Breaking industry news, announcements, and developments from across the music products world.
In 2018, headphones designed for professional studio use still have the same fundamental purpose and goal as always: true replication of source audio material and durability. However, new and evolving…
Not all music retail stores can last forever, but they can pass the torch to the next shop suited to carry on the MI duties in their community. That’s exactly…
To all the folks at Guitar Center locations around the country, the Music Emporium in Lexington, Massachusetts has a message for you: many, many thanks. In a world where retail…
Can electronic drums be authentic? For Roland, the answer is a resounding yes. The company gathered members of the press and notable drummers at their United States headquarters in Los…
The role of the signature artist-model guitar in MI retail has changed along with the culture of the guitar. For years, the artist’s name was the main or even the…
Born out of a retail and repair shop founded by John Packer in England in 1974, John Packer Ltd. is now a worldwide-force in the design and manufacture of brass…
The widely reported decline in electric guitar sales has been attributed to a number of things, from how the hyper-masculine image that electric guitars have projected since the 1980s has…
In Victoria Wasylak’s excellent profile of Lexington, Massachusetts’ guitar dealer, The Music Emporium (page 64), co-owner Joe Caruso says of the Boston areas’ Guitar Center locations: “They didn’t put us…
Making financial decisions has never been easy for business owners. When given a choice, the tyranny of the urgent usually wins over the severity of the important. Imagine there are…
Heil Sound has announced the appointment of Jerry Lynch as U.S. sales manager. A long-time employee of Heil Sound, Jerry will be responsible for all matters related to daily as well…
Italia Guitars has unveiled a number of new models including a new addition to the popular Jeffrey Foskett Signature Series of electric guitars - the Italia JFQ. Available in Two-Tone…
Allen & Heath (DJ) has responded to customer demand by launching its new flagship analogue DJ Mixer - Xone:9, which takes the analogue core of the Xone:92 and re-delivers it, enhanced and with digital connectivity. Senior…
