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J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc. announced the acquisition of RBC Music Company, Inc., a full-service sheet music distributor. RBC Music has its own publishing division and serves band, orchestra, choir…
Audio-Technica has announced it has opened the Audio-Technica SEDC (Southeast Distribution Center) in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. The SEDC Distribution Center’s warehouse occupies 56,000 square feet, has seven loading docks and was…
Option Knob, Inc. is joining the fight to help breast cancer awareness by creating a limited edition Pink OKnob Classic designed to raise donations for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For…
MMR has taken a temperature reading of the US piano and keyboard market, producing a wide range of results among dealers. The results from this survey – particularly the individual…
Hearts Fashion Gala, which raises money for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation at New York Fashion Week, illuminated with Ovation and Rogue fixtures from Chauvet. Produced by Eric Rosette of Rosette…
Klotz Communications announced the sale of its 75th Graphite Two console to a new broadcaster in Myanmar. The Monnect Group in partnership with Shwe Than Lwin Media is building Myanmar’s…
This past summer, one of the most significant names in music publishing, Alfred Music, was acquired by Boulder, Colorado-based Peaksware, parent company of MakeMusic, among others. MMR recently had the opportunity…
The results from this survey – particularly the individual comments – display a disparity of opinion unlike any MMR dealer poll so far this year. For piano & keyboard retailers,…
The 12-note musical keyboard has remained largely unchanged since the 14th century. Arguably this is because they got it right the first time. Even today it fits the needs of…
There has been much fretting published about what the world will look like when it’s run – as it inevitably will be – by members of the Millennial generation. The…
D’Addario Fretted Holiday Bundles offer combinations of their strings with their accessories – at a holiday-friendly price. These bundles are specially packaged and available for a limited time only, while…
JodyJazz introduced their new Power Ring Ligature. The self-locking CNC machined taper touches on three points only; the left and right side of the reed and on top of the…
