Music Industry Competitors Team up to Help Stop Modern Slavery
After meeting together at Summer NAMM 2018 in Music City- Nashville, Kyser Musical Products, Inc. and G7th, The Capo Company - direct competitors in the capo market - have made…
Shure Promotes Key Executives
Shure Incorporated has announced promotions for two key executives. Brian Woodland has been named Vice President of Business Development. Woodland joined Shure in 2002 and has held positions of increasing…
Roland Announces 'Thomas Dolby Live in Roland Cloud'
Roland is pleased to announce “Thomas Dolby Live in Roland Cloud,” a historic first-ever concert streamed live in Roland Cloud. Free and open to all, the performance by electronic music…
Turning the Tables: DJ Market Stable, End-Users Embracing Older Tech (According to Some)…
There were few “universals” to be drawn from this month’s retailer survey (sent out to over 400 MI dealers), but “consistency” seems to be one of them. Just under 40…
Nike GO NYC 5K Uses CHAUVET Professional Fixtures
At this year’s Nike GO NYC 5K, the race used a colorful fast-moving lightshow at the finish line featuring 20 CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK Pyxis fixtures, supplied by 4Wall Entertainment.…
Casio: In Key with Today’s Consumers
Currently the excitement at Casio is all about their latest CT-X3000 and 5000 series of portable keyboards. Debuted at the 2018 Winter NAMM Show, the new models feature Casio’s AiX…
Beyond the Books: Alfred Music’s Initiatives in 2018
It feels like just yesterday when Alfred Music’s Ron Manus was onstage at RPMDA in 2017 accepting the Dorothy Award. “I am never speechless, but winning the Dorothy Award has…
The NAMM Fly-In: It’s all about the T-shirt
On my tenth anniversary of attending the NAMM Fly-In, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to reflect on the experience and the importance of this yearly NAMM event. Here…
I Want to Believe
At the recent Summer NAMM Show in Nashville, Gibson was once again on-hand, after having opted out of the Anaheim gathering a few months ago. Anyone who reads this column…
KPIs: The Secret Sauce to More Profit Value
Peter Drucker, a leader in the development of management education, promoted business value as the primary goal of a firm. Business value expands the concept of value beyond economic value…
You Can Charter a Bus, but Can You Charter an Orchestra?
I thought I could take a look at how music education is faring in schools without having to reference politics. I tried, but I couldn’t do it. That’s largely because…
Blizzard Lighting Rebranded as Blizzard
Following explosive growth in the LED pro and entertainment lighting industry over the past eight years Blizzard Lighting has announced a major change. With an ever-expanding product line including IRiS™ LED indoor…