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Yamaha helped celebrate the 30th anniversary of the University of Kentucky percussion program by presenting a new 9300 Series marching snare drum to James Campbell, director of percussion studies at…
US drummer and clinician Scott Pellegrom heads over to the UK later in June for a nationwide clinic tour, in association with Dream Cymbals, DW Drum Workshop and SVM Percussion. Pellegrom is…
Calling it the start of the next great chapter in its proud history of serving the MI and Pro Audio industries, KMC Music (www.kmcmusic.com) has announced that it has completed…
Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users, announces two personnel appointments: Susan Starnes has been named senior vice…
On June 10, Mike Adams, Moog Music Inc. president/CEO, stopped production in the factory and gathered the employees for an impromptu meeting. Adams began by saying, "I called you all…
Guildford-based retailer, Andertons is one of the UK's most highly-regarded MI stores, indeed it is the current holder of the MIA's best large retailer award. We put eponymous boss, Mongolian…
A rare report on the UK musical instrument market from Ibisworld predicts growth of 6.2 per cent over the next year, but outlines the extent of the damage caused to…
Fender announces the Fender American Standard Test Drive promotion, which takes place between June 8 – July 5 at participating Fender authorized dealers in America and Canada. Consumers who test-drive…
Sponsored by Fishman, Premier Guitar, and Hal Leonard, the “Win Greg Koch” Sweepstakes received over 15,000 entries in eleven weeks. Grand Prize-winner Mark Mizhrai from Los Angeles was visited at home…
Fred W. Gretsch was recognized for his 50th anniversary with an in-store event at StreetSounds NYC on May 30th. Several notable attendees included Duane Eddy, Jet Weston and his Atomic…
Like someone who has come out the other side of a messy divorce, I get the sense that UK MI retail is starting to feel good about itself again and…
Long-established Newcastle retailer JG Windows is currently undergoing a huge expansion which it says will make it one of the UK’s destination music stores and possibly the country’s largest. The…
