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Fargen Amplification recently announced an expansion of its Custom Shop, including new Hot Mods Do-It-Yourself (DIY) kits, and a high-end guitar accessories line. Fargen has designed and performed many amplifier modifications…
[caption id="attachment_48579" align="alignleft" width="800"]Jim Heath, aka Reverend Horton Heat.[/caption]Almost 3 decades ago, Jim Heath was the sound guy for a couple of venues in Dallas, Texas. Then, one propitious night…
[caption id="attachment_48577" align="alignleft" width="800"]Smoky Mountain Performing Arts Center in Franklin, North Carolina, which employs an array of wireless microphones and systems from Audio-Technica. Photo courtesy of Adam Drake. [/caption]When the…
[caption id="attachment_48575" align="alignleft" width="800"]Dixon's new web service.[/caption]DIXON is proud to announce a cutting edge addition to their impressive playDIXON.com website, a “Build Your Artisan” page, where players can customize the…
The Percussive Arts Society (PAS) and Hit Like A Girl have announced the formation of an alliance that brings drummers, educators, manufacturers and media together as part of a powerful,…
[caption id="attachment_48571" align="alignleft" width="800"]Jason Bittner[/caption]Pearl Drums recently announced Jason Bittner as an endorsing artist. For the past 11 years, Bittner has created a name for himself primarily for his work…
[caption id="attachment_48569" align="alignleft" width="800"]Duff McKagan credit Fab Fernandez[/caption]Gig bag and instrument case maker Reunion Blues officially welcomed Duff McKagan’s Loaded to their growing family of artists. Led by former Guns…
Korg USA announces "Season's Savings," a mail-in rebate promotion for select products from Korg, VOX, Blackstar and HKAudio. The rebate runs from November 1st 2013 through January 31st, 2014, and…
[caption id="attachment_47497" align="alignleft" width="1066"]Hot Lick's Co-Owner Cyn McDermott (center) with the Mike Starkey Band, which performed at their blues fundraiser.[/caption]Hot Licks Guitar Shop of Waldorf, MD, held a fundraiser for…
On Friday, November 1, employees at a Las Vegas Guitar Center store voted 15 to 5 in favor of unionization. If the federal labor board ratifies the election, this would…
Yamaha Corporation of America has added a new strings facility within the 5,000 square foot Los Angeles Atelier. Located at Yamaha’s headquarters, the Atelier serves the artist and education community…
Korg USA has expanded its sales force to be able to provide the same premium service to Canadian retailers as it does in the U.S. market. Joining existing West Coast…
The members of GAMA have decided to join the Music Education Policy Roundtable (MEPR), which advocates to make music education a key focal point and discussion topic among elected officials…
Yamaha Corporation of America is sponsoring the Quest for Music Education, an online contest that runs through November 16, 2013 and offers a total of $105,000 in prizes consisting of…
Back in the day (I feel like I should be lazily drawing from a corn-cob pipe while rocking slowly in a chair as I write this), it was standard operating…
[caption id="attachment_48549" align="alignleft" width="800"]Lillian Burkart[/caption]In many weekdays at Burkart Flutes and Piccolos’ woodsy Western Massachusetts headquarters, founder Lillian Burkart will stay well past quitting time in the evening, when the…
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 right there…
[caption id="attachment_48544" align="alignleft" width="800"]Jim Hirschberg of SalesTrak[/caption]Before Clark Johnson and Jim Hirschberg brought the practice of using objective retail sales data to the MI industry, decisions were ultimately just guesswork.…
MMR recently sent out a survey to over 1,000 subscribers to get some feedback on the state of the drum and percussion retail market and… the results are not pretty.…
[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 business,” Shane…
[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. In the…
[caption id="attachment_48534" align="alignleft" width="800"]Guitar Center appears to be turning over a new leaf in the way it approaches its public image.[/caption]In recent years, the folks over at Guitar Center haven’t…
[caption id="attachment_48532" align="alignleft" width="800"]Music China 2013[/caption]While the USA was in the throes of a debt limit crisis, the Music China show in Shanghai was proceeding with a steady flow of…
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 for online…
[caption id="attachment_48528" align="alignleft" width="1000"]A great customer engagement strategy is always key.[/caption]Every day I feel like I have to come in here and reinvent myself,” Gordy Wilcher of Owensboro Music Center…
Guest editorial by Ron BienstockOver the last thirty years, there have been several major legal decisions involving intellectual property concerning guitars and basses. Having been a part of most of…
Alfred Music has announced the formation of Alfred Sacred, a new division devoted to sacred music publishing. Mark Cabaniss has been appointed managing director of this new division which is…
[caption id="attachment_48522" align="alignleft" width="800"]Moog Minifooger Analog Effects for Guitar & Bass[/caption]Each Minifooger is housed in a rugged cast aluminum enclosure and features a 100-percent analog signal path, true bypass design,…
[caption id="attachment_48520" align="alignleft" width="800"]Piano Reduction of Maha Mantras by Narong Prangcharoen from Theodore Presser[/caption]Theodore Presser Company signed several works for orchestra and wind ensemble from Narong Prangcharoen, winner of the…
Yamaha’s new MOXF Series models include the latest MOTIF XF sounds, effects, and the ability to add a flash board slot for further expandability options. The 88-key Graded Hammer Standard…
[caption id="attachment_48516" align="alignleft" width="800"]Peavey DW Acoustic Guitar Series[/caption]The DW Series is available in three models: the entry-level DW-1, the DW-2 and the fully-featured DW-3. The DW-1 and DW-2 feature a…
[caption id="attachment_48514" align="alignleft" width="800"]Sonor Martini Kit[/caption]The Martini’s compact poplar shells (bass drum 14” x 12,” rack tom 8”x 8,” floor tom 13” x 10” and a 12” x 5” steel…
[caption id="attachment_48512" align="alignleft" width="800"]Eastwood Guitars Marksman 5[/caption]Eastwood Guitars’ Marksman 5 is a tribute replica to the ultra-rare 1957 Magnatone® Mark V designed by Paul Bigsby. The guitar features a lightweight…
[caption id="attachment_48510" align="alignleft" width="800"]VOX Night Train G2 Amplifiers[/caption]The new Night Train G2 series includes the 15 Watt NT15H-G2 and 50 Watt NT50H-2G amplifier heads, plus the 15 Watt NT15C1-G2 -…
[caption id="attachment_48508" align="alignleft" width="800"]Famous & Fun Christmas Duets (Books 1, 2, and 3) from Alfred Music[/caption]Famous & Fun Christmas Duets have been arranged and balanced for two evenly-skilled players. This…
[caption id="attachment_48506" align="alignleft" width="800"]LP Cajon Throne[/caption]Designed to support up to 300 pounds, the 10”-diameter LP Cajon throne (LP1445) mounts quickly to the top of any cajon. The cajon throne rotates…
[caption id="attachment_48504" align="alignleft" width="800"]CruzTOOLS GrooveTech™ Drum Multi-Tool[/caption]The GrooveTech Drum Multi-Tool addresses needs for drum key tuning and drum set hardware adjustment in a compact fold-up unit. Central to the tool…
[caption id="attachment_48502" align="alignleft" width="800"]Toca Perucussion Tambourine with Easy-Place Mount[/caption]The T-2603 tambourine goes from being a mounted tambourine to a hand-held in an instant. The bracket attaches to any stand in…
[caption id="attachment_48500" align="alignleft" width="800"]Gator Cases Custom Fit Zoom H6 Case[/caption]Gator Cases has expanded its popular line of water-proof injection molded utility cases with a new custom fit model for the…
