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News May 7, 2019

The Magic Moment

Let’s be honest: the music business is one made up of conversationalists and sales people. It is a marketplace of unusual buyers and sellers. As owners and managers, we must…

MMR Staff
May 7, 2019
News May 7, 2019

Technology is the Engine

Are you familiar with Billie Eilish? If not, don’t feel too bad. While millions of high-schoolers consider the singer/songwriter to be amongst the most significant artists of their lifetimes, many…

MMR Staff
May 7, 2019
News May 6, 2019

Taylor Names Yamek Key Accounts Manager

Taylor® Guitars has announced the hiring of longtime music industry veteran Craig Yamek as a key accounts manager within its North American sales organization. Yamek joins Taylor following a record year…

MMR Staff
May 6, 2019
News April 30, 2019

Black Deer Festival and Orange Amps Band Competition

Orange Amplification has partnered with Black Deer Festival to offer a once in a lifetime opportunity to win a TremLord 30 guitar amplifier worth £1,000 and a forty five minute set…

MMR Staff
Apr 30, 2019
News April 30, 2019

Source Distribution Wins Genelec Western European Distributor of the Year

[caption id="attachment_66283" align="alignleft" width="460"] Source Distribution Genelec Brand Manager Andy Bensley, Genelec International Sales Manager Michael Bohlin, Source Distribution Director of Sales & Marketing Darren Power, Genelec International Sales Director…

MMR Staff
Apr 30, 2019
News April 30, 2019

EarthQuaker Goes to Washington D.C.

[caption id="attachment_66280" align="alignleft" width="345"] Julie Robbins and Jamie Stillman[/caption] On May 6, Akron, Ohio-based EarthQuaker Devices will be honored with an award from the U.S. Small Business Administration during National…

MMR Staff
Apr 30, 2019
News April 30, 2019

Scott Powers Chicago Music Cruise with ChamSys

The 20th annual Chicago Music Cruise recently featured a group of leading Chicagoland bands and radio personalities, organized by 7th Heaven. Keeping pace with the hard-driving music notes onboard the cruise was…

MMR Staff
Apr 30, 2019