Holiday Buying Guide
With Summer NAMM disappearing farther and farther away in your rearview, it’s time to look into stocking up on the products you might have missed out on earlier in the…
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2016 Music Products Industry Archive
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Korg Names Kwas Technology Product Specialist
Korg USA has added Nick Kwas to their team as Korg’s technology product specialist.
Holiday Buying Season
With over 80 percent of respondents in this month’s dealer survey reporting that between 16-50 percent of their annual sales take place during the holiday season, you’d be hard pressed…
Be Safe Out There
Music has been in the news a lot lately, often for all the wrong reasons. Working backwards through the year, we’re still not really over the massacre in dance club…
Make Each Customer’s Experience Amazing – Part II
In Part II of Tracy Leenman’s guide to achieving higher levels of customer satisfaction, we pick up with “point 2” of her outline...
Taking Root: Bluegrass Guitar Sales in 2016
Drawing upon country, Appalachian, Irish, Scottish, and jazz influences, Bluegrass music represents a “big tent,” as they say. As deeply steeped in improvisation as jazz, but with a more “down…
Retail: Elements in the Evolution of Strait Music
Clint Strait, vice president and third generation owner of Strait Music, explains how Baldwin Pianos, The Beatles, and best buddies were elemental in the evolution of his grandfathers’ humble piano…
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Visits Sweetwater
Greg Harris, president and CEO of Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, recently visited Sweetwater for a tour with founder and president Chuck Surack.
‘A Perfect Fit’ - Sabine Grubmüller of Bösendorfer
A storied name in the design and craft of high quality and aesthetically refined pianos, Bösendorfer has been setting the standard for excellence since 1828. Innovative build techniques and meticulous…
In Praise of Conn-Selmer
There's no substitute for dedicated customer service.
The (not so) New Normal
I can state with some authority (as much as helming MMR for a decade or so affords, anyway) that it is absolutely not news that Internet sales present a very…
D’Addario Announced Official String Sponsorship at the Lockn’ Festival
D’Addario was the official string sponsor of this year’s Lockn’ Festival on August 28nin Arrington, Virginia.
Gear4Music half-time sales jump as it readies for Brexit
Gear4Music reported a jump in interim sales as it said the business was well placed to cope with the impact of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union thanks…
JHS adds recycled Bohemian range
JHS continues to grow its range, with the Bohemian range of ‘oil can’ guitars, basses and ukuleles the latest addition to its catalogue.
Audio-Technica debuting A&H mixer at BPM
Audio-Technica will unveil Allen & Heath’s brand-new Xone:PX5 DJ mixer at this month’s DJ and pro-audio show, BPM.
D’Addario Woodwinds Clinician Program Adds Nine European Countries to Curriculum
D’Addario Woodwinds announced the expansion of their Clinician Program to involve nine new countries, including Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden.
Sooner Routhier Uses Rogue R1 FX-B For Shinedown
Sooner Routhier and Robert Long of SRae Productions have created an immersive sense of depth and drama to the Shinedown Carnival of Madness stage with help from Chauvet Professional Rogue…
KMC Music Names Shaw Director of Sales
KMC Music recently announced the appointment of industry veteran Terri Shaw to the position of director of sales KMC Division, JAM Industries LTD, with primary responsibility for supporting and expanding…
Roli Acquires FXpansion
Roli, maker of Seaboard Rise, announced the purchased of fellow London-based plugin company FXpansion on September 1.
YCA Names Mikkelsen Social Media Manager
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) announced that Brandon Mikkelsen has been appointed as the company’s new social media manager, effective immediately.
Supro launches Keef-inspired 1660 Supreme
Supro Amps has added another all-tube model to its range, this time launching the 1660 Supreme based on the sound of Rolling Stones icon, Keith Richards.
Keyboard benders make acquisition
Bendy keyboard manufacturer ROLI has acquired music software specialist FXpansion.
D'Addario adds Calftone to drum head line-up
D'Addario’s Evans Drumheads has struck a blow for vegan drummers everywhere, with the launch of a new type of synthetic drumhead called Calftone, designed to mimic the sound, look, and feel of…
Yamaha unveils major competition for UK drummers
Yamaha has launched a major new nationwide competition for young drummers through its network of UK drum dealers.
The “Q Series” from S.E. Shires Co.
Through the successful merger with its new parent company, Eastman Music Company, S.E. Shires has developed a more affordable class of professional brass instruments, named “Q Series” after Eastman founder…
Evans Drumheads Announces Exclusive OEM Partnership with SJC Custom Drums
D’Addario announced that SJC Custom Drums will now exclusively use Evans Drumheads on all their custom-made drum kits shipping from their factory.
New Staff Hires at Graph Tech
Graph Tech Guitar Labs recently announced the hire of four new team members.New customer service representative, Justin Stadig will be helping with any product specific questions and handling daily orders.
Hayes Named Southeast Sales Rep for Sax Dakota and Phaeton Trumpets
Peter LaPlaca, president/PJLA Music Sales of Barrington, Illinois recently announced the expanded responsibilities of David Hayes, Southeast USA sales representative for Sax Dakota and Phaeton Trumpets.
Korg updates classics in new launch batch
Korg has sprung a number of new product launches, including an update to its popular MicroKorg S synth and a new ARP Odyssey module.
Supro backed by Ryan McGarvey
US amp brand Supro, distributed in the UK by JHS, has been boosted by the backing of up and coming guitarist, Ryan McGarvey.
Musikmesse buoyed by Meinl return
Next year’s Frankfurt Musikmesse has been boosted by the news that Meinl is returning to the show.
Davitt & Hanswer Named U.S. Distributor for Cordial
Effective immediately, the German cable manufacturer Cordial assigns overall responsibility for distributing their cable products for the MI sector in the USA to Davitt & Hanser.
Roland redefines product launches with online event
Roland has found a new way of launching products, with a unique 24-hour online music festival it is calling ‘The Future. Redefined.’
Gibraltar launches new DJ workstations
Gibraltar Hardware has launched a new range of customisable DJ workstations called Gibraltar DJ (GDJ).
FBT offers up Italy trip at BPM
FBT UK is running a competition for visitors to this year's BPM Pro exhibition with the prize of a free trip to FBT's HQ in Recanati, Italy.
Labour vows to reverse music education cuts
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to reverse £42.8m of Tory cuts to UK music and arts education.
Melbourne show continues to grow
The 2016 Melbourne Guitar Show built strongly on the success of 2015 with an overall 20 per cent jump in attendance and exhibitors.
Museum of Making Music’s Annual Play It Forward Gala
The National Association of Music Merchants’ (NAMM) Museum of Making Music (MoMM) announces its Annual “Play it Forward” Gala, which will take place Saturday, September 17, 6:30 – 10:30p.m. Inspired…
Zildjian New Gen16 Access Tool
The Avedis Zildjian Company released a new and improved Access Tool for the Zildjian Gen16 Acoustic Electric Cymbal System.
D’Addario Woodwinds Rebrand Rico and Royal Product Lines
D’Addario Woodwinds announces the rebranding of their Rico and Royal woodwinds products to include the “by D'Addario” endorsement.