Yamaha on the move at Musikmesse
It seems they just can't stop messing around with the format of Musikmesse, with Yamaha now relocating from its traditional home in the Forum. Next year's show will see the…
Music China expands expo space
Despite dividing opinion over the future direction of its Frankfurt show, Musikmesse has promised that this year’s Music China will be the biggest yet for the Shanghai expo. Taking place…
POLL RESULTS: What next for trade shows?
The results of our week long snapshot poll where we asked whether single territory trade shows were now preferable to big international expos, are in. With the world's largest musical…
POLL: What now for trade shows?
With costs increasing every year, while other forms of marketing get cheaper and easier, are the days of the big international trade show over? Musikmesse is now largely a consumer…
Hattendorf's brief encounter with Musikmesse ends
Kai Hattendorf, recently appointed to head up a reshaped Musikmesse is leaving the show organiser after only two months in charge. He has been appointed MD of the Global Association…
2015 Musikmesse and ProLight + Sound
As Ronnie Dungan reported in this month’s “European Beat” (see page 22), the hot-button topic in Frankfurt this April was the proposed changes to Musikmesse and ProLight + Sound for…
Casio to Sponsor 10th Annual ASCAP 'I Create Music' Expo
Casio America, Inc will be a sponsor of the 10th annual ASCAP ‘I Create Music’ Expo, a national conference for songwriters, producers, and music business leaders. Casio’s variety of electronic musical instruments…
2015 NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia
Russia’s only international music-trade exhibition and its biggest international trade fair for event production technology expands product platforms and professional development opportunities as the show returns to Moscow’s Sokolniki Exhibition…
‘New Concept’ for Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound in 2016
Messe Frankfurt recently sent out the following press release. While it’s admirable that the organization is seeking new ways to keep the annual gathering afloat, what the news amounts to…
Why Trade Shows Matter
In the summer of 2013 the Music Industries Association of Canada (MIAC) canceled its scheduled September trade show and closed its doors. A forty-one year old fraternity of musical instrument…
World-record Attempt at Musikmesse 2015: 1,000 Drummers Wanted
Musikmesse in Frankfurt will be the venue for a unique spectacle on April 18, 2015: the organisers plan to bring together 1,000 drummers and break the record for the world’s…
European Beat: Fender Nixes Musikmesse
It looks like there is going to be a massive Fender-shaped hole in this year’s Musikmesse in Frankfurt.The trade show, which runs from April 15th to 18th (with consumer days…