NEWS

1. We will join Music China 2017 in Shanghai in October 11-14, 2017. Welcome all of our friends and customers to visit us. We will be showing you our latest Guitars and Ukulele (Musical instruments). Soultech Guitars Our booth Number is W2D62 and W2F56

2. Through hard working for day and night from our designers, we will have fantastic Ukulele to show all new and old customers very soon. We are about to show you in NAMM show in Los Angeles in January 25-28, 2018.

3. Musical instruments sales in China are estimated to exceed 40.6 billion yuan (6.1 billion U.S. dollars) in 2017, an industry association said Friday.

Sales soared in recent years as more Chinese kids, particularly those in big cities, are taking up music as an enjoyable extra-curricular activity.

In the first half of the year, 253 musical instrument makers, whose sales revenues exceed 20 million yuan each, recorded a total sales of 19 billion yuan, said the China Musical Instrument Association.

In 2012, the whole year sales were 24.5 billion yuan.

In the Jan.-June period, China’s musical instrument exports declined slightly, but the imports grew 6.9 percent year on year after reductions to import duty rates, the association said at the China (Shanghai) International Musical Instrument Expo.

China has more than 640,000 musical training agencies, with the music training market exceeding 70 billion yuan last year.

The expo has become the biggest of its kind in the world. With an exhibition space of 125,000 square meters, it has attracted more than 2,000 musical instrument makers from 30 countries and regions.

4. NAMM Show sales director Daniel Moylan come to Music China 2017 to discuss booth location in Los Angeles in 2018. Zheng’an International Guitar Zone will be exhibiting in LA by group of companies. Zheng’an International Guitar Zone(GIGZ) was established in 2013

5. EMD Music(www.emdmusic.com) visit Zheng’an International Guitar Zone(ZIGZ) Booth in Music China in Shanghai and had fruitful results. Mr. Alexandre Albran said he will plan to visit Guitar Zone in 2018 when he come to China.

We had sincerely invited him to visit our factory to discuss deeper cooperation regarding to sea and train transportations from Chongqing port to European market. Because EMD Music distribute their instruments to worldwide. Both of us agree that train from Chongqing to Germany will save freight and time to win customer and delivery time.

Now Zheng’an county Government is emphasizing on exporting musical instruments and hope ZIGZ will play more and more important role and make more contribution to Musical Industry. We look forward to start cooperation with EMD Music very soon.

6. Soltech guitars is proud to offer a free Skype guitar and Ukulele lesson with Jeffrey Thomas Skype guitar lessons are becoming a valid way to learn guitar online and Jeffrey Thomas is becoming one of the most popular teachers.

Any Soltech guitar customer can contact Jeffrey to set up scheduling here: www.jeffrey-thomas.com

Lesson details:The lessons are for beginning to advanced player and cover a wide variety of styles and genres as well as note reading, music theory and technique. When contacting Jeffrey explain what you are looking for in the free lesson.

The lesson is 30 minutes and students must have Skype set up on their computer or tablet. If you need to set up Skype follow this link: https://www.skype.com/en/get-skype/

Please provide Jeffrey with your Skype name or the email you used to set Skype up with. Jeffrey is located in the Pacific Standard Time zone so make sure to mention your location when scheduling.

7. We will be attend NAMM show in Anaheim Convention Center in January 25th-28th. Friends and customers are welcome to visit our booth 1316. please visit here to see the floorplan. https://floorplan.namm.org/WN18/exfx.html?zoomto=1316&units=F&exhList=min#exhibitors

NAMM show 2018 Booth 1316

8. Soltech Team is glad to meet UKULELE MOVEMENT in 809 French Road Kitchener Complex Singapore and discuss on how to establish long term relationship. Actually Soltech has met UKULELE MOVEMENT in Shanghai Music China show and received high comments regarding to design and production process. This visit is to enhance further cooperation, even they have been establishing long term relationship with some famous brands, such as KALA,Leho,Daniel Ho,Kamaka,Kanile’a,KoAloha,Romero Creations,etc. They are still interested in expanding product line to cooperate. We feel very lucky to meet them and have our products to be displaying in their showroom. Fortunately, they have many talented instructors to help them and our products has been awarded high comments. Below are some photos and videos.

9. We are very lucky to have distinguished guests, Haeun Jang from Korea. She visited our booth W3E32 in Shanghai Music Show in October 10-13, 2018.

Haeun Jang with Soltech Guitar in Shanghai Music Show 2018

Soltech Booth in Shanghai Music Show

Haeun Jang has captivated audiences with her energetic performances.

•She won the first prize in the 32nd International Guitar from Korea in 2013 organized by Korea Guitar Association and also won the prize in Russian Vladivostok International Guitar Competition.

•She got a lot of attention from appearances on television shows. SBS <Starking>, <People Inside with Jiyeon Paek>, <7080 Concert with Chulsoo Bae>, <Korea’s Got Talent2>,<Asia’s Got Talent> etc.

•She has been invited to performe in USA, Germany, Spain, China, Japan, and many other countries.

•She has performed with many orchestra such as Russian National Volgograd Opera orchestra, Russian Philharmonic orchestra, Seoul orchestra, Herald Philharmonic orchestra, M-Culture orchestra etc.

•In addition, She has perfomed <Concert of Stars> with maestro Nanse Gum conductor.

•She gradutated from Hoseo Art College and got into Korea National University of Arts the most famous school of art in Korea.

•She has acted as a model(endorser) in Finland B-BAND and also in YAMAHA Artist .

* She has performed together with Johannes Möller in Korea in 2017. Johannes Möller is official Image Ambassador of Zheng’an International Guitar Zone(ZIGZ), Zheng’an county, Zunyi, Guizhou Province,China.

10.Rich McDonald is a business advisor, career coach, author and keynote speaker. His passion and expertise is helping individuals, teams and organizations to reinvent, evolve and grow.

Fender Musical Instruments Corp.’s (FMIC) Chief Product Strategist Richard McDonald, one of the company’s most esteemed and longtime employees, retired on Dec. 7. McDonald, known as a charismatic leader, beloved mentor and pivotal figure in the music industry, retired after a 25-year run with Fender. He was also honored with the Music & Sound Retailer’s 2018 Lifetime Achievement/Hall of Fame award at The NAMM Show this January.

“Richard’s unparalleled charisma, passion and commitment to the Fender brand and family have had an incredible impact on thousands of Fender employees and hundreds of products over the life of his illustrious career,” said Andy Mooney, Fender CEO

Richard McDonald with Fender Guitar