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Guitar Center Business Solutions Expands Resonate Expo with New Pro Audio Programming

— Pro Audio Solutions Panel and expanded programming highlight technology, creativity, and real-world workflows —

Nashville, TN, April 3, 2026 — Guitar Center Business Solutions today announced expanded programming for Resonate, its first integrated technology expo, featuring the addition of a Pro Audio Solutions Panel with award-winning producers and engineers. The event brings together leading industry professionals, innovators, and creators for a full day of education, demonstrations, and live experiences centered on the technologies shaping the future of audio, video, and integrated systems. “Adding the Pro Audio Solutions Panel brings real-world creative perspective to Resonate,” said Curtis Heath, President of Guitar Center Business Solutions. “It’s an opportunity to hear directly from experienced creators and engineers about how technology supports their workflow and elevates their work.” The free one-day event, taking place Thursday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. CDT, will convene leading brands, integrators, and decision-makers across music, education, enterprise, and live entertainment to explore the tools and solutions driving today’s creative and technical workflows. The Pro Audio Solutions Panel, “Technology, Workflow, and the Modern Creative Process,” moderated by Custom House at Guitar Center’s Davey Rieley, features F. Reid Shippen, a 12-time Grammy-winning producer and mixer and co-founder of ONCE.app; Raelynn Janicke, mastering engineer at Infrasonic, with credits including Zach Bryan, Lake Street Dive, Benson Boone, The Shins, and Hudson Westbrook; and Jamie Moore, a multi-No. 1 songwriter whose work has been recorded by Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Florida Georgia Line, Tim McGraw, and Morgan Wallen. The discussion will explore how technology integrates into today’s creative process, from songwriting and production through mastering, while highlighting how different creators rely on different tools and workflows to bring ideas to life. Additional programming includes a Nashville songwriters round featuring Josh Phillips and Brock Berryhill, a keynote presentation from Coach Micheal Burt, and technology presentations from leading manufacturers including Shure, Logitech, QSC, Legrand, Electro-Voice, and others. Resonate Event Details: - Presented by Guitar Center Business Solutions - Thursday, April 9 | 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. CDT - Music City Center | Nashville, TN - Registration is free for early registrants; space is limited For more information and to register, visit www.resonate-expo.com. About Guitar Center: Guitar Center is the leading retailer of musical instruments, lessons, repairs and rentals in the U.S. With more than 300 stores across the U.S. and one of the top direct sales websites in the industry, Guitar Center has helped people make music for more than 60 years. Guitar Center also provides customers with various musician-based services, including Guitar Center Lessons, where musicians of all ages and skill levels can learn to play a variety of instruments in many music genres, GC Repairs, an on-site maintenance and repairs service, and GC Rentals, a program offering easy rentals of instruments and other sound reinforcement gear. Additionally, Guitar Center’s sister brands include Music & Arts, which operates more than 250 stores specializing in band & orchestral instruments for sale and rental, serving teachers, band directors, college professors, parents and students, and Musician’s Friend, a leading direct marketer of musical instruments in the United States. For more information about Guitar Center, please visit guitarcenter.com. About Guitar Center Business Solutions: Guitar Center Business Solutions delivers integrated audio, video and control solutions for commercial, educational, worship, hospitality and corporate environments nationwide. Built around a unified ecosystem of specialized brands, the division provides design, engineering, installation, commissioning and long-term support for projects ranging from small rooms to large-scale, mission-critical environments. Its integration arm, Audio Visual Design Group (AVDG), leads complex design-build deployments across campuses, performance spaces and enterprise facilities. Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) extends these capabilities with consultative sales, local expertise and national logistics support, ensuring technology systems are delivered efficiently and built to scale. Custom House at Guitar Center supports premium studio and creative spaces with tailored, high-end solutions, while the Guitar Center Music Foundation helps expand access to music education in communities nationwide. Together, these brands give customers a single, reliable partner for planning, integrating and supporting technology systems that connect people, enhance experiences and perform over the long term.

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Photo file: Resonate_Graphic.JPG Photo caption: Promotional graphic for Guitar Center Business Solutions’ inaugural Resonate industry expo, taking place Thursday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. CDT at the Music City Center in Nashville. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Clyne Media | Robert Clyne | robert@clynemedia.com      Guitar Center Business Solutions | media@guitarcenter.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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