
Signapore-based BandLab announced they’ve acquired the “complete” intellectual property and “certain assets” in a deal with Gibson. So, while they discontinued operation of their Cakewalk division, apparently they had not found a buyer for one of pro audio’s biggest names.

A developer of online and mobile music creation tools has snapped up the former PC DAW maker’s complete intellectual property.Īs I wrote earlier this week, Gibson Brands, the guitar maker-turned-wannabe consumer electronics giant, is hard up for cash. Terry is survived by his children, Valerie (Jeff) Rogers, Michelle Sterling, and Mike Bethel, all 3 of Hendersonville, Sisters, Barbara (Terry) Morris of Ashland City and Stephen (Linda) Bethel of Greenbrier, brother, Bill (Margie) Bethel of Hot Springs, AR, 10 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren.Īustin & Bell Funeral Home of Springfield is in charge of arrangements.Cakewalk may not be all dead. In addition to his parents, Terry was preceded in death by two wives, Patricia Wainscott Bethel and Billie Jo Spears Bethel, also his sister Sherry Gold. Terry was born Jin Monette, Arkansas to the late James Elvis and Ethelyn Hancock Bethel. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Terry Medwick Bethel, age 80, of Hendersonville, TN passed away Monday, Jat NHC Springfield. He dedicated his life to music, as one of the most worldly renowned steel guitarist' of our time. Terry had an impeccable reputation as both an innovator of style, and a leader of perfection. He spent some of his time as a Internet DJ on. Terry utilized his expertise and talents to expose and enhance the steel guitar worldwide. He consistently supported the steel guitar industry by founding the Ozark Steel Guitar Association, which hosts an annual steel guitar jam every July. His contributions to the country music industry include session recordings (on the majority of Mel's number one hits), and backing up other well-known artists. Terry was once married to female country artist "Billie Jo Spears" who recorded the big hit "Blanket On The Ground". Back in the 90's Terry & Dick Miller partnered up to manufacture and produce the well known "Bethel Pedal Steel Guitars" for several years.

He worked almost 40 years in Mel Tillis's "Statesiders Band", both on the road and at Mel's theater show in Branson, Missouri. He started learning to play Steel Guitar at a very young age at the Honolulu School of Music in Flint Michigan. Terry was inducted into the International Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 2012 and received the NTSGA Legends Award in 2017. This after suffering with a long bout of Pancreatitis and with his overall health declining over the past few months. Legendary Steel Guitarist "Terry Bethel" age 80 passed away Monday morning (6-17-19) at 7:45am central time in Nashville, TN.
