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Schools and districts across the country are invited to participate in the NAMM Foundation’s 2015 Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) survey. The BCME program applauds community efforts…
Yamaha announced the new Power to Play promotion, which offers free speakers and rebates on the new DBR powered speaker line with the purchase of a musical instrument.…
Tri-Tech is the author of the AIMsi and Active-e software products. AIMsi is a POS, inventory management, accounting and business software application for music industry retailers. The software…
Larry Moody, past president of the Gemeinhart Flute Company, passed away on October 18th.Moody began his career in the music industry as a retailer working for Ziggy Coyle…
In late October, Yamaha once again kicked off its national “Test Drive A Hybrid” promotion to acquaint more consumers with its groundbreaking series of “hybrid” pianos. The growing family…
After 30 years of serving the Mississippi Valley region, the Foster family will turn their energies towards personal pursuits and close their 8,000 square foot store on December…
I guess they were Fenders,” says Art Rivasy, Sr., founder of Collinsville, Illinois’ Swing City Music, when asked about the first lines carried by his store 50 years…
It seems simple enough, right? Single-reed woodwinds need something to keep the reed attached to the mouthpiece in order to produce sound. String, shoelaces, wire, and even tape…
Music China 2014 took place October 8 – 11 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. This year’s gathering saw increased numbers across the board, with more than…
In the 10 years since Mike Skinner, Greg Greime, and Bill Gray founded Illinois-based DANSR Inc., the company has emerged as one of the major players in the…
Legendary Philadelphia-based piano retailer Al Rinaldi passed away on October 30th, 2014.The first-ever recipient of the Steinway Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012, Rinaldi was actually turned down when…
Following a strong Summer NAMM debut, Omacro has been bringing big MI brands onto their one-of-a-kind product and pricing communication network. Director of Client Success Dana Soza has…
"It’s a Swiss Army knife for keyboard guys.” Ed Diaz, a member of Roland Corporation’s keyboard product team, cuts straight to the chase when describing the keyboard workstation.…
Muscovites and guests from beyond the capital and Russia welcomed two successful business platforms for the music products industry. Picturesque Sokolniki Park played host to NAMM Musikmesse Russia,…
Ori Bukai, founder and owner of N.Y.- and Connecticut-based Allegro Pianos, shared his impressions about how and why Bösendorfer has been gaining more traction in the U.S. market…
At over 185 years old, Vienna-based Bösendorfer is one of the oldest piano manufacturers still producing instruments to this day. The brand boasts several key distinctions: it's been…
Yamaha Artist Services Indianapolis announced the addition of international violin sensation Lindsey Stirling to the Yamaha Strings Artist Roster. She currently plays a Yamaha SV-250 Silent Violin Pro™. Combining…
Carl Harris has been appointed as Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA)’s customer support manager, leading the company’s commitment to serve the needs of its customers as effectively as…
Amati USA has announced that industry veteran Jay Wanamaker has been named president & COO. Wanamaker will oversee all Amati U.S. operations, including Amati Woodwind & Brass Instruments…
The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) has announced the International Drum Month (IDM) “Drum Roadie for a Day” winner: Eric Austin, 23, of Springfield, Illinois. The 2014 IDM grand…
For a couple of decades now, one of the hottest spots for reed players to visit in New York City isn’t a nightclub, bar, studio, or even university.…
When Wi Digital first introduced their breakthrough product, the AudioLink, they ran into a peculiar problem – customers didn’t believe that the tiny units could actually work. The…
Yamaha’s Clavinova CLP-500 Series digital pianos feature sounds from two distinct piano brands: the Yamaha CFX 9-foot concert grand and the Bösendorfer Imperial. Upper models in the series…
The Yamaha P-255 Portable Digital Piano boasts Pure CF Sampling from a Yamaha CFIIIS concert grand for its piano tone, responsive touch via Graded Hammer action, and Synthetic…
Yamaha's DTX-Live Sound solutions include mono and stereo sound reinforcement packages with Rehearsal Monitoring and Stage Drum Monitoring configurations featuring DXR speakers and DXS subwoofers, along with the…
Yamaha Corporation of America’s Keyboard Division recently completed a six-city Piano Pros Training Tour, which offered Yamaha dealers enhanced marketing and sales strategies, in-depth product demonstrations, technology training…
Alfred Music is now distributing the new Garritan Abbey Road Studios CFX Concert Grand, featuring the Yamaha CFX Concert Grand piano recorded in Abbey Road Studios’ historic Studio One.…
Banding together the music industry placed the power of making music into the hands of people worldwide on Make Music Day, June 21. Gathering in communities across the…
