New Peavey brand head for B&M
Barnes & Mullins has recruited Mark Hedge as its new product specialist for Peavey products. Hedge brings with him a wealth of experience, having previously worked in the industry as an…
Nektar launches seminar tour
Nektar and Bitwig have announced a Summer Seminars Tour 2015 throughout the UK. Bitwig and Nektar expert Tim Chandler will demonstrates how to be more creative when writing and producing…
NEW POLL: Have T&Cs put you off certain brands?
This week's poll asks whether manufacturer's terms and conditions have played a part in stocking decisions. For many dealers the terms and conditions and minimum stock requirements from under-pressure manufacturers can…
TOP TEN: Signs your Saturday boy might be older than he's letting on
He has been picked up by his grandson in a "horseless carriage" three times this week.... 10: Keeps trying to sell acoustics with the recommendation "Gene Autry plays one of these".9: Some…
Martin Kling
Last weekend, the former partner, namesake and chief developer of high-performance speaker manufacturer Kling & Freitag, Martin Kling passed away at the age of 54. In the early 1980s, Martin Kling…
SNAMM Roland/BOSS Shin-dig
On Wednesday, July 8, Roland and BOSS held a premier event at Soundcheck Nashville to launch new products being featured at Summer NAMM. The event was attended by leading artists,…
The Big Names are Already Here in Nashville...
Former NAMM chairman and current president of Willis Music, Kevin Cranley, is a giant (in more ways than one) in MI and at Wednesday night's D'Addario pre-Show bash in Nashville…
(Pre)Summer NAMM Kicks Off with a Bang
Country megastar Vince Gill showed off his funny - and forgetful - side, as he read the lyrics to The Band's classic track "Ophelia" while he and his band played the…
Joe Perry (Not That One...) Joins Waves Distro Team
With over 30 years of experience in recording, sound contracting, broadcast and video post, Joe Perry has formally announced his new sales agency: Joe Perry Sales & Consulting. Wave Distro…
Roland unveils trio of new guitar add-ons
Roland's has released a cluster of new guitar products ahead of this year's Summer NAMM show, including a reworked version of its popular JC-40 Jazz Chorus amp. The firm is proclaimiing the DD-500…
Newman and CHAUVET DJ Light Up Electron at Brooklyn Bowl
The 20,000-square-foot venue was a perfectly appropriate site for an unforgettable concert by Electron, the heavy hitting four-piece band formed by Disco Biscuits bass player, Marc Brownstein. Lighting designer Manny…
POLL RESULTS: How much do you sell online?
In our latest poll we asked retailers how much of their revenue was made up from online sales, and the results are now in. We offered a range of percentage-based parameters in the poll but…