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Interviews

Inside the Noise Episode 8: Blu DeTiger

In Episode 8 of Inside the Noise, Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto sits with low-end luminary Blu DeTiger to explore how she built a successful music career by leveraging talent, technology and truth.

Inside the Noise Episode 7: David Kalt

David Kalt, founder of Reverb.com, shares how he built fairer marketplaces—after disrupting options trading—and why customer experience and opportunity drive his approach to entrepreneurship.

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03 Feb 2026
Inside the Noise Episode 6: Kenny Aronoff

Kenny Aronoff is a legendary drummer, renowned inspirational speaker and top-selling author. Gabe Dalporto digs into how Aronoff’s perseverance and passion forged his success.

Interviews
27 Jan 2026
Inside the Noise Episode 5: Jim and John D'Addario

Gabe Dalporto talks with Jim & John D’Addario III on D’Addario’s 1680 legacy—plus how the brand keeps innovating strings and accessories.

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20 Jan 2026
Inside the Noise Episode 4: Thomas Ripsam of Martin Guitar

Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto talks with Martin Guitar CEO Thomas Ripsam about leading a heritage brand and why the future of acoustic guitars is as much about inspiration as it is about tone.

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13 Jan 2026
Inside the Noise Episode 3: Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers

Guitar Center’s Gabe Dalporto chats with the ever-versatile, heavy-hitting drummer to learn what makes him tick.

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06 Jan 2026
Inside the Noise Episode 2: Paul Reed Smith of PRS Guitars

In this edition of the Inside the Noise, Guitar Center’s Gabe Dalporto joins Paul Reed Smith at his namesake guitar factory in Annapolis, Maryland.

Interviews
06 Jan 2026
Inside the Noise Episode 1: Andy Mooney of Fender

Gabe Dalporto sits down with Fender CEO Andy Mooney to explore how a pioneering past fuels future innovation.

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06 Jan 2026
A-Trak Spins the AlphaTheta CDJ-3000X

In this exclusive performance, Canadian DJ, producer and remix artist A-Trak puts the CDJ-3000X through its paces.

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26 Sep 2025
RANE Launches the RANE ONE MKII Motorized DJ Controller

Learn the story behind the new RANE ONE MKII from the team that designed it.

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26 Aug 2025
Ludwig Unveils Guitar Center Exclusive Heritage Cherry Drums

Ludwig has been partnering with Guitar Center on groove-tastic products since founder Wayne Mitchell opened our first store in Hollywood in 1959. Meet the newest addition, the Guitar Center exclusive Heritage Cherry Drums.

Interviews
15 Jul 2025
Yamaha Revstar Guitars | Revved Up on Innovation

The Revstar line is prized for its innovative electronics, gig-hardened construction and “more for your money” core value. Here, Yamaha Guitar Group Marketing Manager Brandon Soriano takes you on a motorcyclist’s “grip it and rip it” journey through the history, design concepts and technology of the revved-up Revstar line.

Interviews
06 Dec 2024
Universal Audio's Tore Mogensen Talks UAFX

Tore Mogensen, UAFX senior product manager, goes deep on pedal design and the inner details of ANTI, Enigmatic and Knuckles.

Interviews
08 Nov 2024
Yamaha Pacifica Professional and Standard Plus Guitars | Built for Extremes

Yamaha Guitar Group Marketing Manager Brandon Soriano is onboard to provide some history of the Pacifica series and the refinements in the new Pacifica Professional and Standard Plus instruments.

Interviews
28 Oct 2024
Harbinger VARI Live 4400 Series Powered Speakers | Maximum Headroom

The new V4412 and V4415 deliver considerable upgrades to their maximum volume specs, making the 4400 system loud enough for almost any non-arena environment, as well as having the signal headroom to maintain clarity and dimension for lower-volume gigs. Harbinger Product Manager Patrick O’Connor is here to explain why the 4400 series represents “our most powerful and capable loudspeakers yet.”

Interviews
03 Oct 2024
Modern Classics | Fender Player II Series

We’re excited to have Allen Abbassi, Fender Director of Product Management for electric guitars and basses, onboard to give you a deeper look at the nearly 80 models the company is bringing to the re-energized Player II series.

Interviews
19 Aug 2024
An Oral History of MESA/Boogie

The music business may have a vast bookcase chock full of stories where dreams came true—as well as an entire library devoted to dashed hopes—but few tales are as magical as that of Randy Smith and MESA/Boogie.

Interviews
05 Aug 2024
Fender Celebrates the 70th Year of the Stratocaster

Learn about all of the 70th Anniversary models in our exclusive interview with the Fender Product Management Team (FPMT) .

Interviews
18 Jul 2024
Zildjian Unveils ALCHEM-E E-Kits

Zildjian—the 400-year-old cymbal maker—has debuted three electronic drum kits, the ALCHEM-E Bronze Ex, Gold and flagship Gold EX.

Interviews
22 May 2024
Podcast Like a Pro | Focusrite Unveils Vocaster Interfaces

Product Manager Dan Weston gives the inside scoop on Focusrite's all-new podcasting interfaces.

Interviews
17 May 2024
The Gibson Theodore Standard | A “Lost” McCarty Classic Joins the Gibson Lineup

Learn the story behind the 1957 Ted McCarty design that was nearly lost to history.

Interviews
16 Apr 2024
Zildjian Z Custom Cymbals | Made for Metal

The new Zildjian Z Custom line offers hi-hat, ride, crash and China cymbals—all forged for power, projection, cut-through-the-mix brightness and superhero-like indestructibility, and embellished with stunning hammered star icons.

Interviews
11 Apr 2024

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