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Key Digital, an award-winning developer and manufacturer of leading-edge digital video processing and video signal distribution solutions, has appointed White Bear Lake, Minnesota-based firm MotherDuck Marketing and Sales as its…
How are drum stick sales for your MI retail operation this year? What brands and types of sticks are really connecting with players in 2021? Share your insight with your…
Audio-Technica AT2020 cardioid condenser microphone shown in a typical user setup Audio-Technica is celebrating one million sales of its iconic AT2020 cardioid condenser microphone by donating one million yen to Hungry…
As with a handful of other fiefdoms within the world of MI, the pandemic has actually been good for sales of pro audio equipment – in particular entry- and mid-level…
Unfamiliar with MIRC, or only vaguely aware of what it does or how? That’s both not necessarily “your fault,” nor surprising. “For a long time, the previous owner of MIRC…
As goes the fate of live music performance, so too goes the fortunes of related income and purchases. While perhaps not connected in quite so obvious a manner to a…
Well – here we are in part two of the Tales From the Unknown MI Sales Rep. What wonderful words of wisdom, advice, or tom-foolery shall we discuss today? I…
On October 4 2021, The Hazan Media Group announced in an email that it would be halting publication of The Music & Sound Retailer, Sound & Communications, and DJ Times. “We are not alone…
Focusrite is kicking off a retrospective of its Scarlett range of USB audio interfaces, officially marking their 10th anniversary in fall 2021 Focusrite is kicking off a retrospective of…
2021 Dealers’ Choice Awards Online Voting is now live!!! We invite all current MMR subscribers to vote (one ballot per subscriber) for their selections across all 17 categories by clicking…
Korg USA announces the hiring of Andrew Moore as International Sales Manager for Aguilar Musical Instruments and Spector Musical Instruments. In this new role, Moore will be responsible for Spector…
In 1958, Gibson introduced, and shipped only 19 Explorers and 81 Flying Vs. With their space-age, futuristic designs that were ahead of their time, these instantly recognizable guitars are highly–collectible…
