Light Up the Night! — Sales of Lighting & Stage Effects Remain Stable Post-Pandemic
When we polled MI retailers on the state of the Lighting & Stage Effect market segment back in fall of 2021, things were still – understandably – massively impacted by…
Spin Control: DJ Interfaces & Controllers
“He just turns up with his memory stick and pretends he’s doing something and goes away with a huge amount of money,” said Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickenson of today’s…
Many Happy Returns? For Customers, Yes; For MI Businesses, Not so Much: In-kind Donation Can Ease the Burden of Returns on Warehouses and Make Beautiful music
U.S. retail sales during the 2023 holidays rose 3.1 percent over last year, according to figures from Mastercard – which isn’t bad considering consumers are still feeling the pinch of inflation. But…
Music As an Avenue Towards Community Building: Making Your Retail Business ‘The Right Place’
“Most marketers have heard the term ‘community building’ at some point in the recent past,” began an article from last summer in an issue of Rolling Stone. “It’s not just…
Play Drums Wants to Help Your Store Celebrate International Drum Month
Drive traffic and build new customer relationships with the Lesson with a Master giveaway. Your store can share and promote the free Lesson with a Master Drummer giveaway to help…
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) Announces Sales Leadership Changes for the Yamaha Commercial Audio and NEXO Sales Team
Julian Williams After a distinguished 30+ year career at Yamaha, Mr. Paul Furtkamp will retire as of July 1, 2024. Paul started his career with Yamaha in 1986 and has…
KMC Music Appoints New National Sales Manager to Growing Team
KMC Music, a Division of Exertis JAM, announces the addition of Eric Oppenheimer to its dynamic team. With a rich background in the music industry, Eric brings a wealth of…
NAMM Announces Newly Elected Officers for Executive Committee
The NAMM board of directors has elected officers to represent the executive committee, effective immediately and will serve through April 2025, representing NAMM’s global membership and the music industry at…
Donner Brand Expands to Indonesia by Opening New Flagship Location
Donner has announced its expansion into Southeast Asia by launching its flagship retail showroom and diverse range of musical instruments in Indonesia, through an exclusive partnership with PT Garuda Lestari…
Dealer Survey: Lighting & Effects
From Fog & Snow effects and Spotlights to Color Changers and Par Cans, today’s stages and venues are brought to life with an ever-expanding variety of Lighting & Effects option.…
‘Pro Usage is Up, Overall’ – Sales of Guitar & Bass Cases and Bags Surge As Live Performance Returns at Full-Strength
With only just over 10 percent (10.5%) of participating dealers in this month’s poll reporting a downwards trend in terms of Guitar & Bass Cases and Gig Bags sales, it…
‘Don’t Even Jinx Me with That!’
“Music education isn’t just about creating incredible musicians, it’s about creating incredible humans.” Kris Bowers, film maker of “The Last Repair Shop,” said the above when accepting the Academy Award…