Dealer news, store openings, sales trends, and business strategies for music retailers.
Hosa Technology, Inc. has announced the launch of its online dealer portal. The new dealer portal grants Hosa official resellers, distributors, and contractors the ability to review all pertinent details…
The Hal Leonard team poses with the company's 27th(!) Dealers' Choice Award trophy for "Print Music Publisher of the Year" on Thursday morning in Anaheim.
Run by renowned luthier and longtime D'Angelico collaborator Gene Baker, the first batch of these one-of-a-kind instruments will be on display at D’Angelico Guitars’ Room 212AB at the 2020 Winter…
Ovation Guitars has announced the opening of the all-new “Ovation Custom Shop.” This purpose-driven shop is located in New Hartford, Connecticut and features a small team of dedicated luthiers and…
With only 7.1 percent of participants in this month’s dealer survey – sent out to over 250 MI retailers – reporting that sales of clarinet ligatures are down and nearly…
Starting January 2020, Warwick will equip all Warwick Custom Shop / Masterbuilt basses with Graph Tech Ratio bass machine heads. “For us these machine heads are the ‘Non Plus Ultra’…
Drum Workshop Inc. (DW) recently announced the unveiling of the DW Music Foundation (DWMF). The goal of the new charitable arm is to provide the gift of music to underserved communities worldwide.…
Strengthening its worldwide sales organization for a new decade of growth and expansion across all product categories, JAM U.S. Music Group today announced the promotion of industry veteran James Tsaptsinos…
Kicking off the 25th Anniversary year of 2020 for the Percussion Marketing Council, the drum industry’s trade association is launching a new monthly free drum lesson consumer giveaway to bring new…
2019 Shows Promise for the Coming Years of MI Sales, Boosted by Gibson, Tagima Guitars, and Repairs, Among Other Factors ALABAMA T Shepard's Discount Music Huntsville Tom Shepard, Owner…
MMR’s Dealers’ Choice Awards (DCAs) are singular amongst the many end-of-year accolades bestowed upon MI suppliers by both consumer magazines and websites and trade organizations. While we’re lucky here at…
In the latest investment in one of its legacy brands, St. Louis Music has expanded, re-organized, and renovated their U.S. Knilling workshop, enabling accelerating production to meet rising demand while…
