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News October 5, 2014

Trade Regrets: George Roberts

On October 2nd, we received the following from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: For all those who have enjoyed Bones West at the NAMM Shows over the years, we have George Roberts…

MMR Staff
Oct 5, 2014
News October 4, 2014

P. Mauriat Announces ‘Give the Gift of P. Mauriat’

Starting October 1st, P. Mauriat began a rebate promotion called “Give the Gift of P. Mauriat”.“A rebate program like ours may not be pioneering, but we think it continues to…

MMR Staff
Oct 4, 2014
News October 4, 2014

Arriba Cases Expands East Coast Sales Team

The first company exclusively dedicated to supplying lighting and audio equipment cases, Arriba's success has created a need for the company to expand its East Coast sales team.To keep up with the…

MMR Staff
Oct 4, 2014
News October 1, 2014

Aphex Moves HQ to Utah

Pro audio brand Aphex® recently announced that it has moved the company to Salt Lake City, in order to increase operational efficiencies by being closer to parent company DWV Entertainment…

MMR Staff
Oct 1, 2014
News October 1, 2014

Apple Invites Larry Fishman To Speak at Employee Presentation

Larry Fishman founder and President of Fishman, designer and manufacturer of pickups, amplification and other products for acoustic and electric musicians, was recently invited to speak to Apple designers, engineers…

MMR Staff
Oct 1, 2014
News October 1, 2014

Joe Satriani

MMR caught up with Satch just prior to his recent South American tour to get the 411 on his latest gear. Legendary guitar wizard Joe Satriani has built up a career…

MMR Staff
Oct 1, 2014
News October 1, 2014

Retail Ready for Its Close-Up

Marshall McLuhan’s famous dictum, “The medium is the message,” rings as true for retail as it does for media. While the Internet-era nostrum that “content is king” remains plenty valid,…

MMR Staff
Oct 1, 2014
News October 1, 2014

König & Meyer at 65

A global leader in the design and manufacture of music stands and accessories, Germany’s König & Meyer – most commonly referred to simply as “K&M” – has been celebrating its…

MMR Staff
Oct 1, 2014
News October 1, 2014

Sustained Growth and the Customer Experience

New business is falling out of the sky. All you have to do is accept the great margin and write up the deal. Well maybe it wasn’t quite that easy…

MMR Staff
Oct 1, 2014
News October 1, 2014

Finding Keys to Success in a Struggling Segment

As any longtime reader of MMR knows, the past few – well, unfortunately, many – years have represented something of an uphill struggle for those who supply and sell pianos…

MMR Staff
Oct 1, 2014