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News January 30, 2017

Roland's Eaddy Honored at She Rocks Awards

Roland Corporation U.S.'s marketing communications manager Rebecca Eaddy was an honoree at the fifth annual She Rocks Awards. Presented by the Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN), the fifth annual She…

MMR Staff
Jan 30, 2017
News January 27, 2017

Audio-Technica adds Artnovion range

Audio-Technica is to act as exclusive UK distributor for Portuguese brand Artnovion’s range of acoustic treatment products. Based in Paços de Ferreira, near Porto, Artnovion designs and manufactures absorption, bass traps…

MMR Staff
Jan 27, 2017
News January 27, 2017

G7th adds new UltraLight capo

G7th, The Capo Company, has launched what it says is its lightest capo to date. Weighing in at only ¼ OZ (8 g) the new UltraLight model packs next generation composite…

MMR Staff
Jan 27, 2017
News January 27, 2017

Warwick announces US office plans

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Jan 27, 2017
News January 27, 2017

Odyssey backs brass festival

JHS' Odyssey brass brand is appearing at one of the UK's top brass festivals this weekend.  The Royal Northern College of Music’s Brass Band Festival is the only place to see all of…

MMR Staff
Jan 27, 2017
News January 26, 2017

Overview And Reflections At 87

I am now 87 years old and as an individual, according to the National Association of Music Merchants, I have been personally selling and servicing musical merchandise longer than any…

MMR Staff
Jan 26, 2017
News January 26, 2017

Peddling Dreams

Paul Heumiller of Dream Guitars has found success in a high-end niche. You might say that Paul Heumiller of Dream Guitars is, well, living the dream. Following youthful visions of…

MMR Staff
Jan 26, 2017
News January 26, 2017

KPODJ: The Gold Standard In Pro Audio Retail

The California Gold Rush of 1848 seduced nearly a half million people to seek their fame and fortune. A handful of “49ers” did strike it rich, however, mining merchants like…

MMR Staff
Jan 26, 2017
News January 26, 2017

The Big Show Fits Itself Into An Even Bigger Universe

Welcome to Anaheim, January 2017. The Winter NAMM Show floor may seem as busy and cacophonous as ever, but underneath that familiar buzz is a very changed world, one that…

MMR Staff
Jan 26, 2017
News January 26, 2017

McPherson Guitars Perfecting the Art of ‘State of the Art’

Long known for the employment of cutting edge techniques in the design and production of their acclaimed acoustic guitars, McPherson Guitars – easily and instantly recognizable thanks to the brand’s…

MMR Staff
Jan 26, 2017
News January 26, 2017

Face-to-Face

"Email, conference calls, and Skype are all great, but there’s nothing like running into someone on a show floor for a little conversation about what’s really going on behind the…

MMR Staff
Jan 26, 2017