2015 Annual MPA Meeting
The annual meeting of the Music Publishers Association (MPA) took place in New York City on Friday, June 19th. A highlight of the day’s events included the presentation of awards.…
KMC Now Sole U.S. Distributor for Paiste America
Strengthening a percussion portfolio that already includes Gibraltar, Latin Percussion, Remo, Toca, Vater, and Vic Firth, KMC Music (www.kmcmusic.com) has announced that it has been appointed to serve as the…
Vigilance All Year Long Is Crucial For Local Music Education
As a music education advocate and strategist, I find the spring school budget season my most worrisome time of the year, because this is when districts lay out budget proposals…
Is Customer Service a Dying Art?
We’ve talked about the return to the notion of craft in this space. Whether it’s beer or cupcakes or bacon, or Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hours that musicians have been taking…
The Secret to Success? Adaptability
“It’s varied over time, but right now our typical customer is, in fact, a music student taking band or orchestra in school and the parents thereof,” explains Bronstein Music’s Rich…
Thunder Road Guitars Takes Seattle By Storm
There’s a famous saying by Alexander Graham Bell – “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we…
US breakthrough for JHS guitar brands
JHS has made major strides internationally with its Vintage and Fret King brands, appointing a US distributor in the form of RBI Music in Texas. The firm is now the official…
Rosetti adds another new line
Fast-expanding Rosetti continues to add to its growing distribution line-up, bringing Ritter bags into the fold across the UK and Ireland. Ritter produces bags for a variety of instruments including…
Fishman and Sam Ash Partner For Jennifer Batten TriplePlay Clinic Tour
Beginning on July 20 at the Sam Ash location in Canoga Park, California, guitarist, composer and author Jennifer Batten will embark on a 26-city tour that includes a full demonstration…
MOD102+ tube amp kit
The new MOD102+ kit expands on the same all analog vacuum tube classic American circuit design combined with a British style Class A output section as the Original MOD102 with…
Jensen Nighthawk 12" speaker
Jensen Musical Instrument Speakers has announced a new addition to the Jensen Jet series, the 12” Nighthawk. The Nighthawk’s sound is warm, smooth and open with strong, throaty note definition which is complemented…
Ready for Summer NAMM?
Music City Center will fill with the sweet sounds of live music as Summer NAMM returns to Nashville, July 9-11. The mid-year music industry gathering will play out with dozens of live…