80 Years of Hammond Organs
The name “Hammond” is as hallowed as that of any guitar maker in the MI business, responsible for the soul of generations’ worth of hits thanks to its classic B3…
TC Electronic Continues Guitar Products Push
Back in 1976, two brothers – Kim and John Rishøj – set out to design an effects pedal for guitarists that would address a common problem with such devices: considerable…
Changing NAMM Purchasing Habits
Just as technology continues to drastically – and rapidly – change the ways in which we all gather information, create and consume music and entertainment, and connect with one another,…
Hurray for Hollywood Piano
You can’t own something called “Hollywood Piano” without dropping names, and co-owner Glenn Treibitz doesn’t disappoint: Justin Bieber just bought his mom a piano there; Captain America (Chris Evans) put…
Backun Enters the Intermediate Market
A quick tour through Backun Musical Services’s carefully appointed Vancouver facilities will quickly convince visitors of the company’s expertise in fine clarinets and the unique culture associated with them. The…
2014 Don Johnson Award Winners: D'Addario
The copy on the Don Johnson Music Industry Service Award trophy reads, “In Recognition and Appreciation for Your Outstanding Advocacy and Support for Music Education at the Community and National…
The Future of Retailing
When the future comes, there will be no room for error on the retail floor.Oh and look – the future is here.Retail guru Bob Negen, a fixture on the NAMM…
Music Sales Acquires Éditions Alphonse Leduc
The Music Sales Group has completed an acquisitions of family-run French publisher Éditions Alphonse Leduc.Founded in 1842, Éditions Alphonse Leduc started by specialising in piano tutors then expanded to acquire…
Zildjian Partners with LAN Music Corp.
The Avedis Zildjian Company has announced its partnership with LAN Music Corporation to represent the Company in South & Central America as well as the Caribbean. LAN Music Corporation has…
Trade Regrets: Ed Miller
Former president of KMC Music Inc., Ed Miller, passed away on January 15 at the age of 66.Starting in the finance department at Kaman Corp., Miller quickly rose through the…
Playing Guitar is for the Birds
An... unusual new art and sound exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem (Mass.) features 70 zebra finches "playing" fourteen Gibson guitars and electric basses set up around a…
Blueridge BR-40A Dreadnaught Guitar
The newest edition to the Blueridge family is the BR-40A Dreadnaught Guitar. Each guitar has a select, solid Adirondack spruce top - the same tonewood used in highly-prized collectibles often…