FEATURE: Dealers try their hand at hosting live performances
Live music was worth $9.3 billion in 2015, and it’s expected to continue to be the music industry’s chief revenue generator going forward, reaching nearly $11.7 billion in 2020, according…
It’s Just a Stage You’re Going Through: MI retailers try their hand at hosting live performance spaces
Live music was worth $9.3 billion in 2015, and it’s expected to continue to be the music industry’s chief revenue generator going forward, reaching nearly $11.7 billion in 2020, according…
Going Pro…:Recording and live sound products are creating a synergy with instrument sales
MI retail and pro audio have been on a convergent course for several decades now. The overtures were made initially by pro audio companies seeking broader markets; the poster child…
Carlton Family Values: Carlton Music on 50 Years in the Family
Carlton Music is on the cusp on a major milestone. Two generations into their Florida-based music store, owners Glen and Regina Carlton are optimistic that their daughter, Julie, will eventually…
A True ‘Collaborative Alliance’
I’ve got something Donald Trump may never enjoy: vindication. I’ve been predicting, and to some extent advocating for, a deeper engagement between NAMM and AES for a number of years.…
NAMM Foundation Announces $675,000 in Grants to Music Ed Programs
The NAMM Foundation has announced that the organization will benefit 24 different music education programs with $675,000 in grants, an increase made possible by NAMM Foundation donors. The beneficiaries, located…
New summer launches from Cordoba and Guild
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Morley/Ebtech Partners with Hal Leonard as USA Master Distributor.
Sound Enhancement LLC, manufacturer of Morley® and Ebtech® brand products, has announced their recent agreement with Hal Leonard MI Distribution to serve as Master Distributor for the majority of our…
New D-28 among host of Martin new launches
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Alvarez Artists Take the Stage at Summer NAMM
Alvarez Guitars is one of the sponsors of Muriel Anderson’s All Star Guitar Night this year at Summer NAMM. The show will feature performances by Alvarez friends Jack Pearson, Signature Artist Brad Davis,…
Stop, Thief! – Online Tools Help Mitigate the Theft of Musical Instruments
The Hawaiian music duo Hapa has been the contemporary face of the islands’ traditional music culture for two decades. So when co-founder Barry Flanagan’s unique guitar went missing in March,…
Suckerpunch
President Donald Tump has boasted in the past (he later backpedaled on this) that, as a second-grader, he punched his music teacher, giving him a black eye. “I didn’t think…