The Ultimate Reed Sculpting Tool from RS Berkeley
The Ultimate from RS Berkeley is a reed-friendly tool that allows you to sculpt and balance your reeds for maximum vibration and performance. A shaped curved blade allows the ultimate…
Whirlwind’s Line Balancer/Splitter
The Line Balancer/Splitter balances and isolates a single line level signal or lets you send a line level signal to two destinations with transformer balancing and isolation for one or…
27th Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards
MMR’s Dealers’ Choice Awards (DCAs) are singular amongst the many end-of-year accolades bestowed upon MI suppliers by both consumer magazines and websites and trade organizations. While we’re lucky here at…
38th Annual America’s Top Music Chains
As the dealers represented in this report are privately held, the data being presented in “America’s Top Chains” was supplied by the companies, themselves. In other instances, MMR made estimates…
See Ya, ’19!
As with every December, I happily cede this space to those who actually know exactly how good (or bad) the past calendar year was – the dealers! Best wishes for…
‘The Book of Dreams:’ The Ad that Made Everyone Start Talking
I’m assuming that by now everyone in the music business has seen the Argos Ad: “The Book of Dreams.” In full disclosure, I know very little about Argos other than…
D’Addario & Company’s Brian Vance
This June, D’Addario & Company, Inc. launched the XT line of strings with high carbon steel cores and advanced corrosion treatment, offering unparalleled durability, break resistance, and pitch stability. MMR…
It’s a Jungle Out There, and Amazon Owns it
Competition from online sales is arguably the single greatest challenge that MI retail (hell, all retail) has faced this century. Music stores have battled back, mainly by adding shopping options…
The NAMM Foundation Announces Additional Events for the 2020 NAMM Show
At The 2020 NAMM Show, arts and nonprofit leaders, music educators and administrators, and college music students and faculty will have the opportunity and access to grow their networks, gain…
Danley Installs "Hi-Fi" System at First Baptist Church of Smithville
Design and integration firm Centerline Audio Visual recently installed an elegant Danley Sound Labs “hi-fi” system into the First Baptist Church of Smithville, Tennessee. “First Baptist Church of Smithville reached…
Rokbox Deploys Newly-Purchased Martin Audio WPM at Student Conference
Rokbox Entertainment recently purchased a Martin Audio Wavefront Precision Mini (WPM) system and SX118 subs for a variety of high school dance events, assemblies and conferences. Asked about the purchase,…
AG Lum Reflects Spirit of La Nuit des Musées at Château de Pau with CHAUVET Professional
The Château de Pau one of southwestern France’s most cherished museums. Once a year, the fabled building, which was the birthplace of Henri IV, the first King of France and…