Kala Guitarlele
Kala Brand Music's new hybrid instrument, the Guitarlele, is a six-stringed instrument tuned to A-D-G-C-E-A, that projects a bright and full tone similar to capoing up on the fifth fret…
D’Addario Appoints New Product Managers for Percussion/Woodwind Brands
D’Addario has announced that Nick Gordon and Chris Scialfa have joined D’Addario’s Product Management team as the Percussion Business Unit Manager and Woodwinds Business Unit Manager respectively. As the company’s…
NAMM’s Museum of Making Music Benefit Supports ‘Access to Music’
The Museum of Making Music (MoMM), a division of the NAMM Foundation, raised more than $42,000 at its annual gala benefit, which featured a powerful performance by celebrated slide guitarist…
Córdoba Joins Selectron UK’s Catalog
Córdoba Guitars has partnered with Selectron (UK) Ltd. to distribute the in the Uunited Kingdom. “With Selectron’s long history of distributing MI brands to some of the UK’s top retailers,…
GC Opens New Flagship Store in Times Square
Last Thursday, August 7th, Guitar Center celebrated the grand opening of its newest retail location at 218 W. 44th Street in the heart of NYC’s Times Square. The new store…
Bethel Music Center Celebrates 30 Years
Bethel Music Center is celebrating its 30th birthday this year. On August 16th, 2014, from 10:00am until 5:00pm, BMC will be holding a party at the store (273 Greenwood Ave in…
FTC Gives Music Teachers a Regulatory Nudge
Back in April, a little-noticed decision by the Federal Trade Commission was released. It didn’t make the New York Times, but it does have significant implications for MI retailers who…
Handheld Recorders Get a Grip on the Market
In the old days, peering into the world of film and audio production could be an intimidating, exotic experience. There were big shoulder-strapped tape machines, strange-looking microphones, and audio techs…
Q&A: Larry Fishman
MMR: One of the new products to make a big splash back at Winter NAMM was Fishman’s Fluence pickup. Can you talk about the origins of the project – what…
NAMM Show: It’s All About Community
I am writing having just arrived back home from Nashville and the Summer NAMM Show. If you attended, I believe you will know what the headline above is about. Our…
Gibson’s ‘335’ Trademark Battle
It was announced on July 24th – and reported by MMR in this issue (see page 6) – that 16 guitar brands have filed for extensions in order to oppose…
Breedlove Donates Custom Guitar to Sisters Folk Festival
For more than 10 years Breedlove has been providing a custom guitar to the Sisters Folk Festival to be raffled off to raise funds for the Americana Project. The Americana…