Five Tips and Tricks to Avoid Burnout
Owners and managers operate at a very fast pace, but it’s not the pace that we need to be hyper-focused on; it is the prolonged exposure to running at such…
Five Tips and Tricks to Avoid Burnout
Owners and managers operate at a very fast pace, but it’s not the pace that we need to be hyper-focused on; it is the prolonged exposure to running at such…
Never Break the Chain: How Music & Arts Continues to Spread as One of the Country’s Largest MI Retailers
The great American chain is one of the most versatile parts of our culture, but adding music stores into the rapidly- evolving retail equation usually isn’t very common. Yet, Music…
Keeping MI Retail Contemporary: Menzie Pittman of Virginia’s Contemporary Music Center
Whether he knows it or not, Menzie Pittman has always been an entrepreneur. Before his store Contemporary Music Center was even a thought, the drum teacher had 96 students, 20…
StompLight now gathering momentum
Lighting rig in a box, StompLight is now being sold directly to customers online after a successful Kickstarter campaign and is also making inroads internationally. Fitting inside an effect pedal, the Stomplight allows users…
StompLight Fulfills Kickstarter Promises, Adds Dealers and Sales Reps
Models from StompLight® are now being sold directly to customers online after a successful Kickstarter campaign. Using the familiar and easy-to-use form of an effect pedal, the Stomplight allows users to change lighting…
Alfred Music Representatives Gather in Washington, D.C. for NAMM Advocacy Fly-In
Last month, Alfred Music representatives Ron Manus and Jennifer Paisley-Schuch joined other industry leaders, arts education activists, and musicians for the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Advocacy Fly-In. Manus, chief…
2017 NAMM Advocacy Fly-In
In late May, nearly 100 music industry leaders, notable artists and arts education activists joined together to advocate for all school-aged children to have access to quality, comprehensive school music education…
NAMM boosts audio presence with AES link-up
NAMM and The Audio Engineering Society (AES) have announced a new collaborative alliance which will integrate pro audio educational training activities related to live sound, performance audio, recording technology and other…
Musikmesse 2017: Numbers Down Slightly From Last Year, but Positive Reaction to Ongoing Restructuring
Visitor numbers at this year’s Musikmesse and Pro-Light and Sound fell somewhat from last year’s total and remain significantly lower than 2013’s peak of 113,000. The combined figures for this…
AES to Join the 2018 NAMM Show
With a vision to continue to strengthen the music and pro audio industries, The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and The Audio Engineering Society (AES) have announced a new…
St. Louis Music Supports Make Music Day
St. Louis Music has announced that they will be participating in Make Music Day 2017, a worldwide celebration of music that takes place on the summer solstice. The event, which originally…