Trade Regrets: Jo Edstrom
Jo Edstrom died on Tuesday, September 10th in Winona, Minnesota at the age of 102. She was the widow of Harold “Hal” Edstrom, who co-founded Hal Leonard Corporation in 1947…
Gibson Set to Acquire Cakewalk
Adding to a growing – and at this point sizable – list of recent acquisitions of MI operations outside of the guitar realm, Gibson Brands is poised to take control of…
Gibson to Acquire Cakewalk Inc.
Gibson Brands has entered into a letter of intent with Roland Corporation and Cakewalk, Inc. for Gibson to acquire Cakewalk pursuant to definitive acquisition agreements to be negotiated by the parties.…
Samson Names Caputo Head of Sales
Samson Technologies has appointed Bob Caputo as the company’s new head of sales. Previously at Adam Audio USA in Hicksville, N.Y., Caputo will now spearhead all of Samson’s North American sales…
Grotrian Appoints Glasgow Director of Sales for North America
Grotrian Piano Company GmbH of Germany has named Don Glasgow director of sales for North America. Grotrian is family-owned, currently in the fifth and sixth generations and managed by Burkhard Stein.…
Hal Leonard New Distribution Hub for JamHub
Hal Leonard has inked a deal with JamHub Corp. to exclusively distribute their systems and accessories to the US MI trade beginning on October 1st. Hal Leonard senior VP of…
Paulson & Co. Announces Completion of Acquisition of Steinway
On September 19, an affiliate of investment firm Paulson & Co. Inc. (“Paulson”) and Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (“Steinway” or the “Company”) (NYSE: LVB), announced the successful completion of Paulson’s…
PreSonus Acquires Notion Music
[caption id="attachment_48295" align="alignleft"]Notion President Jim Boitnott, PreSonus Chairman Kevin Couhig and CEO Jim Mack [/caption]PreSonus® has acquired the assets of Notion Music, Inc., a leading developer of music-notation software located in…
Trade Regrets: John Vincent, Former NAMM Director of Trade Shows
Former director of trade shows for NAMM, John Vincent, passed away on September 7 after an illness.Mr. Vincent oversaw the planning and implementation of NAMM’s annual trade shows from 1984…
Utah's Best in Music Celebrates 24 Years
In early September, Best In Music celebrated its 24th with a huge sale and drawing, as well as a free Lanikai-sponsored uke circle and open mic uke competition. For the past…
Yamaha Names Petterson Wind Instrument Marketing Manager
Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, has announced the promotion of Brian Petterson to Wind Instrument marketing manager. In his previous position, Petterson served as assistant marketing manager…
NAMM Signs Five-Year Commitment with Anaheim
It’s being reported that the Winter NAMM Show will continue to be held at The Anaheim Convention Center for the foreseeable future. NAMM recently signed a five-year contract to continue…