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News May 3, 2021

ProMark Replants 100 Percent of Trees Used for its Drumsticks

Play. Plant. Preserve., ProMark’s landmark reforestation program, has officially replanted 100% of the trees used to make its drumsticks within eight years of launching the initiative. ProMark conducted research in 2011 that showed the…

MMR Staff
May 3, 2021
News May 2, 2021

Trade Regrets: Arthur Gurwitz

On May 2, we received the following from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: Former president of Southern Music, Arthur Gurwitz, passed away on Friday. He was 94 years old. Arthur joined Southern…

MMR Staff
May 2, 2021
News April 30, 2021

No Feedback, Thanks

One of the last shows my band played prior to all clubs shutting down was probably most notable not for our lightning-fast chops, masterful songwriting, or captivating stage-presence, but rather…

MMR Staff
Apr 30, 2021
News April 30, 2021

Joe Lamond Discusses Summer NAMM 2021

[caption id="attachment_76232" align="alignnone" width="460"] Joe Lamond[/caption] I’ve gotten a number of emails and calls about Summer NAMM, which can mostly be boiled down to two variations: “Are they really going…

MMR Staff
Apr 30, 2021
News April 30, 2021

Primed for the Rebound: PA System Sales

PA System Sales Struggled in the Past Year, but Suppliers are Ready for a Return to Live Performance In my last editorial column (“Keep the Lights On” – MMR April…

MMR Staff
Apr 30, 2021
News April 30, 2021

Mirror, Mirror – How Valuable is my Business?

We all believe that in some way our qualities are above average. Of course, statistically, this is impossible. If I were to ask you what your business was worth, odds…

MMR Staff
Apr 30, 2021
News April 30, 2021

57th Annual Supplier Directory

The Yellow Pages (remember those?) for our industry. To download a PDF of MMR's 57th annual Supplier Directory, CLICK HERE

MMR Staff
Apr 30, 2021
News April 30, 2021

The Spark File - A Great Creative Hack

There is a new buzz in business town! What’s the buzz? It’s a recycling of a creative hack currently known as a “spark file. “ In this instance “hack” means…

MMR Staff
Apr 30, 2021