One-Way Street to Success: Mantova’s Two Street Music
At Mantova’s Two-Street Music, order takers aren’t allowed: only salespeople. It’s an important distinction to the Eureka, California-based music business, currently run by brothers Anthony and Nick Mantova, but that…
Christmas is Coming and We Should Have Some Toys in the Attic
Photo by Tim Mossholder from Pexels What does every guitar player want for Christmas? Another guitar, of course. The formula works for any instrument, year after year. But there are…
House of Drums: Riley, Landenburg, and Others to Attend New Community Event at Musikmesse
Alex Landenburg The international drumming scene has a new meeting place: the ‘Home of Drums’ will be celebrating its launch at the Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre on Musikmesse’s public…
GC Appoints Balwada as Sr. VP, CTO
Guitar Center (GC) announces the appointment of Ravi Balwada to the position Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer. In his new position, Balwada will be responsible for technology resources across…
Andy’s Guitars and Reverend Guitar Join Forces to Fight Childhood Cancer
Chad Taylor from Live Andy Patalan from Sponge had an idea: select a Reverend Manta Ray HB, have his friends and associates from the rock world sign it, and use…
Wilson, founder of Sound Technology and first UK director of NAMM, Announces Retirement
Robert Wilson – the founder of Sound Technology, the first UK director of NAMM, and a member of the Board of the MIA since 1975 – has officially retired from…
New Exclusive Guitar Colors from Reverend
Reverend Guitars and Chicago Music Exchange have been busy creating a number of exclusive colors on the Double Agent OG platform. The Mulberry Mist version is available with a dark…
Guitarrón and Vihuela String Sets from D’Addario
The Mariachi Guitarrón Phosphor Bronze Strings from D’Addario feature Phosphor Bronze wound bass strings with NY Steel cores. which provide better pitch stability and higher break strength. The treble strings…
The Lost Apprentice Model
Photo via Lukas from Pexels “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore” (“The Wizard of Oz”) When it comes to understanding the marketplace, everyone has an opinion regarding…
Hal Leonard’s Larry Morton
In late June of this year, it was officially announced that longtime Hal Leonard CEO Keith Mardak would be stepping down, with Larry Morton assuming the titles of president and…
CITES Issues Official Notification for Dalbergia Annotation Change
On October 3, CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) issued an official notification stating that the effective date for the musical instrument exemption from…
Yamaha Celebrates 43-Year Partnership with the Monterey Jazz Festival
Photo by Tomas Ovalle The Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF) recently completed its 62nd event, with nearly 40,000 visitors enjoying a stellar lineup of 500 artists performing more than 120 shows…