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Guitar Center recently announced the grand opening of its newest retail location, a state-of-the-art musical instrument and technology center covering 11,000 square feet in Selden, NY. The grand opening took…
German guitarist and amp designer Thomas Blug is to conduct a five-date tour of the UK in May promoting his BluGuitar AMP1 range. The AMP1 is Thomas’ footpedal-sized 100 watt valve amp…
Korg UK has appointed Stuart Middleton to the position of area sales manager, southern England, for the Jupiter Brass brand. Middleton brings over 20 years of retail experience and 12…
Swiss manufacturer, Relish Guitars, is launching its range of innovative design-led guitars in the UK with a number of different purchase packages offering up to a 79 per cent ROI.…
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has welcomed the new legislation designed to safeguard music venues in England. An amendment to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order…
In a seminar we did together on this topic, Greg Billings from the Steinway Piano Gallery in Naples, Florida said, “If I had known then what I know now, I…
Yamaha Music Europe has added Alex Warren as new commercial audio sales representative for the UK and Republic of Ireland. Alex has worked in in professional audio since graduating in…
NAMM’S sixth annual Top 100 Dealer Awards nominations are now open. The retail awards will be presented Friday, 24th June during Summer NAMM in Nashville.“Many members have told us that…
There is still some positive news to be found amid the current spate of closures and shops going bust, with a new music retailer opening in Aberdeen. RamJam Music, on the city’s…
The holiday season is in our collective rearview mirror at this point, but the idea of doing well by doing good remains a fundamentally sound proposition year-round for retailers. John Krupa…
The U.S. Rep of the Year award went to Lienau AV Associates, which serves the Mid-Atlantic region (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, NY Metro, Pennsylvania, and Virginia). Pictured: Dealer of the Year…
NAMM 2016 took place in Anaheim, CA, January 21 – 24. Dealers, artists, consumers, and distributors flood the convention center for four days to check out all that the music…
