Hal Leonard Celebrates Disney’s 100th Anniversary with New Collectible Songbook
Hal Leonard, the world’s largest music publisher, is celebrating Disney’s 100th anniversary by releasing a hardcover, colorful songbook that features 100 beloved songs from Disney’s storied history. Beginning with a…
Guitar Center Partners with Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana and Leading Guitar Manufacturers on New Crossroads Guitar Festival’s 25th Anniversary Guitar Collection Featuring Six Limited-Edition Signature and Replica Guitars
Fender Eric Clapton CRASH Stratocaster® Ltd Ed Guitar Center, in partnership with Eric Clapton, announces the launch of the Crossroads Guitar Festival’s 25th Anniversary Guitar Collection. This collection includes six…
Music Marketing Appoints Australian Marketing Center
Leading global music software and hardware distributor Music Marketing Inc has appointed Group Technologies Australasia Pty Ltd as their exclusive Marketing Center for Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania. For over…
KMC Music Embarks on a New Chapter with Leadership Transformations
James Tsaptsinos KMC Music, a trailblazer in the musical instrument industry for nearly six decades, is ushering in a new era of leadership as it ushers in its next chapter.…
MMR Dealer Survey: Guitar & Bass Cases and Gig Bags
How to get your fretted instrument to practice, lessons, or gigs without that precious cargo getting bashed about? Cases and bags to the rescue! If Guitar & Bass Cases and…
Rousseau Mouthpieces Appoints St. Louis Music as Exclusive Distributor for USA & Canada
Rousseau Mouthpieces has announced the appointment of St. Louis Music as its exclusive distributor for the USA and Canada. The distribution arrangement becomes effective August 10th, 2023, and includes all…
Hal Leonard Introduces ChoralMix: Multi-Track, Mixable Audio with Digital Score that Directors Can Share with Their Choir
Imagine a world where choir members can hear their isolated part, customize the mix of voices, and then practice along with professionally-recorded vocal tracks to learn their part with a synchronized digital…
What Does ‘Back to School’ Mean for MI Retail in 2023?: Music Dealers Sound Off on the Changing Nature of Doing Business With Student Players
Long a crucial time of year that contributes significantly to the annual sales of MI retailers, the nature of “Back to School season” has changed significantly with the ever-increasing reach…
Keeping Time with Denver’s Rupp’s Drums
In late October of last year, Alex Simpson, owner of independent drum retailer Rupp’s Drums, closed on the purchase of 2045 S Holly St. in Denver, the property the MI…
Succeed by Going Above and Beyond
This issue of MMR – much like many August (sometimes July!) editions in my tenure with the magazine – focuses on the relationship between MI retailers and suppliers with area…
The Real ‘Influencers’: Tapping Into the Purchasing Power of Music Educators
Surely all readers of MMR – reps for MI brands, individual retailers, administrators – recognize that young and new music students are a key engine driving our industry. First-time students…
Pure Tone Technologies Launches Hi-Fi Mono 1/4” Plug
Pure Tone Technologies and AP International Music Supply, creators of the renowned Pure Tone multi-contact output jack, are pleased to announce their new PTT8 H-Fi male 1/4″ mono plug for…