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News July 27, 2015

GJ2 Guitars Expand OEM Business With Fano Guitars

Gold Jackson Enterprises, makers of GJ2 Guitars, have reached an agreement with Premier Builders Guild to become the dominant vendor for the USA production of Fano Guitars. Prior to the formation…

MMR Staff
Jul 27, 2015
News July 24, 2015

NEW POLL: How do sales compare with last year?

A simple enough question for this week's poll, as we're just past the mid-point of the year, we asked how sales have been so far? One of the most frustrating things about…

MMR Staff
Jul 24, 2015
News July 24, 2015

NAMM show housing opening soon

NAMM members can take advantage of early availability of hotel rooms for next year’s show using the NAMM Housing system. The system for hotel reservations and badge registrations for The…

MMR Staff
Jul 24, 2015
News July 24, 2015

Cypriot deal for Mackie and Ampeg

Loud Technologies has named V Hypersound & Light as its new distributor in Cyprus for the company's Mackie and Ampeg brands. Hypersound specialises in professional music and installed sound, with…

MMR Staff
Jul 24, 2015
News July 23, 2015

Westside snaps up Vater exclusive

Westside Distribution has added Vater to its list of drum and percussion lines, signing an exclusive UK distribution deal. The brand was previously with Active Distribution in the UK. The new…

MMR Staff
Jul 23, 2015
News July 23, 2015

POLL RESULTS: What brings people to your store?

Our latest poll asked what type of activity was most effective in creating footfall for your store? These days dealers have to be much more proactive in bringing people to…

MMR Staff
Jul 23, 2015
News July 23, 2015

New Turkish distributor for Allen & Heath

Allen & Heath has appointed Info Muzik Elektronik (Infogroup) as its exclusive distributor in Turkey.  With more than 20 years’ experience, Infogroup is one of the leading sound and lighting…

MMR Staff
Jul 23, 2015
News July 23, 2015

Acoustic Centre launches own-brand

The London Acoustic Centre, part of the the London Bass Centre, one of the country’s leading bass specialists, has launched its own acoustic brand. The Acoustic Collection is a new…

MMR Staff
Jul 23, 2015
News July 23, 2015

Rosetti extends Rickenbacker warranty

Rosetti has introduced an extended three-year warranty on all new Rickenbacker instruments sold through authorised dealers in the UK and Ireland. For a limited time, all warranties registered with Rosetti…

MMR Staff
Jul 23, 2015
News July 22, 2015

Chauvet DJ Halloween Scream Test

The Chauvet DJ team is looking for DJs who want to have a frightfully good time being a part of the annual Halloween video produced by the company’s marketing team.…

MMR Staff
Jul 22, 2015
News July 22, 2015

INTERVIEW: High Tech distribution

Distributor High Tech, has to be one of the UK’s smallest MI operations. Essentially it’s a one man band in the UK. And yet, if you look beyond that, you…

MMR Staff
Jul 22, 2015