UpFront Q&A: Willis Music Company’s Kevin Cranley
In a deal that was finalized on June 20 of this year, The Willis Music Company acquired Buddy Roger’s Music.
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Hal Leonard Corp. is a leading publisher and distributor of sheet music, music education materials, and songbooks. They also distribute musical instruments, accessories, and related technology products for musicians of all levels. Source evidence: NAMM 2020 Exhibitor List booth(s) 8910 Source evidence: NAMM 2020 Exhibitor List booth(s) 8910 Source evidence: NAMM 2020 Exhibitor List booth(s) 8910 Source evidence: NAMM 2020 Exhibitor List booth(s) 7246, 8910 Source evidence: NAMM 2020 Exhibitor List booth(s) 8910
Willis Music Company news timeline
16 published MMR stories reference this company or its work.
Willis Music Acquires Buddy Roger’s Music
On June 20, The Willis Music Company acquired Buddy Roger’s Music.
NAMM Congratulates the 2021 Top 100 Dealers
NAMM is pleased to announce the list of enterprising and resilient music product retailers to be honored at the organization's Top 100 Dealer Awards.
‘They Want Something Better:’ Fretted Instrument Players are Willing to Pay More for a Superior Case or Gig Bag
With nearly 90 percent (86.7) of participants in this month’s survey reporting that sales of cases and bags for fretted instruments are either up or level when compared…
Willis Music at 120
On April 1 of this year, one of our industry’s oldest and most respected retailers turned 120 years old. Since 1899, Willis Music Company has remained family owned…
Digital Piano Accessories on an Even Keel
With 75 percent of participants in this month’s dealer poll (sent out to over 200 retailers) reporting that sales of digital piano accessories are either up or level…
Reed Between the Lines: The Reed Market in 2018
With 67 percent of participants in this month’s survey reporting that sales of reeds are either up or level when compared to this same time of year in…
US STATS: Guitar & Bass Amplifier Sales in 2017
So let’s start with the “bad news”: only 30 per cent of the participants in this month’s dealer survey – sent out to over 500 MI retailers across…
‘Where Have all the Full-Stacks Gone...’ Guitar & Bass Amplifier Sales in 2017
So let’s start with the “bad news”: only 30 percent of the participants in this month’s dealer survey – sent out to over 500 MI retailers across the…
The Century Club - Family Values
In this special feature, MMR turns the spotlight on family-owned American suppliers of musical instruments who have been in continuous operation for at least 100 years.
SPOTLIGHT: Live mixers
An essential piece of gear for any musician or venue hoping to perform to an actual “audience,” live sound mixers in 2016 are now available in a variety…
Getting in the Mix – Live Sound Mixers in 2016
An essential piece of gear for any musician or venue hoping to perform to an actual “audience,” live sound mixers in 2016 are now available in a variety…
Learning Music: In Praise of Print
I grew up in a home with a grand piano.
31st Annual Fifty Dealer/Fifty State Review & Forecast
ALABAMA Guitars and More GardendaleDustin Honeycutt, president2014 vs. 2013? We’ve had an increase of 50 percent.Hot new product line? PRS, Takamine, Peavey and Blackstar.Technological advances? Facebook and Instagram…
The Tao of McRib
“Roland, the Japanese firm that designed the [TB-303], has spent three decades pretty much ignoring the calls for a proper reissue of this simple little instrument,” writes Jasper…