Largest NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia Yet
Russia’s only international music-trade exhibition featured more than 160 extensive business and public events programs that were highly received at NAMM Musikmesse Russia 2015 and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia…
Willcox Guitars Giveaway Winner Loves His Atlantis ElectroAcoustic
Willcox Guitars had a strong showing at the recent Summer NAMM Show in Nashville, thrilling convention-goers with artist booth performances and the exhibition of their premium instruments. One highlight was…
Trade Regrets: Yoshinori Kimbara
On Sunday, September 6, NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino got in touch with the following sad news: Yoshinori Kimbara passed away peacefully last Thursday in Japan having served the music industry…
FORUM: Acoustic guitars
While fans and retailers of electric guitar impatiently await the next “guitar hero” to revitalise that segment of the market, acoustic guitar sales continue to climb. MMR spoke to some…
The Circle Game – Acoustic Guitar Suppliers Discuss the Market
While fans and retailers of electric guitar impatiently await the next “guitar hero” to revitalize that segment of the market, acoustic guitar sales continue to climb (see our dealer survey…
KumbaYEAH! Acoustic Sales Continue to Set the Pace
With nearly half of the participants in our recent survey – sent out to over 400 MI retailers – reporting that acoustic guitar sales are “up,” and with an impressive…
SpiderCapo Harmonik Mutes Attachment
Create natural harmonics with any open string, while fingered notes still sound as played. This is possible because the depressed string is pushed down below the mute. When attached at…
Holiday Buyers Guide
With Summer NAMM disappearing farther and farther away in your rearview, it’s time to look into stocking up on the products you might have missed out on earlier in the…
Stomp The Band – Dressing Effects Pedals Creates an Aesthetic That’s Market-Ready
The overheated fine-art world is supposedly cooling off, with prices coming down off the blistering highs of recent years. But you’d never know that after walking the floor at the…
Vic Firth Remembered
Everett Joseph “Vic” Firth hit the ground running and never let up speed. When I interviewed him for a feature in our sister publication, School Band & Orchestra, a few…
Presidential Campaigns and the Arts – It’s on US!
I finally made it! I did something I’ve always wanted to do! I went to Iowa where presidential candidates were courting caucus-goers at the Iowa State Fair. Believe me, it…
Three Reasons Every Business Owner Needs A Right-Hand Man
Well, here we are in the fall season, and just when you have a good, young employee trained efficiently, they’re off to college, and the training starts all over again.…