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News March 30, 2020

QSC Strengthens its Presence in the Netherlands

QSC announces the opening of QSC Netherlands BV, effective April 1, 2020. Based in Geldermalsen, QSC Netherlands BV will serve as the business development hub for Live Sound & Systems…

MMR Staff
Mar 30, 2020
News March 30, 2020

AES Vienna Convention Cancelled

We received the following on March 30: With the health and safety of our attendees, membership, exhibitors, and staff being of utmost concern during the global COVID-19 pandemic, and following…

MMR Staff
Mar 30, 2020
News March 30, 2020

NAMM U Webinar: Financial and Tax Response to COVID-19

On Wednesday, April 1, industry experts Alan Friedman, CPA, and Daniel Jobe, EA, of Friedman, Kannenberg & Co. will host a live  online session about music business finance in the time…

MMR Staff
Mar 30, 2020
News March 30, 2020

Audio Modeling Products Now Distributed by ILIO

ILIO has announced a new distribution partnership with Audio Modeling, global leaders in multi-vector expressive acoustic instrument emulations. Audio Modeling products are now available from ILIO and its vast North…

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Mar 30, 2020
News March 30, 2020

A Message for NASMD Members from Whitney Grisaffi

Dear Fellow NASMD Members, COVID-19 is a name that at some point in the future will be discussed like the Great Depression. It will be something we all experienced and as…

MMR Staff
Mar 30, 2020
News March 27, 2020

Moog Music Launches ‘Synthesize Live’ Series

Today, Moog Music announced “Synthesize Live,” a new series where artists will livestream performances, synthesizer demos and tutorials, Q&A sessions, and more on Moog’s Instagram page. The electronic musical instrument manufacturer…

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Mar 27, 2020
News March 27, 2020

Vision: You Must See Clearly First What Others Will Understand Later

[caption id="attachment_71012" align="alignleft" width="460"] Kaboompics .com from Pexels[/caption] Vision is the one idea that’s uniquely yours. As the retail world continually changes, you would be well-served to remember one important…

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Mar 27, 2020
News March 27, 2020

Trying Times

[caption id="attachment_71009" align="alignleft" width="302"] Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels[/caption] As the COVID-19 pandemic increasingly impacts all aspects of life, globally, in mid-March, I reached out to a few in…

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Mar 27, 2020
News March 27, 2020

The New MIDI 2.0 Creates MI Retail Opportunities

[caption id="attachment_71006" align="alignleft" width="331"] Megan Rexazin from Pixabay[/caption] When MIDI – Musical Instrument Digital Interface – first came on the scene in 1983, it ushered in a revolution that essentially…

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Mar 27, 2020
News March 27, 2020

NAMM Member Webinar: COVID-19 Small Business Relief - Part II

On Tuesday, March 31, NAMM will host part two of our COVID-19 Small Business Relief webinars, providing relevant, time-sensitive employer and employee information in the federal stimulus plan, which is…

MMR Staff
Mar 27, 2020