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News August 10, 2015

Peavey Enlists Plek for Production of Composite Acoustics

Composite Acoustics®, a division of Peavey Electronics Corporation®, has announced the acquisition of a Plek® Pro machine to aid in the production of its premium carbon fiber acoustic guitars manufactured…

MMR Staff
Aug 10, 2015
News August 10, 2015

Cheltenham store closes doors

Millennium Music in Cheltenham has become the latest UK music retailer to close its doors, shutting down after two decades in business. Increased rents and competiton from online sales were cited as…

MMR Staff
Aug 10, 2015
News August 7, 2015

Imamura Named President of Lowrey

Lowrey Organ Company has announced that executive vice president Seijiro Imamura has been named president. Imamura has many years of music products industry experience and has lead numerous achievements and…

MMR Staff
Aug 7, 2015
News August 7, 2015

Ace To Distribute Yamaha B&O Accessories

Ace Products Group officially announces the addition of Yamaha® Band and Orchestra accessories to their rapidly growing product lines and expanding distribution channels. The alliance marks a strategic milestone for Ace…

MMR Staff
Aug 7, 2015
News August 7, 2015

Aria commits to UK operation

Following the departure of UK MD Matt Joule, and subsequent speculation about the future of the UK operation, Aria has released a statement reiterating its commitment to the business. Joule…

MMR Staff
Aug 7, 2015
News August 7, 2015

TOP TEN: Least popular guitar colours

Yes, yes, we all love a nice vintage sunburst or a cherry red, but sometimes those design department meetings don't go so well...    10: Bobby Brown9: Trump Face Orange8: That…

MMR Staff
Aug 7, 2015
News August 7, 2015

NEW POLL: How effective is your social media strategy?

Everyone is doing it, mostly because you're told your business is incomplete and outmoded unless you do, but do you actually know what you're doing with social media? Are you a…

MMR Staff
Aug 7, 2015
News August 7, 2015

Dawsons invests in virtual in-store browser

Dawsons Music has teamed up with technology provider GoInStore, to provide a new smart glasses virtual browsing service to online shoppers.  Consumers using the online service will see a first-person view…

MMR Staff
Aug 7, 2015
News August 7, 2015

Peavey division invests in carbon fibre future

Composite Acoustics, a division of Peavey has invested in a Plek Pro machine to aid in the production of its premium carbon fibre acoustic guitars manufactured in Meridian, Miss. The…

MMR Staff
Aug 7, 2015
News August 6, 2015

Scottish audio inventor secures £310K investment

A Scottish audio technology start-up that has just secured funding for an innovative new wi-fi audio device. Edinburgh-based Ingeneous Audio has gained an investment of £310,000 through Kelvin Capital and…

MMR Staff
Aug 6, 2015
News August 6, 2015

Yamaha adds new Mondesir clinic dates

Following a successful UK clinic tour in June, Yamaha Music Europe (UK) have added two more drum events with long standing artist Mark Mondesir featuring his special guest Michael Mondesir…

MMR Staff
Aug 6, 2015
News August 6, 2015

POLL RESULT: When did you last refurb the shop?

We asked our dealers when they were last able to invest in improving the look and feel of their shop. In a market experiencing very little, if any, growth, with…

MMR Staff
Aug 6, 2015