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News February 28, 2015

Casio Celebrates 'Music in Our Schools Month'

Music offers inspiration, creativity, and expression for students of every level. In celebration of the 30th anniversary of ‘Music in Our Schools Month,’ which was designated by The National Association…

MMR Staff
Feb 28, 2015
News February 28, 2015

CHAUVET DJ Works Magic with Penn Jillette

As the taller half of the superstar Las Vegas magic team of Penn & Teller, Penn Jillette is a master of illusion, but there was nothing chimerical about the magical…

MMR Staff
Feb 28, 2015
News February 28, 2015

Blackburn College Revamps Auditorium with Danley

Located in the rural Illinois town of Carlinville, Blackburn College serves six hundred undergraduates. Its unique work program keeps costs low and campus community involvement high by employing students in…

MMR Staff
Feb 28, 2015
News February 27, 2015

JHS Honored with Milestone Award

NAMM has honored John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd. in Leeds with the Milestone Award for 50 years of service in the music products industry. The award recognizes retailers and…

MMR Staff
Feb 27, 2015
News February 27, 2015

Trade Regrets: Richard O’Donnell

Richard O’Donnell passed away on January 15, 2015.O’Donnell was vice president of Yamaha Corporation of America at a very historic time in the company’s growth and development during the 1970s.…

MMR Staff
Feb 27, 2015
News February 27, 2015

Trade Regrets: Fritz Kollitz

On February 12th, NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino sent the following regarding the passing of Fritz Kollitz, founder of Fritz Kollitz Fine Tone Woods:Without a doubt, one of my favorite components…

MMR Staff
Feb 27, 2015
News February 27, 2015

Trade Regrets: DW Caffey

We recently received the following message from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino:At the time of DW Caffey's NAMM Oral History interview in 2012, he had been tuning pianos for just over…

MMR Staff
Feb 27, 2015
News February 27, 2015

Trade Regrets: Bill Tregoe

Bill Tregoe passed away on February 25th. Throughout his 35-year career as a sales rep for CG Conn and later King Musical Instruments, Tregoe drove an estimated 1,300,000-plus miles. As…

MMR Staff
Feb 27, 2015
News February 25, 2015

Trade Regrets: Bob See

Bob See founded See Factor, a pioneering and innovative pro-lighting and pro-sound service. See’s career began when Bill Graham opened up the Fillmore East in the late 1960s. Bob cut…

MMR Staff
Feb 25, 2015