On-the-ground perspectives from music retail professionals.
Music Mart and StudiosFairbanksAnita Tomsha, President/OwnerBusiness this year: Slightly down from 2012.Evolution in the industry you’re excited about? We love the newer carbon-fiber bowed instruments. They are long-lived and lightweight and have…
Bailey Brothers Music AcademyBirminghamClay Bailey, OwnerOutlook for 2014? Profits are up; sales are down. Over the last four or five years, I’ve developed into more of the band and orchestra…
As the Dealers’ Choice Awards enter their third decade, we see amongst the 2013 winners some familiar faces, some newcomers, and the return of champions from years past.While 2012 seemed…
We’d like to invite you to participate in the selection of MMR's 21st Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards. Please make your choices below in all product categories that are relevant to your…
MMR recently sent out a survey to over 1,000 subscribers to get some feedback on the state of the drum and percussion retail market and… the results are not pretty.…
[caption id="attachment_48443" align="alignleft" width="800"]Asterope visits First String Music in Colorado.[/caption]Asterope recently embarked on a nationwide tour to give music retailers the chance to experience first-hand the “Asterope difference” its audio…
[caption id="attachment_48132" align="alignleft"]Thomas Solich of Solich Piano[/caption]The buyer is smarter and smarter,” declares Thomas Solich of Solich Piano. “We all are. How I buy today is drastically different from even three…
[caption id="attachment_47959" align="alignleft"]Gayle Beacock receives NAMM's 'Dealer of the Year' Award (Photo: Getty)[/caption]At midnight, Gayle Beacock strolled into Renaissance Hotel bar and soaked in the eruption of spontaneous applause that…
[caption id="attachment_47712" align="alignleft"]Optimism is creeping back into the guitar market, along with most other sectors of the MI business...[/caption]For the third consecutive year, MMR’s annual dealer count remained slightly ahead…
Orange Amplification announced that Sweetwater Sound Inc. has been awarded USA " Dealer Of The Year 2012 and Bill McDaniel has been presented with USA Sales Representative Of The Year…
