New global sales chief for Orange
Following the departure of long-serving sales head Antony Gunter, Orange Amplification has promoted James Deacon to international sales manager. Deacon joined Orange in 2011 as internal UK sales executive. A…
St. Louis Music Presents Gift to Summer NAMM Show’s Top 100 Dealers
SLM extended a heartfelt congratulations and a special gift to the Summer NAMM show’s Top 100 Dealers. NAMM’s Top 100 Dealers are awarded each year for setting the bar in…
Jakob Winter GmbH Germany Opens Sales & Marketing Office in the United States
Jakob Winter is a European manufacturer of instrument cases. The “GreenLine” product series has been hugely popular in Europe and around the world and is sold in more than 100…
Orange Amplification Appoints Deacon International Sales Manager
Orange Amplification has announced the promotion of James Deacon to international sales manager. With sales into more than 100 countries, the British company’s reputation for global focus has been recognised three…
Tanglewood bolsters sales force with Clapham signing
Former Marshall UK sales manager, Michael Clapham, has joined Tanglewood as regional sales manager. He joins the acoustic guitar specialist after a two and a half year stint at Marshall…
GC Expands East Coast Presence with New Store Openings
Guitar Center has been expanding its footprint on the East Coast with recent store grand openings in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and West Springfield, Massachusetts. These two grand openings further underscore…
Former Orange man sets up sales start-up
Erstwhile Orange Amps sales chief, Antony Gunter, has re-emerged with a new start-up and is handling sales for US firm Boutique Amps in Europe. The new company is called G4 Sales…
2016 NAMM Top 100 Dealers
Winners were announced on Friday night for the annual “NAMM Top 100 Dealers.” Contemporary Music Center (Chantilly, Virginia) – owned by longtime, valued MMR contributor Menzie Pittman – got top nods…
Musical Innovations Adds Staff, Affiliate Stores
Musical Innovations, NAMM’s 2015 Top 100 Dealer of the Year, is expanding, in order to continue providing its trademark exemplary service to schools and families in the Southeast. Four…
Reverb.com Reports 20% of Used Pedal Sales are “Flips”
Reverb.com reports that flipping gear to make music and money is a growing trend among musicians. Reverb.com reports that 20% of all used effects pedal sales on the music gear…
Korg launches in-store tuner display
Korg has launched a new piece of high-tech POS – a wall mounted in-store tuner display. The new display is designed to allow retailers to show off the firm’s wireless WDT1…
Cordoba expands Canadian sales force
Cordoba Music Group has expanded its Canadian sales force. The firm now has six dedicated sales men managed and led by industry veteran Jim Verwoerd (British Columbia), Canadian music stores…