23rd Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards
The 2015 Dealers’ Choice Awards saw a comprehensive overhaul of the entire nomination and voting process. Safeguards are now in place to ensure against “ballot stuffing” (multiple votes…
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Uriah Heep drummer backs Sakae
Uriah Heep drummer Russell Gilbrook, has become a Sakae Drums endorsee.
Shaw adds thrones to growing drum range
Shaw has expanded its range of UK-designed accessories to its British-made drum kits with a new line of drum seats.
Perri's boosts licensed band accessories range
Canadian company Perri’s has launched a new range of licensed guitar straps and picks, featuring images of Nirvana, Kiss, Soundgarden and The Doors.
US DEALER FOCUS: Digital keyboard sales under pressure
We polled more than 300 US dealers to get their thoughts on the current state of the digital keyboard and piano market.
Keys to Profit in 2015: Technological Innovations and Accessible Price Points Drive the Digital Keyboard Market
The results to this issue’s poll – sent out to over 300 MI dealers – fell mostly within expectations, though a few key (ha!) points stuck out as…
Meinl festival moves on to Poland
Meinl has announced that next year’s Meinl Drum Festival will be held in Warsaw, Poland.
Vic Firth Remembered
Everett Joseph “Vic” Firth hit the ground running and never let up speed.
Will the UK ever have another music show?
The sudden cancellation of the Musical Instruments and Technology Show has again made the prospect of a major UK consumer show seem remote, but does it really need…
IN THE HOTSEAT WITH...Nigel Hill, Yamaha Music London
Guardian of Yamaha's flagship London retail outlet, once Chappell of Bond Street, former orchestral musician. Equally revererential towards Rachmaninov and Steve Guppy...
Yamaha Extends Alliance with Disneyland Resort
Yamaha Corporation of America and Disneyland Resort recently announced a renewed agreement for Yamaha to remain the official provider of musical instruments to the Disneyland Resort, solidifying a…
D'Addario and 92Y Launch New On-Demand Series
Since 2008 Benjamin Verdery has talked guitar with some of the instrument's finest players, as part of 92Y's celebrated Art of the Guitar concert series, which he directs.
Coloring Inside the Lines: Honoring the Past, Living in the Present, and Looking to the Future
The opportunity for this guest editorial presents itself in the receding shadow of the 60th anniversary of the Stratocaster, which Fender celebrated throughout 2014.
Moog Takes a Stand on Income Inequality
Income inequality has emerged as the main debate in the wake of the Great Recession.
INTERVIEW: High Tech distribution
Distributor High Tech, has to be one of the UK’s smallest MI operations. Essentially it’s a one man band in the UK. And yet, if you look beyond…
IN THE HOTSEAT WITH: Craig Glover
Marshall's very own 'Global Glove', brand director Craig Glover, who may or may not have been the hidden hand (glove?) behind an attempted coup in Thailand in 2010,…
Meredith Music Artistic Nuance: Uncovering the Mystery of Musical Expression
Meredith Music announced the release of Ed Lisk’s latest publication, Artistic Nuance: Uncovering the Mystery of Musical Expression.
The Secret to Success? Adaptability
“It’s varied over time, but right now our typical customer is, in fact, a music student taking band or orchestra in school and the parents thereof,” explains Bronstein…
Meinl does its bit
German percussion brand Meinl, is handing over the proceeds from the ticket sales of this year's 2015 Meinl Drum Festival to two charities- The Danilo Perez Foundation and the Károly István Orphanage.
NAMM Foundation Grants $600,000 to Global Nonprofit Music Making and Music Education Programs
In 2015, the NAMM Foundation will invest $600,000 in grant funding into 17 global music making programs. This year’s list of grant recipients includes community, national and industry-based…
Sweetwater Expands and Enhances Music Store
Sweetwater has completed a total redesign and expansion of its Music Store, which opened on June 1st in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
On-Stage KPK6500 Keyboard Stand
The KPK6500 includes two of our On-Stage’s popular keyboard accessories: the KS7190 Single-X stand with classic bullet-nose pull knob, and the KT7800 X-Style bench.The KS7190 Single-X stand’s 5-position…
The Air BnBing of the World
When historians of economics look back at our time years from now, it’s likely that the period between the onset of the Great Recession in 2007 and me…
Should the UK be feeling deflated?
With inflation in the UK now below zero for the first time in more than 50 years, we asked what effect, if any, it could have on the…
Getting Wired Up Over Wireless Audio
MI retailers who sell pro audio are going to have a lot of explaining to do. Explaining, that is, about the confusing state of wireless microphones, which isn’t…
Born to be a Disklavier – Getting to Know the Award-Winning e3
It all started back in the 1970s. A few piano teachers had been requesting a keyboard console that offered them the ability to review and critique student performances…
Bass Guitar Suppliers Discuss The Market
As March is one of MMR’s two annual “fretted” issues, we figured we’d turn our attention towards a segment of the overall market that we haven’t explored in…
In Ten Years You’ll Be Glad You Did
We spent our early years in business just trying to stay alive and find our footing. If you’ve started a business from scratch, you know what I’m talking…
Fender Dee Dee Ramone Precision Bass Guitar
The Dee Dee Ramone Precision Bass guitar includes an Olympic White gloss finish, maple neck with “C” –shaped profile and vintage-style heel truss-rod adjustment, 9.5”-radius maple fingerboard with…
22nd Annual Dealers' Choice Awards
The 2014 Dealers’ Choice Awards again brought together hundreds of enthusiastic music products retailers to select the lines that made this year a success. This winning slate of instrument, sound,…