Cakewalk, Neat Microphones, and Philips, we have no doubt Harmony Central will enjoy the same kind of rejuvenation. With Gibson’s support, Harmony Central will be able to create new ways to both inform and entertain. Stay tuned.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark L Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 Blimey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dendy Jarrett Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 WootWoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 :philthumb: :philthumb: :philthumb: :philthumb: :philthumb: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted April 10, 2015 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 Some insider baseball for you: When Henry first hired me at Gibson, it was to get me involved in creating a neutral, public-facing, multi-lingual web site for musicians. He said "Here's your chance to do Harmony Central right." Well, I ended up following a different path for two years, but here I am, doing what Henry had wanted me to do originally. He totally gets the online thing. His quote isn't for PR purposes, it's what he believes a site needs to be. After seeing what he's done with Cakewalk and Neat, I'm going for the hat trick I am tremendously excited about this!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bieke Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 fantastic newswill it stay on vB5 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grumpy_Polecat Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 This news really rocks and I'm very jazzed about it! I have no blues for the previous ownership getting punked.(I only threw that last line in there to maintain a theme. No offense intended.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Microtilt Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 Sounds good to me! Hotchka! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 The logical progression... Craig Anderton + Gibson = GibSSSon Is that going to fit on the headstock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GilmourD Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 So, when does the forum get robot tuners and an extra-wide nut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willhaven Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 Does this mean the editorial team is re-employed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GilmourD Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 Oh, if you want this to not be a giant cluster, just switch to Xenforo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ara Ajizian Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 Congrats guys, and best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dbMontana Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 Outstanding! A future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted April 10, 2015 CMS Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Sounds like Dendy, Phil and Chris have jobs again! Outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 The current editorial team of Dendy Jarrett, Phil O’Keefe, and Chris Loeffler will remain onboard and Gibson’s Craig Anderton, who was at HC’s helm during its period of greatest success, will serve as Editorial Director. ^^^ I, for one, am thrilled about this if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Temple of Light Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 Well, at least a few people get to keep their jobs. Bodes well for the future, I'm impressed GibSon stepped up the plate.Another year or 2 and you might actually re-acquire some or all of the lost traffic/members/ad revenue...Regardless, I think this looks like a solid win for anyone who calls themselves a musician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted April 10, 2015 Moderators Share Posted April 10, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 I'd like to see HC make a resurgence. I met a lot of good people here and we had a lot of good conversations. The "upgrades" kind of screwed everything up. I hope you guys can fix that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 ^This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 And no f-bombs? {censored} that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 ^This. The site's still buggy as hell. Like, what the **************** is up with my default pic? Go to your profile - mouse over the pic - click Edit Avatar - select picture - 'drag the corner to set how you want your profile picture to appear' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 This is great news because I think we'll be seeing more of Craig, Dendy,Phil, and Chris around. The team is back on the field and I for one am STOKED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 Go to your profile - mouse over the pic - click Edit Avatar - select picture - 'drag the corner to set how you want your profile picture to appear' Thanks, in the past I'd tried to fix it multiple times, and it never took. Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willhaven Posted April 11, 2015 Members Share Posted April 11, 2015 From Dendy's "like", it seems it's true. Congrats to all those guys! I just hope they knew months ago when they were let go that this was happening eventually. If not, it must have been a hell of a time between then and now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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