NAMM's Top 100 Dealer Awards Accepting Submissions
NAMM welcomes its global retail members to be recognized for retail excellence as part of the organization’s annual Top 100 Dealer Awards. Now in its ninth year and held during…
Used Instruments Now Available Through Authorized Dealers and Conn-Selmer
Conn-Selmer, in partnership with their authorized dealers, is now offering used instruments to their education network. These items are available on a first come, first served basis and sold "as…
Doug Wimbish Pays Special Visit to Spector’s Woodstock Shop
Doug Wimbish stopped by Spector’s USA workshop located in Woodstock, New York for some in-depth upkeep on his beloved NS-2 and NS-5 Spector basses. Having used them almost exclusively since…
J.A.M.S. Signs On As New Sales Reps for Antari Lighting and Effects USA
Antari Lighting and Effects USA recently added Jack Aragon Marketing and Sales (J.A.M.S.) as their new sales representatives for Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, South East Idaho, East Montana,…
Antari Lighting and Effects USA Elects The Horizon Group as Sales Representative
Antari Lighting and Effects USA, one of the leading manufacturers of fog machines, has appointed The Horizon Group as their new sales reps for New England, New York Metro, and…
Newly-Restored Alexandra Palace Theatre Chooses L-Acoustics Kara System
In December, after 80 years of slumber, Alexandra Palace Theatre opened again following several years of careful restoration. As part of the process, a complete technical infrastructure had to be…
Guitar Center Celebrates Store Grand Opening in Seattle, Washington, at Roosevelt Square
Guitar Center has opened its latest retail location, a 15,000-square-foot facility in the Roosevelt Square shopping center in Seattle, Washington (3609 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115). The grand opening…
Corner Music’s New Corner Moving a music store in Nashville – or anywhere else – is a major undertaking
Everyone hates moving, so when Nashville’s Corner Music decided it was time to move its thousands of SKUs from the literal corner location it’s occupied for the last 34 years,…
A New Style in Customer Service: The Last Hope for Retail Equality
Whenever the topic of customer service is discussed, I am unabashedly “old school.” I am one to believe that good service improves the way a person perceives your business and…
The New Year is an Opportunity to Take Stock of How Retail is Changing
It’s January, the point in the year where retailers look both forward and back, trying to predict what’s coming while assessing what’s been. With the implicit caution that YMMV [Your…
Amptweaker Launches Custom Pedal Shop
Amptweaker has launched a custom shop and also announced that pedal lovers can order fully custom Double Jr pedals. This system allows the player to choose any two of Amptweaker’s…
CHAUVET DJ Wins Sixth Straight Dealers’ Choice Award
CHAUVET DJ has again been named Lighting Line of the Year in the 2018 MMR Dealers’ Choice Awards. This marks the sixth consecutive year that the company has received this honor, which is…