27th Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards
MMR’s Dealers’ Choice Awards (DCAs) are singular amongst the many end-of-year accolades bestowed upon MI suppliers by both consumer magazines and websites and trade organizations.
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Hal Leonard
Hal Leonard company profile, products, leadership and news coverage from MMR, the music products industry publication founded in 1879.
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RPMDA 2020 – It’s A Different Kind of Convention
The Board of Directors of RPMDA is working hard, planning the 2020 Convention, to be held April 30th – May 3rd at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New…
Hal Leonard’s Larry Morton
In late June of this year, it was officially announced that longtime Hal Leonard CEO Keith Mardak would be stepping down, with Larry Morton assuming the titles of…
2019 Holiday Buying Guide
Before the holiday madness hits this November and December (or sooner!), start planning out your inventory for the fall and winter with MMR’s annual Holiday Buying Guide. Sorted…
RPMDA Board Meets in New Orleans to Plan for 2020 Convention
The Board of Directors of RPMDA recently held its annual summer Board meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.
'Tony Bennett – All Time Greatest Hits' from Hal Leonard
Hal Leonard and Tony Bennett are coming together to bring Bennett’s biggest songs to the sheet music world with two editions of 'Tony Bennett – All Time Greatest…
The MI Industry Descends Upon 'Smashville' for a Triumphant Summer NAMM 2019
“It seemed to me that this year’s Summer NAMM Show was particularly important for the industry,” says NAMM president and CEO Joe Lamond.
Hal Leonard’s New Releases
Jimi Hendrix – The Complete Scores is a special hardcover book that features over 1000 pages to all 52 songs featured on Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as…
Hal Leonard Expands Self-Publishing Program
Hal Leonard has announced a massive expansion of ArrangeMe, their program that lets musicians legally and easily upload sheet music of original works or arrangements of popular songs…
Hal Leonard Announces Change in CEO Leadership
Hal Leonard has announced that Keith Mardak is stepping down as its CEO and Larry Morton will become president and CEO.
New Releases from Hal Leonard – Summer 2019
'The Stan Getz Omnibook' features 54 recorded solos from The Sound, whose illustrious career included five Grammy Awards, induction into the DownBeat Hall of Fame, and career collaborations…
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…
Augustine Strings Partners with Hal Leonard for U.S. Distribution
Augustine Strings, the world’s first producer of nylon strings for guitar, has granted Hal Leonard exclusive distribution for all of theirguitar string products in the United States.
Hal Leonard's Got Playoff Fever!
Brian LeVan, Remo's Global Sales Manager (pictured, left), stopped by the Hal Leonard corporate HQ in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to present their Chairman Keith Mardak (pictured, right) with a…
PMC Appoints Paisley to Executive Committee
The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) Executive Committee announced the appointment of Jennifer Paisley to its Executive Committee.
RPMDA Announces the 2019 Dorothy Honoree and Other Awards
A highlight of every RPMDA convention is the announcement of the Dorothy at the closing dinner, given for a lifetime of service and achievement in the music industry.
Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound 2019: A Changing Show Grapples with its Identity
That the Musikmesse gathering has been going through a challenging “transitional period” for the past few years is no secret. Anyone who visited the show 10 or 15…
Flight Partners with Hal Leonard for U.S. and Canadian Distribution
Flight Instruments, a popular ukulele manufacturer, has granted Hal Leonard exclusive distribution of their ukulele products in the United States and Canada. The announcement came from Primoz Virant, COO of…
Book ‘Em! The Bookracks in MI Retail are the Face of a Powerful Engine for Wider Sales
The death of print, like that famous premature obituary that Mark Twain once joked about, has been greatly exaggerated. The collapse of iconic marquee brands, like Borders Books…
Music China 2019 to Combat Slower Economy by Facilitating Music Trade on a Bigger Scale
While China continues to fight back against its slowing economy with significant tax cuts and ambitious growth targets, a number of the country’s markets are still drawing more…
‘Forgotten’ Add-on Sales? The Guitar & Bass Strap Market in 2019
With nearly 90 percent (86.3) of participants in this month’s retailer survey claiming that sales of bass and guitar straps are either up or level when compared to…
Hal Leonard’s 'Syncopation Etudes for Snare Drum'
For some beginning drummers, mastering the skill of reading basic syncopation is often difficult, and moving into a more advanced level of reading can be even more challenging.…
The 2019 NAMM Show: Annual Gathering Maintains Momentum, Increases Global Reach
115,301 registered attendees visited this January’s gathering in Anaheim – up slightly from last year’s total of 115,085 – and the Show hosted over 2,000 exhibiting companies (also…
Nothing Fake About the End of the Copyright Extension
The insouciance of the wealthy in the Trump era evokes the la-dee-da of Gatsby, Tom, Daisy, and Myrtle in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel of the excesses of…
Hal Leonard Honors Centerstream
Hal Leonard honored one of its longest-standing distribution partners at the 2019 NAMM Show. Hal Leonard chairman and CEO Keith Mardak presented Centerstream president Ron Middlebrook with a…
Hal Leonard Adds New Products to MI Distribution
Hal Leonard has added products from three more exciting companies to their growing lineup: PortaStand stands and accessories, Band Industries Roadie tuners, and Sheetminder music arrangement products.
New Arrangements from Hal Leonard
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood),” the iconic song Mr. Rogers used to start each episode of his program, is available in…
Remo Taps Hal Leonard for U.S. Distribution
Remo announced that as of January 1, 2019, Hal Leonard will serve as a principal distribution and marketing partner for Remo in the United States, with shipments to…
New Books from Hal Leonard
Written by acclaimed musician and educator Matthew Rybicki, the Jazz Bass Method is a complete guide to learning jazz bass and includes lessons on walking basics, chords and…
26th Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards
While there are plenty of awards and accolades that organizations or publications hand out to specific instruments, brands, and music-related gear, the DCAs are uniquely significant. Unlike honors…