What’s in a Name – From Visual Sound to Truetone
Some companies celebrate an anniversary with a new product release and maybe a party – a few streamers, party hats, and a cake – but Bob Weil wanted to do…
Imitated, Never Duplicated – The Story of SKB
The story of SKB is a story of innovation. With every good story most people start at the beginning, and in the story of SKB it all began with two…
RPMDA 2015
The 2015 RPMDA Convention in Las Vegas, attracted over 161 attendees – down from 183 in 2014 – including 40 exhibitors and 28 first-time attendees. Among the many convention attractions, members were treated…
We Must all Rise to Honor Schools for their Exceptional Music Education Programs
With this article, I happily share one example of the results of advocacy efforts for our Best Communities for Music Education program. I hope it inspires all of us to…
Fishman Fluence Pickups Quickly Gaining Artist Acceptance
Since the Winter, 2014 launch of Fluence Multi-Voice pickups for electric guitar, artists have been quick to embrace the tone and features of this newest technology from Fishman. Among the…
Trade Regrets: Gene Fresco
Gene Fresco, longtime and much beloved sales rep, passed away on May 26th. Fresco’s innovative and practical sales methods helped establish the Sunn Company as a major player in the…
Summer NAMM Empowers Industry with 35 Educational Sessions
Summer NAMM provides the ultimate educational experience on what’s working right now in music retail—brick-and-mortar, online and multichannel—July 9-11 in Nashville. NAMM U has curated 35 sessions to help music…
TEC Tracks Amplifies Pro Audio’s Presence at Summer NAMM
TEC Tracks, educational sessions designed to empower the growing audio, production and recording markets, will debut at Summer NAMM in Nashville on July 9-11, 2015. Stationed next to the NAMM…
Sometimes Along the Way, We Get Lucky
My thanks to Terry Lowe, Christian Wissmuller, and the Timeless Communications team for the opportunity to pen this article for MMR and its sister music education publications. My gratitude also…
Getting Wired Up Over Wireless Audio
MI retailers who sell pro audio are going to have a lot of explaining to do. Explaining, that is, about the confusing state of wireless microphones, which isn’t their fault,…
U.S. Piano & Keyboard Dealers in 2015 – A Snapshot
To get a more detailed view of the state of the piano and keyboard market in America in 2015, MMR spent time with three distinct retailers from across the country:…
2015 Musikmesse and ProLight + Sound
As Ronnie Dungan reported in this month’s “European Beat” (see page 22), the hot-button topic in Frankfurt this April was the proposed changes to Musikmesse and ProLight + Sound for…