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Conn-Selmer, in partnership with their authorized dealers, is now offering used instruments to their education network. These items are available on a first come, first served basis and sold "as…
Doug Wimbish stopped by Spector’s USA workshop located in Woodstock, New York for some in-depth upkeep on his beloved NS-2 and NS-5 Spector basses. Having used them almost exclusively since…
Antari Lighting and Effects USA recently added Jack Aragon Marketing and Sales (J.A.M.S.) as their new sales representatives for Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, South East Idaho, East Montana,…
Antari Lighting and Effects USA, one of the leading manufacturers of fog machines, has appointed The Horizon Group as their new sales reps for New England, New York Metro, and…
In December, after 80 years of slumber, Alexandra Palace Theatre opened again following several years of careful restoration. As part of the process, a complete technical infrastructure had to be…
Guitar Center has opened its latest retail location, a 15,000-square-foot facility in the Roosevelt Square shopping center in Seattle, Washington (3609 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115). The grand opening…
Everyone hates moving, so when Nashville’s Corner Music decided it was time to move its thousands of SKUs from the literal corner location it’s occupied for the last 34 years,…
Whenever the topic of customer service is discussed, I am unabashedly “old school.” I am one to believe that good service improves the way a person perceives your business and…
It’s January, the point in the year where retailers look both forward and back, trying to predict what’s coming while assessing what’s been. With the implicit caution that YMMV [Your…
Amptweaker has launched a custom shop and also announced that pedal lovers can order fully custom Double Jr pedals. This system allows the player to choose any two of Amptweaker’s…
CHAUVET DJ has again been named Lighting Line of the Year in the 2018 MMR Dealers’ Choice Awards. This marks the sixth consecutive year that the company has received this honor, which is…
Shure Incorporated is announcing the promotion of Mark Humrichouser to vice president of Global Sales. In this capacity, Mark leads the Company’s Global Sales team, which oversees Shure’s worldwide sales…
