Tom Bedell Presents at World Forestry Congress
Tom Bedell is currently in Durban, South Africa participating in the World Forestry Congress. Now in its 14th Year and with a focus of “Forests and People: Investing in…
Sweetwater Donates Metronomes for CPR
Sweetwater recently joined forces with the Fort Wayne Fire Department to enhance health and public safety in the City of Fort Wayne. Announced at a press conference on August…
SOCIAL MEDIA 101: Say it again, and again
We know that quite a lot of smaller businesses in MI struggle with the how and the why of using social media to expand their reach, so we asked Fastflash…
ROLI adds to range with Seaboard Rise
ROLI has added to its range of quirky MIDI keyboards with the addition of a smaller version of the keyless controller, called the Seaboard Rise. According to ROLI, it is the…
Limited European run for PRS' anniversary Fatback
PRS Guitars Europe has unveiled a new ‘exclusive to Europe’ model from the company’s Wood Library programme, the Fatback 24. Based on the firm’s 30th Anniversary Custom 24, the new…
Fishman Appoints Pennebaker As Artist Relations, Nashville
Fishman has appointed musician and Artist Relations veteran James Pennebaker to represent the company in Nashville. In his new capacity, Pennebaker will represent Fishman and its products as part of…
Supro roster grows, adding brace of well-known Joes
The recently re-introduced Supro amp brand, distributed in the UK by JHS, has added a number of new artists using to its roster of well-known users and evangelists. Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry (pictured)…
Musicians' Union backs teaching co-operatives
The Musicians’ Union (MU) and Co-operatives UK have launched an initiative aimed at creating more music teacher co-operatives. The launch event in Parliament gave the opportunity for MPs, policy makers, teachers and…
MMR Global adds Facebook
MMR Global now has its own Facebook page (yeah, about time, right?). You can like or comment on stories (you can do that through the site as well, you know)…
Willcox Guitars Giveaway Winner Loves His Atlantis ElectroAcoustic
Willcox Guitars had a strong showing at the recent Summer NAMM Show in Nashville, thrilling convention-goers with artist booth performances and the exhibition of their premium instruments. One highlight was…
Trade Regrets: Yoshinori Kimbara
On Sunday, September 6, NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino got in touch with the following sad news: Yoshinori Kimbara passed away peacefully last Thursday in Japan having served the music industry…
FORUM: Acoustic guitars
While fans and retailers of electric guitar impatiently await the next “guitar hero” to revitalise that segment of the market, acoustic guitar sales continue to climb. MMR spoke to some…