Will the UK ever have another music show?
The sudden cancellation of the Musical Instruments and Technology Show has again made the prospect of a major UK consumer show seem remote, but does it really need one? At…
Labour leadership frontrunner backs music and the arts
Labour leadership favourite Jeremy Corbyn has pledged that his Government would undo the damage caused to music and the arts by Conservative funding cuts, with a programme of reinvestment. National funding…
New Music Shipping site boosts dealers
UK distributor Music Shipping, has a brand new website offering greater functionality for retailers and end-users alike. The new site www.musicshipping.co.uk lists the entire range of products from Music Shipping…
AM&S to Represent dBTechnologies in the U.S.
dBTechnologies has named American Music & Sound (AM&S) as its exclusive distributor for the United States. Based in Los Angeles, California, AM&S is part of music business giant Jam Industries…
PMC Announces Board Appointment of Sarah Hagan, of Zildjian
The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) Executive Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Hagan to its Advisory Board. A drummer and former teacher, Hagan joined Zildjian as a marketing…
Musical Instruments and Technology Show cancelled
After a morning of rumours surrounding the future of the event, Hamerville has confirmed that it has cancelled the Musical Instruments and Technology Show, due to take place in Manchester in…
Ovation resumes US production in Hartford
Anyone intrigued about Drum Workshop’s plan for the Ovation guitar brand it acquired from Fender earlier this year, will be interested by news that US production is about to resume…
Ovation resumes US production
Anyone intrigued about Drum Workshop’s plan for the Ovation guitar brand it acquired from Fender earlier this year will be interested by news that US production is about to resume again.…
IN THE HOTSEAT WITH...Nigel Hill, Yamaha Music London
Guardian of Yamaha's flagship London retail outlet, once Chappell of Bond Street, former orchestral musician. Equally revererential towards Rachmaninov and Steve Guppy... Name: Nigel Hill Job Title: General Manager, Yamaha Music, London What does that involve? Day to…
Roland Corporation New Hires
Roland Corporation U.S. announces several key changes to its sales team that will enable the company to offer more focused dealer support and new perspectives on product development. Bob Bailey has…
TOP TEN: Rejected Gibson product expansion ideas
A top secret mole has revealed to us a list of scrapped brand expansion proposals from a Gibson Brands meeting... 10: The Les Pool - sold maple neck comes with extendable…
NEW POLL: Is product innovation more difficult in MI?
Our latest poll asks whether the industry is atypically limited in being able to achieve new product innovation. Perhaps because of the traditional manner of instruments, with some of the…