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News April 26, 2016

Yamaha set to announce sales rise

According to forecasts, Yamaha’s group operating profit will likely increase for a fifth straight year in fiscal 2016, thanks to strong sales of musical instruments in Asia and audio equipment…

MMR Staff
Apr 26, 2016
News April 25, 2016

GC Opens New Location in N.Y., Closes Store in Indiana

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…

MMR Staff
Apr 25, 2016
News April 22, 2016

Sound Technology’s Wilson Receives MBE

Robert Wilson of Sound Technology was awarded an Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Prince Charles during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on the 24th February 2016.…

MMR Staff
Apr 22, 2016
News April 22, 2016

Yamaha Mourns Loss of Prince

Joining the chorus of countless, adoring fans around the globe, Yamaha mourns the sudden and unexpected loss of Prince, considered to have been one of the most innovative, inventive and…

MMR Staff
Apr 22, 2016
News April 22, 2016

Alfred ends Daisy Rock deal

Daisy Rock and Alfred Music have ended their long-standing distribution agreement. The deal ended at the beginning of this month and in the UK is highly unlikely to be renewed,…

MMR Staff
Apr 22, 2016
News April 22, 2016

Further expansion for Music China

The 2016 Music China show will be expanded to 10 halls, occupying 113,000 sqm of the exhibition area at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in China from  26th –…

MMR Staff
Apr 22, 2016
News April 22, 2016

Blug lines-up May UK dealer tour

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…

MMR Staff
Apr 22, 2016
News April 22, 2016

Blue Launches New Website

Blue launched a completely redesigned website at Bluemic.com. In addition to new content that better represents the company’s diverse customer base, the new site unveils a more modern user interface…

MMR Staff
Apr 22, 2016