Inside the Analog Synth Resurgence
You remember the early days of analog synths - those keyboards and modular units full of pesky components, moody functionality, and quirky tones. Roadies might look back on instruments like…
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Why Vinyl Still Matters
This past month, Record Store Day was celebrated across the country, and for me it was a big reminder that vinyl's best days may still be ahead of us. An…
Physis Piano V100
Viscount International has gone on somewhat of a scientific vision quest over the last seven years. Their goal was a new world of physical sound modeling, enabling an electronic keyboard…
Back of the House
A pack of strings, a set of sticks, and a show. That's what customers are increasingly coming for when they arrive at MI retail. It was inevitable that what has become…
Kawai MP7 Professional Stage Piano
In designing their new MP7 Professional Stage Piano, Kawai has paid attention to countless details but also made a few big changes that substantially upgrade the instrument's foundation. Kawai is…
NASMD 2014
"We were very excited that attendance was up considerably from last year - and San Antonio was a really good convention!" says NASMD president George Quinlan, Jr. of this year's…
Mississippi Music’s Johnson Named VP of NASMD
Rosi Johnson, CEO and president of Mississippi Music and Mississippi Music Acceptance Corporation, was elected vice president of the National Association of School Music Dealers (NASMD) during its 52nd annual…
LPD Music Names Wicks National Sales Manager
LPD Music has announced Steve Wicks as their National Sales Manager.As a seasoned veteran in the music industry for almost 40 years, Wicks has worked with various companies prior to…
2014 SBO Scholarship Essay Contest Winners
In this photo, students at West Bridgewater (Massachusetts) Middle/Senior high School surround MMR sister publication School Band & Orchestra Scholarship Essay Contest winner Margaret Allen. The theme of this year’s…
Chauvet Professional Opens New Showroom-Learning Center
Chauvet Professional recently sponsored a highly personalized hands-on lighting workshop at its new southern California showroom and learning center.The Chauvet Professional Concert Lighting Workshop gave students from four colleges in the…
Cusimano Appointed as Sr. Manager, Artist Relations by Korg USA
Korg USA, exclusive U.S. distributor of Korg, VOX, Ashdown, Blackstar, Lâg, Sakae and HK Audio products, has announced the expansion of its artist relations team, reflecting the company’s dedication to…
Avid Appoints Smith CMO
Avid® has announced that marketing executive Jennifer Smith has been named senior vice president and chief marketing officer (CMO), based in the company’s Burlington, Massachusetts headquarters.Reporting directly to Avid president…
Roland Announces New Sales Managers
Roland Corporation U.S. announces the new appointments of Richard Katz as regional sales manager for the Southeast region and Luis Aguilar as the district sales manager for the northern Midwest…
NEMC Names Beaudoin Chief Sales & Marketing Officer
National Educational Music Co., Ltd. (NEMC) has hired Ron Beaudoin as chief sales & marketing officer. In this newly formed role, he will be responsible for all sales and marketing…
Fender Names Roback President
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has announced that Bob Roback has joined FMIC as president and has also joined the company’s Board of Directors. Roback has extensive experience as an…
Gibson to Buy Philips AV
Gibson Brands is planning to purchase Philips’ audiovisual division for roughly $187 million.Following the sale, Philips will still be able to profit from license agreements for the next seven years,…
'Sunburst: How the Gibson Les Paul Standard Became a Legendary Guitar'
Sunburst is the latest book in author Tony Bacon's best-selling guitar series, with a thoroughly researched story partnered by a gallery of full-color pictures of great guitars, rare memorabilia, and…
Maxonix StickARK Drumstick Holder
StickARK™ is a Kick Mount 4x Drumstick Holder with an innovative design that positions four sticks right in front of a drummer (on kick/bass drum) with easy-grab spacing between sticks.…
Paiste PST5
Musically open-minded beginners will find a great starting cymbal set with the 14”, 16” and 18” Medium Crashes, 20” Medium Ride and 14” Medium Hats. The 8” and 10” Splash…
Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail Analog Delay
The Vapor Trail is a true analog delay pedal using the famed Bucket Brigade Devices (BBDs), giving the pedal a vintage warm sound but with an immense clarity. Responsive modulation…
Cort Earth 300V and 300VF
The EARTH 300V features a solid Adirondack spruce top with Adirondack bracing, a solid mahogany back, mahogany sides. Black body binding, a teardrop tortoise pickguard, genuine bone saddle and a…
Line 6 AMPLIFi FX100
The AMPLIFi FX100 is an iOS enabled, cloud-enhanced multi-effects pedal. Featuring the Line 6 AMPLIFi Remote iOS app, AMPLIFi FX100 allows guitar players to wirelessly control their sound in connection…
Intermediate Studies for Developing Artists on the Clarinet from Meredith Music
This text covers styles appropriate to an intermediate book for woodwinds. It includes music from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century eras while representing more than a dozen countries.…
Harman Martin Professional M6
Incorporating the latest available technologies with an industrial multi-core processor, solid-state drives and custom-designed high-brightness touch screens, the M6 is capable of delivering up to 64 DMX universes directly from…
Mapex and Majestic Get 'Banded' at WGI
Three days, three venues, eight performing classes and special exhibition performances show very clearly that those who participate in the Winter Guard International Sport of the Arts are driven, inspired…
GC Restructures Associate Wage System
Guitar Center is planning to replace its much-discussed sales commission system for employees with a system of hourly pay. The shift also includes a commitment that every single Guitar Center…
Yamaha Appoints Caton as Pro Audio & Combo Division District Manager
Yamaha has appointed Timothy Caton as a new district manager for the company’s Pro Audio & Combo Division. His territory will include Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Illinois and…
Fender to Close Ovation Factory in Connecticut
Fender has announced that it will be closing the facility in New Hartford, Connecticut where it has built Ovation brand instruments for the last 47 years. The company reportedly plans to cease…
Music & Arts Adds Six Washington Locations
Music & Arts, the largest band and orchestra instrument retailer and lesson provider, has increased its presence in Washington State to 13 stores with the addition of six Mills Music locations.…
Jupiter Launches 'Banded' Campaign to Unite School Music Community
Jupiter Band Instruments has launched a new integrated marketing campaign dubbed "Banded,” which highlights the common ground shared amongmusicians, music educators, parents of musicians, school music retailers, and Jupiter. The campaign…
Dean Markley USA Adds Contemporary Jazz Guitarist Jeff Richman
Dean Markley recently announced the addition of Jeff Richman to their artist roster. As a contemporary jazz guitarist, Dean Markley USA looks to Jeff to help further expand the company’s…
McFadden Sales Celebrates 75 Years with Shure
The first meeting between McFadden Sales, Inc. and Shure Incorporated occurred in 1939, when Founder Bill McFadden met S.N. Shure and decided to strike a partnership. This year, Shure is…
Taylor Guitars Announces 'Ultimate Custom Taylor' Sweepstakes
To celebrate 40 years of crafting exceptional guitars, Taylor Guitars has teamed with Ultimate Ears, the leader in custom in-ear monitors used by musicians around the globe, to offer one…
Shure Fitness, Performance, and Lavalier Condenser Microphones
The SM31FH Fitness Headset Condenser Microphone is designed for fitness instructors and the SM35 Performance Headset Condenser Microphone is for live sound applications. Shure has also unveiled the PGA31 Headset…
Dean Markley Helix Pure Nickel Guitar Strings
Helix strings are made with a new patented hyper-elliptical winding technique, creating a tighter wrap and more mass, which seals the strings without the need for coating. By using pure…
Eastwood Guitars California Rebel
The California Rebel is a tribute replica to the extremely rare 1967 Domino Californian Rebel. This definitive ‘60s surf style guitar was a hybrid of the VOX Phantom, the EKO…
Pigtronix Rototron
The Rototron is an all-new rotary speaker simulator effect that achieves 3D realism in a compact, easy-to-use pedal, recreating the sounds of dual-rotor 122 and 147 Leslie cabinets. Independent Slow…