Living on a Lighted Stage: Lighting & Stage Effects
One of the many casualties of the current pandemic has been live music performance. Starting in early February major tours began to be cancelled, clubs and dance-halls shuttered, and large…
Meyer Music and Band of Angels Make The University of Kansas’ Midwestern Music Camp Possible for 2020
The University of Kansas’ Midwestern Music Camp has been a place of learning and refuge for band and orchestra students since 1936. In 2020, for the first time in 85…
Recovery – Where to Begin?
[caption id="attachment_73069" align="alignleft" width="460"] Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay[/caption] As a musician my true nature is to see and seek potential and possibilities, as well as solutions for any resistance…
Fender Introduces Online Dealer Meeting Experience Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
[caption id="attachment_73066" align="alignleft" width="357"] Tammy Van Donk[/caption] When the MI industry began to brace for the challenges of COVID-19 this spring, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) didn’t waste any time…
The Real MI Industry Winners
[caption id="attachment_73063" align="alignleft" width="337"] Photo by Element5 Digital from Pexels[/caption] I’ve been at MMR for 18 of the 28 years that this magazine has been presenting the annual Dealers’ Choice…
Thanks, I Needed That
[caption id="attachment_73060" align="alignleft" width="460"] Photo by Negative Space on Pexels[/caption] Here we are, with Q3 wrapping up, and as of this issue it has now been over nine months since…
The Music People Named ‘Top Workplace’ by Hartford Courant for Fourth Year
The Music People, leading supplier of musical accessories and pro-audio equipment and parent company of On-Stage and TMP-Pro, is excited to announce it has once again been included on the…
De la Cruz Lights Orbit Eventos Drive-In-Livestream Combo With CHAUVET DJ
[caption id="attachment_73050" align="alignleft" width="460"] Photo Credit: Natalia Santander[/caption] Drive-in concerts have become popular in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns; so too have livestream shows. Orbit Eventos combined the two formats this…
Hal Leonard Launches Essential Elements Band Talk Podcast
Essential Elements author Charlie Menghini, and Hal Leonard vice president Instrumental Publications and composer Paul Lavender have joined with Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser to create the Essential Elements Band Talk podcast.…
AES Show 2020 Broadcast and Online Delivery Track Events Announced
With the recent, vast increase in online and broadcast delivery of a near limitless array of information, entertainment, and social information, the AES Show Fall 2020 Convention’s Broadcast and Online…
NAMM Leadership Sends Letter to Congressional Leadership to Urge Relief Funds NOW
On September 24 the NAMM executive committee leadership cosigned an urgent letter to House and Senate leaders, Pelosi, McConnell, McCarthy, and Schumer, urging them to act now to provide provisions for the…
PRS Guitars Set to Launch 'Long Distance' Season One Finale and Launch Season Two Later in 2020
As a remedy to help keep fans and artists connected, PRS Guitars has been hosting a series of videos entitled “Long Distance” on their YouTube channel. Each video in the…