P. Mauriat Announces ‘Give the Gift of P. Mauriat’
Starting October 1st, P. Mauriat began a rebate promotion called “Give the Gift of P. Mauriat”.“A rebate program like ours may not be pioneering, but we think it continues to…
Arriba Cases Expands East Coast Sales Team
The first company exclusively dedicated to supplying lighting and audio equipment cases, Arriba's success has created a need for the company to expand its East Coast sales team.To keep up with the…
Corner Entertainment Installs Symetrix Jupiter 8s and ARC-WEB Control
Corner Entertainment is a recently-opened entertainment constellation located in Houston, Texas. It features a restaurant (Corner Table) a bar/nightclub (The Oak Bar), and a second wine and mixed drinks bar…
Aphex Moves HQ to Utah
Pro audio brand Aphex® recently announced that it has moved the company to Salt Lake City, in order to increase operational efficiencies by being closer to parent company DWV Entertainment…
Apple Invites Larry Fishman To Speak at Employee Presentation
Larry Fishman founder and President of Fishman, designer and manufacturer of pickups, amplification and other products for acoustic and electric musicians, was recently invited to speak to Apple designers, engineers…
Joe Satriani
MMR caught up with Satch just prior to his recent South American tour to get the 411 on his latest gear. Legendary guitar wizard Joe Satriani has built up a career…
Retail Ready for Its Close-Up
Marshall McLuhan’s famous dictum, “The medium is the message,” rings as true for retail as it does for media. While the Internet-era nostrum that “content is king” remains plenty valid,…
König & Meyer at 65
A global leader in the design and manufacture of music stands and accessories, Germany’s König & Meyer – most commonly referred to simply as “K&M” – has been celebrating its…
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…
Finding Keys to Success in a Struggling Segment
As any longtime reader of MMR knows, the past few – well, unfortunately, many – years have represented something of an uphill struggle for those who supply and sell pianos…
Keeping Up with Keyboard Workstations
"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. While it…
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,…