Melbourne show returns in August
After a successful return last year, the Australian Music Association (AMA) has announced the return of the Melbourne Guitar Show in 2016. The event takes place at the Caulfield Racecourse…
NAMM reveals Top 100 Dealers list
NAMM has revealed the final selections for its Top 100 Dealer Awards, with the UK’s Absolute Music and Andertons among the few non-US dealers on the list. Now in its sixth…
Trade Regrets: Remo D. Belli
Remo Belli 88, the founder and CEO of Remo Inc., passed away on the afternoon of April 25th at the age of 88. A pioneer in the industry, Belli…
Yamaha set to announce sales rise
According to forecasts, Yamaha’s group operating profit will likely increase for a fifth straight year in fiscal 2016, thanks to strong sales of musical instruments in Asia and audio equipment…
GC Opens New Location in N.Y., Closes Store in Indiana
Guitar Center recently announced the grand opening of its newest retail location, a state-of-the-art musical instrument and technology center covering 11,000 square feet in Selden, NY. The grand opening took…
Alfred ends Daisy Rock deal
Daisy Rock and Alfred Music have ended their long-standing distribution agreement. The deal ended at the beginning of this month and in the UK is highly unlikely to be renewed,…
Blug lines-up May UK dealer tour
German guitarist and amp designer Thomas Blug is to conduct a five-date tour of the UK in May promoting his BluGuitar AMP1 range. The AMP1 is Thomas’ footpedal-sized 100 watt valve amp…
Gold Tone Music Group Announces New Marketing Plan and Brand Sales Manager
Gold Tone Music Group has designed a plan to help boost sales in the United States. Also, as of April 7, Gianni Savino will be the new brand sales manager…
Alfred Music Releases Graham Nash’s Album-Matching Songbook, This Path Tonight
Alfred Music, publisher and distributor of educational print music since 1922, announces the release of Graham Nash’s album-matching guitar TAB songbook, This Path Tonight. This Path Tonight features 13 songs…
Taylor Guitars Donates $400,000 Toward Ebony Conservation and Restoration in Cameroon
Guitar maker Bob Taylor, of Taylor Guitars, has donated $400,000 to support ebony conservation research and restoration efforts in Cameroon. Work will be coordinated by UCLA professor Thomas B. Smith,…
‘Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone – Mike Ness’
Tune in to AT&T AUDIENCE Network for “Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone ‘Mike Ness’” on Friday, April 22 at 8:00 p.m. PM ET/PT (DIRECTV Ch 239/U-verse Ch 1114). Watch…
Daisy Rock Guitars Seeks New Distribution Partner
After a long and fruitful partnership, the distribution deal between Daisy Rock Girl Guitars and Alfred Music came to an end on March 31st. “I am so grateful for my…