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Having first made waves with the iconic Spector NS-1 bass (a collaboration with Stuart Spector) in the mid-70s and then introducing his revolutionary “headless” (no traditional headstock), graphite Steinberger electric…
Italy is known for doing a great many things well – desserts, spaghetti, fine art, pizza, sports cars – but digital pianos don’t exactly come to mind, at first. That’s…
In late August, Research and Markets announced the addition of the Global Musical Instruments Market 2015 Report to their offerings. The report claims the global MI market value was $16.05…
I don’t profess to have insider knowledge of every woman’s experience walking into a music store. But I can tell you my own point of view and that of many…
The overheated fine-art world is supposedly cooling off, with prices coming down off the blistering highs of recent years. But you’d never know that after walking the floor at the…
Everett Joseph “Vic” Firth hit the ground running and never let up speed. When I interviewed him for a feature in our sister publication, School Band & Orchestra, a few…
When you hear the words “Jersey Surf,” you’ll either think of catching waves off the Jersey Shore or the Jersey-based competitive drum and bugle corps. The Jersey Surf Drum and…
I finally made it! I did something I’ve always wanted to do! I went to Iowa where presidential candidates were courting caucus-goers at the Iowa State Fair. Believe me, it…
Well, here we are in the fall season, and just when you have a good, young employee trained efficiently, they’re off to college, and the training starts all over again.…
It’s easy to see why the Pacific Amphitheatre became an instant favorite among touring artists when it opened in 1983 with a concert by Barry Manilow. Located on the Orange County…
The sudden cancellation of the Musical Instruments and Technology Show has again made the prospect of a major UK consumer show seem remote, but does it really need one? At…
Labour leadership favourite Jeremy Corbyn has pledged that his Government would undo the damage caused to music and the arts by Conservative funding cuts, with a programme of reinvestment. National funding…
