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NAMM Coverage · Nov 24, 2013

Hal Leonard Expands Presence at NAMM

For the 2014 NAMM Show in Anaheim, Hal Leonard is increasing its presence from its longtime 50' x 80' digs in Hall C to a spacious new 80'…

NAMM Coverage · Nov 24, 2013

NAMM Partners with CMS for Job Listing Service

NAMM and The College Music Society (CMS) have partnered to give NAMM members the opportunity to advertise job openings to CMS members.  CMS, an international service organization for…

NAMM Coverage · Nov 9, 2013

Dinah Gretsch to Receive 2014 She Rocks Award

Dinah Gretsch, executive vice president and CFO of the Gretsch Company is among a select group of women to be honored by the Women’s International Music Network (WiMN)…

NAMM Coverage · Nov 2, 2013

GAMA Joins MEPR

The members of GAMA have decided to join the Music Education Policy Roundtable (MEPR), which advocates to make music education a key focal point and discussion topic among…

NAMM Coverage · Oct 31, 2013

MI SalesTrak Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Before Clark Johnson and Jim Hirschberg brought the practice of using objective retail sales data to the MI industry, decisions were ultimately just guesswork. But 10 years ago,…

NAMM Coverage · Oct 31, 2013

Show Report: Music China 2013

While the USA was in the throes of a debt limit crisis, the Music China show in Shanghai was proceeding with a steady flow of international traffic and…

NAMM Coverage · Oct 30, 2013

Rules of Engagement

Every day I feel like I have to come in here and reinvent myself,” Gordy Wilcher of Owensboro Music Center told me when I visited him this past…

NAMM Coverage · Oct 27, 2013

Fishman Launches TriplePlay Guitar Wars Contest

Fishman and Guitar World Magazine have joined forces for the TriplePlay® Guitar Wars Contest, a unique opportunity for respondents to create a great original composition using their Fishman…

NAMM Coverage · Oct 21, 2013

Owensboro Music Center Rebrands, Hank Starks Retires

Longtime co-owner of Owensboro Music Center, Hank Starks, has retired, with partner Gordy Wilcher assuming complete ownership of the Kentucky retail operation that just celebrated its 40th anniversary…

NAMM Coverage · Oct 14, 2013

Bedell Guitars - 'We Can All Win Together'

In 2009, MMR profiled the then-new Bedell Guitars operation, headed by Tom Bedell – a veteran of the MI industry who had begun importing instruments and opening music…

NAMM Coverage · Oct 13, 2013

Show Report: Music China 2013

While the USA was in the throes of a debt limit crisis, the Music China show in Shanghai was proceeding with a steady flow of international traffic and…

NAMM Coverage · Oct 10, 2013

Korg USA Named Exclusive Distributor for Ashdown

Korg USA has taken on exclusive distribution for Ashdown Engineering in the U.S. and Canada. Korg USA will distribute Ashdown’s bass amplification and effects products, acoustic amplification products,…

NAMM Coverage · Oct 4, 2013

The Music Zoo

WHAT: The Music Zoo | WHO:Tommy Colletti, Owner | WHERE: Roslyn, New York | WHEN: 1994At home: New wife, new baby! [Erin and Ava, respectively.] I’m a late bloomer – I spent so much time on…

NAMM Coverage · Oct 4, 2013

McFadden Sales at 75 Years

"We are smart enough to change when necessary and learn new products and technologies that are introduced,” says Gary Dunaway of McFadden Sales, by way of explaining how…

NAMM Coverage · Oct 4, 2013

9 Holiday Retail Do's and Don'ts

"Retail is simple,” preaches Bob Negen. “But it’s not easy.”And here is a “simple but not easy” number: According to the National Retail Federation, retailers typically make between 20…

NAMM Coverage · Oct 4, 2013

Dennis Drumm on New JHS/LPD Music Distro Agreement

This past spring, John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd. (JHS) entered into a distribution arrangement with LPD Music International. The new partnership promises to bring JHS’ Fret-King® electric…