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Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) today announced three promotions. Athan Billias is the director of strategic product planning, a new corporate-wide position. Dave Jewell is the marketing communications…
[caption id="attachment_48884" align="alignleft" width="800"]Why Retailers Should be Planning for Retirement Right Now[/caption]At this year’s RPMDA convention, I ran into a familiar face in an unfamiliar setting: Doing a…
While 2012 seemed to possibly be ushering in a new era, as Yamaha’s AvantGrand was the top vote-getter in the “Product of the Year” category after first ending…
Danny’s Guitar ShopNarbethDan Gold, Owner Outlook for 2014? Between the big box stores, mass merchant stores, and Internet, the manufacturers have hyper-saturated the market. And when you factor in…
Foster Family Music CenterBettendorfJim Foster and daughter Christi, Partners Business this year: It is shaping up to be another good year, with sales up and gross profit percent up as…
As the Dealers’ Choice Awards enter their third decade, we see amongst the 2013 winners some familiar faces, some newcomers, and the return of champions from years past.While…
It’s probably been years since you first noticed customers wandering through your aisles with their eyes fixed on their smartphone, checking out alternate offers for merch that’s sitting…
[caption id="attachment_48538" align="alignleft" width="5184"]Shane Kinney is the owner of Drum Center of Portsmouth.[/caption]"The boutique area is our main focus, and that’s where we do a lot of our…
[caption id="attachment_48536" align="alignleft" width="1920"]Gene Joly.[/caption]In early September, Gene Joly – previously Guitar Center’s executive vice president of stores – was named president of GC’s Musician’s Friend (MF) division.…
You could say Paul Lavender’s head is very much in the clouds, at least in regard to Hal Leonard’s new Essential Elements Interactive (EEi). “EEi introduces powerful technology tools…
As AES celebrated its 65th Anniversary, a five-year-high number of 18,453 registrants was tallied at the 135th Audio Engineering Society Convention (Thursday, October 17, through Sunday, October 20,…
The Museum of Making Music (MoMM) raised more than $40,000 at its August 23 gala auction, which featured a lavish live auction and silent auction, and a powerful…
There’s been much talk in recent weeks – really in the past months – about developments over at Steinway Musical Instruments: sale of the flagship Manhattan Steinway Hall…
[caption id="attachment_48134" align="alignleft"]Korg microLAB systems in a classroom setting[/caption] Trade shows in recent years have been buried in an avalanche of new digital technology – apps for iPads…
[caption id="attachment_47980" align="alignleft"]Mogami Gold Silent String Cable[/caption]The new Gold Instrument Silent Series Cable will be offered with either straight or 90 degree angle Neutrik ® Silent Plugs. Neutrik ®…
[caption id="attachment_47949" align="alignleft"]Scott Hagen and Scott Goodman of Zoom North America[/caption]Zoom’s history of innovation in handheld recorders is well known to anyone who has sold or used portable…
Yamaha’s b Series Upright Pianos are designed to be the most affordable instruments in Yamaha’s acoustic piano line. Following on the design that has been a favorite in…
