New global sales chief for Martin
Martin Guitar has a new global head of sales - Mitchell Nollman. Nollman has over thirty years of global sales and marketing experience in MI. Before joining Martin, he was…
PMT readies Nottingham store opening
PMT will be opening its14th store on Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, this weekend (Saturday 1st October). The shop will have 6,000 square feet of retail space and boast a number of in-store…
Denmark Street store sells $1m guitar
Denmark Street Guitars has laid claim to making the most expensive guitar sale ever of over $1m. The guitar was a ’58 Gibson Explorer, which went for $1,100,000 and is…
Ultimate Support Announces Partnership with OnTrack Sales
Ultimate Support announced that they have partnered with OnTrack Sales for product representation in Minnesota, the Dakotas and Western Wisconsin. OnTrack Sales was established in 2012 by Danny Kent. Danny…
Casio Names Dallas Piano Gallery as 2016 Grand Hybrid Dealer of The Year
Casio America, Inc., has honored Bob Rosenthal, owner of the Dallas Piano Gallery, with the Casio 2016 Digital Piano Dealer of the Year Award. This award recognizes one outstanding Casio…
Chauvet Creates Worship Environment in Former Outlet Store
Chauvet Professional Ovation, Rogue and COLORdash fixtures installed in new church. StoneBridge Christian Church opened their first permanent off-site campus in a single-story building in suburban Omaha—previously a Wonder Bread Outlet store…
New B&M catalogue hits dealers
Barnes & Mullins has released its latest and biggest ever trade catalogue. The book hits all registered B&M dealers this week and is freely available to any new music retailers nationwide.…
Taking Root: Bluegrass Guitar Sales in 2016
Drawing upon country, Appalachian, Irish, Scottish, and jazz influences, Bluegrass music represents a “big tent,” as they say. As deeply steeped in improvisation as jazz, but with a more “down…
Retail: Elements in the Evolution of Strait Music
Clint Strait, vice president and third generation owner of Strait Music, explains how Baldwin Pianos, The Beatles, and best buddies were elemental in the evolution of his grandfathers’ humble piano…
Gear4Music half-time sales jump as it readies for Brexit
Gear4Music reported a jump in interim sales as it said the business was well placed to cope with the impact of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union thanks…
Dealers' Choice Award nominations open now
The 2016 MMR Dealers' Choice Awards call for nominations page is now open. All music industry related professionals are invited to participate in the nomination process, however, key to note…
Dealers' Choice Awards: FAQs
Want to enter this year's Dealers' Choice Awards but not sure how to do so? Our quick FAQ guide should address most, if not all, of your questions... Dealers' Choice FAQsWho…