Breaking industry news, announcements, and developments from across the music products world.
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…
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…
USA - The National Independent Talent Organization (NITO) and several partners with a big stake in the safe return of live events are launching a campaign for vaccine awareness.…
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…
[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…
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…
As reported often within the pages of MMR live sound reinforcement was (still is!) up against the wall during the pandemic. Nonetheless, we reached out to over 300 MI retailers…
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…
The Yellow Pages (remember those?) for our industry. To download a PDF of MMR's 57th annual Supplier Directory, CLICK HERE
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…
[caption id="attachment_76198" align="alignleft" width="460"] Photo: Picturesk[/caption] Game shows are more fun when they’re challenging. Perhaps that’s why Game of Talents has been such a runway success. The show, which originated…
Minneapolis-based production company, rental house and systems integrator REACH Communications very recently became the first company in North America to take delivery of a new DiGiCo Quantum225 console, which was…
