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News August 18, 2016

How to win a Dealers' Choice Award

Is there anything more satisfying than rocking up at the NAMM Show and having a lovely new Dealer’s Choice Award taking pride of place on your booth? Quite a few things…

MMR Staff
Aug 18, 2016
News August 18, 2016

Grindrod seeks investment

Amp designer and manufacturer Steve Grindrod is hoping to raise money for his latest eponymous project through online crowdfunding. Grindrod made his name as chief designer at Marshall through the…

MMR Staff
Aug 18, 2016
News August 17, 2016

Boot Camp is back at NAMM

The 2017 NAMM Show will open one day early for Retail Boot Camp, an intensive one-day training for music retail businesses.  Held Wednesday, 18th January at the Anaheim Hilton in…

MMR Staff
Aug 17, 2016
News August 17, 2016

New-look JHS site launch

JHS has launched a brand new trade website, with a number of new features. The  new site is faster and more compatible with mobile, tablet, PC and Mac users.Trade customers…

MMR Staff
Aug 17, 2016
News August 17, 2016

Losby Named Steinway CEO

Steinway Musical Instruments has promoted Ron Losby to the position of CEO The move is effective immediately. Losby, a 30-year Steinway veteran, served as president of Steinway Americas since 2008.…

MMR Staff
Aug 17, 2016
News August 16, 2016

Hal Leonard to Distribute ZT Amps

The self-proclaimed “loudest little amps in the world,” ZT Amplifiers, will now be distributed in the United States and Canada by Hal Leonard as part of their expanding distribution business.…

MMR Staff
Aug 16, 2016
News August 16, 2016

Manson heads out of Westside

Andy Manson, long serving head of press and social media at Westside Distribution, is leaving the company and the industry to take a new position elsewhere. He is joining a…

MMR Staff
Aug 16, 2016
News August 16, 2016

Choose your nominees for the Dealers’ Choice Awards

It’s that time of year again when we invite all MI retailers who subscribe to Musical Merchandise Review to participate in the selection of the nominees for the 24th annual…

MMR Staff
Aug 16, 2016
News August 16, 2016

Zoom UK adds Metallica guitarist's pedal line

Zoom UK has taken on distribution of the KHDK range of pedals created by Mettalica guitarist, Kirk Hammett. The KHDK line-up was created by Hammett along with long term friend and…

MMR Staff
Aug 16, 2016
News August 16, 2016

ICMP strikes deal with London music hub

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) has struck a new partnership with Tileyard Studios based in Kings Cross, Central London. Tileyard Studios is the largest professional music community in…

MMR Staff
Aug 16, 2016
News August 16, 2016

Tin Pan Alley film project seeks backers

Journalist and film maker Henry Scott-Irvine, who has been heavily involved in orchestrating the campaign to save Denmark Street from developers, is seeking backers to make a film documenting the…

MMR Staff
Aug 16, 2016