St. Louis Music Announces ‘Spend $1000 Win $1000’ Winners
St. Louis Music (SLM) has announced the winners of its Q1 “Spend $1000 Win $1000” promotion. Launched in January, the "Spend $1000 Win $1000" promotion rewarded dealers that spent $1000…
Gaining Momentum: Hollow Body Electrics Appealing to More and More Players
This issue’s dealer poll – sent to just over 300 MI retailers – on the topic of hollow body electric guitars provided both some expected results, as well as a…
Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound 2018
Opinions differ wildly, depending on who you speak to as to the relative success of this year’s Musikmesse gathering in Frankfurt. But while it’s inarguable that exhibitor numbers were down,…
Something’s Gotta Give…Maybe?
In the 16-plus years I’ve been on staff at MMR there have been periodic rumors of Guitar Center’s imminent demise. Some of the reports and predictions have seemed more credible…
Does Your Business Pass ‘The App Test’?
At CMC we talk obsessively, but we don’t always talk exclusively about music. Sometimes, out of a random discussion, a pearl of wisdom will grace a conversation, and so the…
The Sound of Money: Curing Financial Pain
Hindsight is usually more revealing than foresight, so when I reread a listing of topics I wanted to explore in my November debut 2017 MMR column, I was surprised to…
Art & Commerce
Art and commerce have been uneasy bedfellows for centuries, and it hasn’t been getting any easier lately. The great composers of the classical era had to balance following their muse…
Simply Three Perform Backed With Equipment from CHAUVET Professional
Classical music trio Simply Three recently performed at Arizona’s Mesa Center, with a lightshow designed by Erik Parker that used 46 CHAUVET Professional fixtures, all supplied by Creative Backstage. Parker’s…
Shure Pulls Out of Phono Products Category
Shure has released a statement regarding the discontinuation of its Phono Products. “For more than 90 years, Shure has been committed to manufacturing and delivering products of the highest quality, reliability,…
Shure Releases Statement Regarding the Discontinuation of Phono Products
Shure has released a statement regarding the discontinuation of their Phono Products. “For more than 90 years, Shure has been committed to manufacturing and delivering products of the highest quality,…
Roland Announces Debut Event for New V-Drums Instruments
Roland has announced that they will debut several new V-Drums instruments during their #TotallyDrums Event and live keynote on May 8. The keynote kicks off at 10:00AM PDT live from…
KMC Music Appointed as Exclusive US Distributor of Dream Cymbals
Pointing to the company's scale, resources, and broad-based network of 6,500 resellers, Dream Cymbals and Gongs has appointed KMC Music to serve as its exclusive US distribution partner. According to KMC…