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Retail & Business November 20, 2016

EAW Names Bobel North U.S. Sales Engineer

Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) has appointed Jim Bobel to the position of North U.S. sales engineer, effective immediately. The announcement was made by Jim Newhouse, EAW’s North American director of…

MMR Staff
Nov 20, 2016
Retail & Business November 10, 2016

SLM Dealer Center: Black Friday Deals for Major Brands

St Louis Music announced Black Friday & Small Business Saturday deals during November.  Promotions include some of SLM’s best sellers like Dixon, Knilling, Sigma and much more. “We’ve made sure…

MMR Staff
Nov 10, 2016
Retail & Business November 8, 2016

Korg Supercharges sales with free software add-ons

Korg has launched a campaign aimed at helping users get the most from their new electronic instrument purchase by offering bonus software and add-ons. At the heart of the campaign…

MMR Staff
Nov 8, 2016
Retail & Business November 3, 2016

Sennheiser to Host Master Class at its SoHo Pop Up Store

Sennheiser announced that it will host a special master class at its New York City pop up store in SoHo on Monday, November 7th. The master class, entitled 'Being Creatively…

MMR Staff
Nov 3, 2016
Retail & Business October 26, 2016

Sennheiser Opens SoHo Pop-Up Store

Audio specialist Sennheiser opened a SoHo pop-up store. Open up to the end of February starting from October 21, it is a designed as a destination for unique listening experiences,…

MMR Staff
Oct 26, 2016
Retail & Business October 25, 2016

Sweetwater Hosts “Worship Connect” Workshop

Sweetwater recently hosted its third two-day workshop for worship leaders, technicians, and musicians, called “Worship Connect.” Featured artists included Jeff Sandstrom, FOH Engineer for Chris Tomlin, Passion, and North Point Community Church,…

MMR Staff
Oct 25, 2016
Retail & Business October 19, 2016

Zildjian Planet Z Cymbals Now Available At Select U.S. Dealers

The Avedis Zildjian Company has announced that its series of Planet Z Cymbals are now available for the first time in the United States. Made in Zildjian’s Norwell, Massachusetts manufacturing…

MMR Staff
Oct 19, 2016
Retail & Business October 17, 2016

Buffet Crampon Partners with Kibo Commerce Online Sales Platform

Buffet Crampon USA, North American distributor of Buffet Crampon student, intermediate, and professional woodwinds, announced a new partnership with Kibo Commerce, the Cloud-based online order commerce platform.  Kibo is the…

MMR Staff
Oct 17, 2016
Retail & Business October 14, 2016

Schimmel Awards Top North American Dealers with trip to Germany

Top Schimmel dealers were treated to a tour of Germany from September 16 - 24. The  historically educational trip was hosted by Hannes Schimmel-Vogel and Viola Schimmel. Qualifying dealers on…

MMR Staff
Oct 14, 2016
Retail & Business October 5, 2016

Piano & Keyboard Sales In 2016

The results from this survey – particularly the individual comments – display a disparity of opinion unlike any MMR dealer poll so far this year. For piano & keyboard retailers,…

MMR Staff
Oct 5, 2016