Be Safe Out There
Music has been in the news a lot lately, often for all the wrong reasons. Working backwards through the year, we’re still not really over the massacre in dance club…
Make Each Customer’s Experience Amazing – Part II
In Part II of Tracy Leenman’s guide to achieving higher levels of customer satisfaction, we pick up with “point 2” of her outline... 2) WOW! They were so helpful! Corollary:…
Taking Root: Bluegrass Guitar Sales in 2016
Drawing upon country, Appalachian, Irish, Scottish, and jazz influences, Bluegrass music represents a “big tent,” as they say. As deeply steeped in improvisation as jazz, but with a more “down…
Retail: Elements in the Evolution of Strait Music
Clint Strait, vice president and third generation owner of Strait Music, explains how Baldwin Pianos, The Beatles, and best buddies were elemental in the evolution of his grandfathers’ humble piano…
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Visits Sweetwater
Greg Harris, president and CEO of Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, recently visited Sweetwater for a tour with founder and president Chuck Surack. Mr. Harris was in town to make…
‘A Perfect Fit’ - Sabine Grubmüller of Bösendorfer
A storied name in the design and craft of high quality and aesthetically refined pianos, Bösendorfer has been setting the standard for excellence since 1828. Innovative build techniques and meticulous…
In Praise of Conn-Selmer
There's no substitute for dedicated customer service. As a brick and mortar retailer, I am well aware of the value of the shopping experience and in-store customer service. It is…
The (not so) New Normal
I can state with some authority (as much as helming MMR for a decade or so affords, anyway) that it is absolutely not news that Internet sales present a very…
D’Addario Announced Official String Sponsorship at the Lockn’ Festival
D’Addario was the official string sponsor of this year’s Lockn’ Festival on August 28nin Arrington, Virginia. As a part of the sponsorship, D’Addario teamed up with Lockn’ to request the…
Gear4Music half-time sales jump as it readies for Brexit
Gear4Music reported a jump in interim sales as it said the business was well placed to cope with the impact of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union thanks…
JHS adds recycled Bohemian range
JHS continues to grow its range, with the Bohemian range of ‘oil can’ guitars, basses and ukuleles the latest addition to its catalogue. Designed in the US, and built using recycled…
Audio-Technica debuting A&H mixer at BPM
Audio-Technica will unveil Allen & Heath’s brand-new Xone:PX5 DJ mixer at this month’s DJ and pro-audio show, BPM. The event, at Birmingham’s Genting Arena from 11th-12th September, will be the…