Retailer Mansons' guitar show returns
The Manson’s Guitar Show will return to the Corn Exchange Exeter on Saturday 3rd October 2015. The event, sponsored by Rocks Organic features leading brands including Marshall, Fender, Ibanez, Orange,…
Aria UK MD departs
Aria's UK MD Matt Joule, is moving on from the company after three years in charge. Joule joined the company in 2012, taking over from Martin Hartwell who moved on…
The Golden Ticket: Contest Winners Tour Pearl River Factory
Thirty Pearl River, Kayserburg, and Ritmüller dealers from the United States and Canada recently returned from four days visiting Guangzhou, Southern China’s largest port city where they were able to…
Millennials in the Workplace
Growing up being a drummer, nothing was cooler than being fast. Keep in mind, I was weaned on Buddy Rich; oh wait, if you’re a millennial reading this you might…
Coloring Inside the Lines: Honoring the Past, Living in the Present, and Looking to the Future
The opportunity for this guest editorial presents itself in the receding shadow of the 60th anniversary of the Stratocaster, which Fender celebrated throughout 2014. And while anniversaries are of course…
Instrument & Gear Rentals: Rental Programs Ramp Up for ‘Back to School’ Season
In anticipation of the coming fall semester MMR recently reached out to over 500 MI dealers across the country to discuss instrument rental programs. While our focus was on school…
Summer NAMM 2015
“There was a lot of value for both exhibitors and retailers alike in Nashville – the NAMM Member companies came ready to do business,” notes NAMM president and CEO Joe…
Lee Oskar Harmonicas in 2015 – Breaking Barriers
Harmonica players within pop and rock music are often a somewhat anonymous bunch, so far as “name recognition” by the general public goes. Unfair, no doubt, but – generally speaking…
Moog Takes a Stand on Income Inequality
Income inequality has emerged as the main debate in the wake of the Great Recession. In the United States, income inequality – the gap between the very wealthy and everyone…
‘Back in My Day…’
A couple weeks ago, one of the bands I play in opened for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – a real treat for me and my buddies, having grown up listening…
Hal Leonard & Willis Music Celebrate a Decade
Hal Leonard Corporation and Willis Music have spent a decade making beautiful music together. To commemorate the milestone, Hal Leonard President Larry Morton and VP of National Sales David Jahnke…
Trade Regrets: Ralph Zumpano
On August 1, NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino got in touch with the following news:Ralph Zumpano passed away on July 22 at the age of 92. He worked in the Kenosha, Wisconsin,…