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News August 13, 2015

5th Annual Hal Leonard Vocal Competition Winners Announced

Hal Leonard sponsors the Hal Leonard Vocal Competition for young classical and theatre singers, comprised entirely of YouTube video entries. There were more than 1000 entries in the 2015 competition in…

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Aug 13, 2015
News August 13, 2015

Rush fans help cancer foundation

Fans of iconic Canadian rock band Rush recently enjoyed some unique opportunities to own a piece of the band's history and help cancer research. In exchange for a small donation,…

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Aug 13, 2015
News August 13, 2015

New AKG studio condenser mics launched

AKG Professional  has launched a new dual-diaphragm condenser microphone matched pair stereo set. The AKG C314 dual-diaphragm condenser microphone is designed for all studio environments ranging from home to professional…

MMR Staff
Aug 13, 2015
News August 13, 2015

POLL RESULTS: Does your social media get results?

Our latest poll asked whether your company's social media activity was reaping rewards and helping business or something of a mystery? Even if you are completely au fait with Twitter,…

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Aug 13, 2015
News August 12, 2015

RPMDA Board Plans 2016 Convention

This summer, the board of directors for the Retail Print Music Dealers Association (RPMDA) met to plan the organization’s 2016 convention, which is scheduled for April 27–30, 2016 at the…

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Aug 12, 2015
News August 12, 2015

KMC Appoints New Regional Sales Managers

KMC Music (www.kmcmusic.com) has announced the appointment of three new regional sales managers for the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and West/Northwest sales territories.  According to KMC Music vice president of Sales James…

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Aug 12, 2015
News August 12, 2015

Stick one of these outside your shop

Specially adapted upturned boats, which were part of the City of London Festival Street Guitars initiative to encourage people to play, are now up for grabs. The Rock the Boat boats…

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Aug 12, 2015
News August 12, 2015

UK high street traffic picks up over summer

UK retail traffic improved at its strongest year-on-year rate in any month for 11 years, excluding Easter distortions, with retailers benefiting from a 3.7 per cent rise in footfall according…

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Aug 12, 2015
News August 12, 2015

Melbourne show makes successful return

The Australian Music Association's Melbourne Guitar Show returned on August 8th-9th after a break of ten years. Featuring the cream of Melbourne’s guitar talent it hosted major brands as well…

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Aug 12, 2015
News August 11, 2015

Hal Leonard to Distribute Cajón Brush Line

Hal Leonard Corporation is proud to announce a new worldwide distribution deal with Minneapolis-based Cajón Brush. Beginning this month, the company will stock these top-quality accessories.Created by percussionist Paul Jennings,…

MMR Staff
Aug 11, 2015
News August 11, 2015

COMMENT: It was the best of times...

...It was the worst of times. Depending on who you talk to, that is. Either the internet is killing your business or helping it reach customers way outside your catchment…

MMR Staff
Aug 11, 2015