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News August 26, 2013

NAMM Awards Music-Making Grant to Rhythm! Discover Center

[caption id="attachment_47929" align="alignleft"]The Rhythm! Discover Center[/caption]Rhythm! Discovery Center is one of 21 recipients selected to receive grant support from The NAMM Foundation. The funding will allow Rhythm! to continue to…

MMR Staff
Aug 26, 2013
News August 26, 2013

Pearl/Adams at 2013 DCI World Championships

Pearl/Adams was very well represented at the 2013 Drum Corps International World Championships, hosted at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind.  Held August 6th-10th, DCI Finals Week showcased the top drum…

MMR Staff
Aug 26, 2013
News August 23, 2013

Trade Regrets: Jim Grimm

Jim Grimm, owner of KC Music Supply in Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on August 7th, 2013. KC Music Supply was a wholesale music distributor to the trade.  Prior to owning his…

MMR Staff
Aug 23, 2013
News August 22, 2013

Kala and GITC/YMPCA Partnership

Through expanding its work in the schools and a new partnership with the YMCA, Guitars in the Classroom aims to bring music into the lives of even more children across…

MMR Staff
Aug 22, 2013
News August 21, 2013

D'Addario to Relocate Steel Wire Manufacturing to Farmingdale, NY

D’Addario is transitioning its Renaissance Wire division from Oxford, Mass., to Farmingdale, N.Y. Targeted for completion in early 2014, the multi-million dollar modernization plan includes relocation and re-engineering the entire…

MMR Staff
Aug 21, 2013
News August 21, 2013

Music China 2013

More than 1,600 brands and suppliers from 25 countries and regions will display a wide selection of eastern and western musical instruments at this year’s Music China which will be…

MMR Staff
Aug 21, 2013
News August 20, 2013

ChordBuddy Earns Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval

The ChordBuddy Guitar Learning System, has earned the Parent Tested Parent Approved (PTPA) Seal of Approval. PTPA Media has North America’s largest volunteer parent testing community, with more than 60,000 parents and was rated the…

MMR Staff
Aug 20, 2013
News August 19, 2013

Musser Arrives in Elkhart

With new positions in the south plant and the equipment in place Musser is settling in well to its new home at the Conn-Selmer Elkhart Campus.  Full production began this…

MMR Staff
Aug 19, 2013
News August 14, 2013

Fishman names Norton Vice President of Retail Sales

Fishman has appointed Bill Norton as VP of Retail Sales. Formerly a professional musician with an extensive background in global distribution and sales, Norton brings a wealth of experience to…

MMR Staff
Aug 14, 2013