Music China 2016
Music China, the largest trade fair in the Asian musical instrument industry, takes center stage from October 26 – 29 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Featuring over 1,800…
Trade Regrets: Owen McPeek
Owen McPeek passed away on August 11th. Beginning in the late’60s, McPeek managed Rush’s Music in Knoxville, Tennessee for over a decade. At the time, Rush’s was a full-line MI retail…
Trade Regrets: John Craviotto
On August 9th, we received the following message from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino:John Craviotto, the founder of Craviotto Drum Company, passed away last month at the age of 69. He…
Sweetwater Hires Bailey to run GearFest and Academy of Music
Sweetwater has hired longtime Roland representative Bob Bailey, who will have two roles. He will fill the newly created position of executive director of GearFest, and he will also be…
JHS adds Attitude to accessories line-up
JHS has taken on distribution of the Attitude range of instrument bags and cases across a number of European territories. Catering for electric, acoustic and bass guitars, keyboards, percussion and…
Bright idea brings light relief to musicians
A new product from Fretlord, called Spectrus, aims to solve the problem of musician’s not being able to see what they’re playing in a dark performance environment. Fretlord Spectrus is…
New Asia rep for Audix
Audix has appointed Global Market Management as its exclusive representative in the Asia-Pacific region. The firm is run by Bardy Hayes (pictured) and Alex Schloessler. Hayes is a veteran of the…
GC Expands National Presence with Three Recent Openings
Guitar Center (GC) has been expanding its presence nationwide with recent store grand openings in Orem, Utah (June 30); Cary, North Carolina (July 14); and Norman, Oklahoma (August 11).…
Metroplex Selected as Exclusive Bösendorfer Retailer for North Texas
Metroplex Piano Warehouse has been selected as the official Bösendorfer piano representative for the North Texas market. With this rare designation, Metroplex is transforming its Keller store location into a…
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…
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…
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…