Breaking industry news, announcements, and developments from across the music products world.
Kanile’a Ukuleles, the parent company of Islander Ukuleles, has announced a new strategic partnership with EMD Music effective immediately. EMD Music takes over distribution in the USA and Canada, as well as…
What a time to be alive. Between the vintage gear market, the consumer-to-consumer Internet market (eBay, craigslist, et cetera) and the phenomenal assortment of new pedals, guitar players have more…
Days before this year’s Summer NAMM Show, Fender caught the attention of players and retailers with the announcement that the brand’s long-running Mexican Standard Series was being discontinued. The “replacement”…
I’m not usually an “acoustic guitar guy.” Sure, I have a couple and I of course see how acoustics are great for songwriting and travelling and all of that, but…
Brick and mortar MI retailers understand all too well the need to dig into their community relationships to fight off the impact of big-box stores who continue to invade their…
Nearly 40 percent of the participants in this month’s retailer survey (sent out to over 300 MI dealers) report level sales in 2018 when it comes to the Cases &…
Whether the catalyst has been the now-infamous Washington Post article from last summer, the hopes/ questions brought about by the (now long ago) cultural phenomenon of “Guitar Hero” and “Rock…
Framus is a storied guitar line that first existed from the mid- ’40s through to the mid-‘70s, attracting some fairly well-known players along the way (Paul McCartney, Bill Wyman, John…
At last year’s NAMM show I spoke on a panel for Guitar & Accessories Marketing Association (GAMA) about ways of reviving and creating fresh interest in guitar. That moment afforded…
The German television program Let’s Dance has added even more color and glamour to its presentation by expanding its lighting rig to include 12 CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK1 Hybrid fixtures. Lighting designer David…
During the late and most decidedly unlamented Great Recession, automobile dealers found themselves taking it especially hard on the chin. Over the course of what is now semi-officially known the…
Almost no one can deny that in 2018, having your store represented on social media is essential. And with the ever-changing algorithms on Facebook, regular posts just don’t get the…
