Trade Regrets: Hugh Goldsmith
In 1937, Hugh Goldsmith was hired by the Mason-Risch Piano Company of Canada when he was still a teenager. After enlisting in the Canadian Air Force to serve in WWII, Goldsmith returned…
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2014 Music Products Industry Archive — NAMM
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Korg USA to Distribute Dean Markley
Korg USA announced that they will be the exclusive U.S. distributor of Dean Markley’s exceptional line of guitar strings, pickups, picks and polishing accessories. Dean Markey joins Korg’s family of…
Slash to Receive Les Paul Award at NAMM TEC Awards
Iconic guitarist Slash will receive the prestigious Les Paul Award during the 30th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, to be held Saturday, January 24 in Anaheim, California. Comedian…
Trade Regrets: Frank Green
Frank Green opened Music for Everyone in Southern California in 1959. He began working in the music industry some 12 years earlier as student enroller in an accordion school. He…
Trade Regrets: William Kent
William Kent, who along with his late brother, Ed, formed the Kent Drum Company, passed away in his Buffalo, New York area home at the age of 99 on December…
Trade Regrets: Vern Schafer
Vern Schafer, founder of Colton Pianos and president of Schafer Piano Movers, passed away on December 8.As a teenager, Schafer joined the family business, Schafer Piano Movers, and developed an…
Beatcan.com Retains VittekPR as AOR
Music library newcomer, Beatcan.com has retained VittekPR to oversee their public relations and social media efforts in 2015. Beatcan.com is a first stop, royalty free audio solution for every digital production…
Social Climbing
Social media – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, et cetera – has drastically reshaped the way that individuals, organizations, and companies interact with one another in a remarkably short span of…
Succeed at That Which You Do Well
In late October of this year, the U.S. government ceased qualitative easing (QE), a program which had involved the Federal Reserve purchasing government bonds to the tune of billions (you…
San Diego’s Greene Music CEO to Retire After 60 years
Mike Greene, the longtime owner of San Diego’s Greene Music, is effectively retiring in January, having sold the music store that bears his family name—to Music Exchange, a highly-successful, multi-location retailer…
2015 Best Communities for Music Education Survey Now Open
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 to provide…
Craigie Zildjian to be honored at Winter NAMM She Rocks Awards
Avedis Zildjian Company announced that CEO Craigie Zildjian will be honored by the Women’s International Music Network at this year’s She Rocks Awards taking place during the 2015 Winter NAMM…
NAMM Foundation Increases Access to Top Youth Arts Programs
The NAMM Foundation is empowering life-enriching, after-school arts programs through a new partnership with the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program (NAHYP) Awards. During a White House ceremony on November…
Trade Regrets: Larry Moody
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 Ohio.…
2015 NAMM U Lineup
One hundred and twenty-five educational sessions infuse insights and inspiration into the 2015 NAMM Show, January 22-25, 2015. Members attending the show have access to a supercharged lineup of educational…
Foster Family Music Center to Close
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 20. Foster…
Keep it Together - Key Ligature Suppliers Chime in on the Trends of the Day
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 have all…
Music China 2014 - Annual Gathering was the Largest in Show’s History
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 1,775 exhibitors…
DANSR’s Mike Skinner
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 world of…
Registration Open for 2015 NAMM Show
Registration opened on October 1, 2014 for NAMM members planning to attend the 2015 NAMM Show. The world’s largest trade-only event for the music products industry returns to the Anaheim…
Trade Regrets: Al C. Rinaldi
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 he initially…
Trade Regrets: Patrick Stansfield
Patrick Stansfield, 70, tour manager for Neil Diamond, the Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Grateful Dead, Santana, Tina Turner, and scores of others, passed in the early…
Trade Regrets: Stanley Jay
On Wednesday, October 22, MMR was inundated with emails from individuals sharing the sad news that noted guitar/fretted instrument expert and dealer Stanley Jay had passed away.In 1971, along with his good friend Hap…
Trade Regrets: Paul Craft
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Paul Craft passed away this past Saturday at the age of 76.Prior to hitting his stride as a songwriter, he ran Paul Craft’s Music and…
Omacro Boasts Expanded Features and New Members
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 been working…
Registration Open for The 2015 NAMM Show
Registration opened on October 1, 2014 for NAMM members planning to attend the 2015 NAMM Show. The world’s largest trade-only event for the music products industry returns to the Anaheim…
NAMM TEC Awards Celebrates 30 Years and Inducts Nathan East & Ed Cherney into Hall of Fame
The NAMM Foundation will induct revered engineer -mixologist Ed Cherney and bassist Nathan East into the NAMM TEC Awards Hall of Fame during the 30th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence &…
Trade Regrets: George Roberts
On October 2nd, we received the following from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: For all those who have enjoyed Bones West at the NAMM Shows over the years, we have George Roberts…
Sustained Growth and the Customer Experience
New business is falling out of the sky. All you have to do is accept the great margin and write up the deal. Well maybe it wasn’t quite that easy…
The New Role of Women in MI
This year, the 52-year-old National Association of Music Dealers (NASMD) will inaugurate the first woman president in the history of the organization. Rosi Johnson, CEO of Mississippi Music in Hattiesburg,…
Paging Don Draper - Your Time's Up, Bub
There is a belief, which is just not true, that women are just in bad occupations and if we just put them in better occupations, we would solve the gender…
Numbers Up for 2014 NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia
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, International Fair…
Trade Regrets: Ruth Charles
Music retailer, teacher, and philanthropist Ruth J. Charles passed away on September 4. She was 89.Ruth was born in Birmingham, Michigan, June 26, 1925. In 1947, she and her late husband, Dick,…
Steve Wozniak to Speak at 2015 NAMM Show
The 2015 NAMM Show, held January 22-25 in Anaheim, California, will showcase insights from entrepreneurs within and beyond the music industry including Apple co-founder, Steve "Woz" Wozniak. The engineering icon…
The Best & Worst of 2014 Summer NAMM
BEST MOTIVATIONAL APPROACHThis inspirational shirt was observed at a Group Ukulele session over at Music City Center.
Making the Most of Aftermarket/OEM Guitar Parts
As anyone who's been paying attention to the industry knows, music has been going through some growing pains. World-conquering guitar heroes aren't the norm. Number one albums sell less than…
Why MI Needs to Embrace Pro Audio
When MI retailers see guitar players or keyboardists as simply musicians in their stores, they're leaving money on the table. An industry that has long looked at its customer base…
Technological Conveniences That Can Help Grow Your Business
Technology is all around us. Every day, we read about some new advancement - sometimes several in any given day. It's become a part of life for us, personally and…
10 Key Strategies to Maximize Your eBay Sales and Profits
This July at Summer NAMM, Blues Angel Music owner, Jim DeStafney and I presented a NAMM U session on "Ten Key Strategies To Maximize eBay Sales and Profits." We've found…