NEXI Industries 1970’s Distortion Effect Pedal
NEXI Industries’ 1970’s Distortion DIS-01 is an electric guitar effect pedal designed to provide a classic crunch with a warm, deep growl, allowing the player to achieve the vintage British…
2017 Don Johnson Industry Service Award Winners: Susan and Jonathan Lipp
Every year since 2009, MMR has recognized significant figures in the world of MI who have contributed in meaningful ways to the advocacy of music education at the community and…
Documentary Series Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone New Episodes and Industry Buzz
Ernie Ball has a hit in Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone, a documentary series focusing on the sonic journeys of today’s most interesting and compelling guitarists. The series, co-developed…
Musicians for Forests: How the Music Industry can help the Tongass National Forest
Musicians for Forests holds the vision of pulling together acoustic guitar manufacturers, musicians, soundboard suppliers, retailers, NGOs, and outdoor manufacturers to end the clearcutting of old-growth Sitka spruce in the Tongass. …
NAMM Announces Music Industry Day June 25 in Nashville
NAMM invites musicians, songwriters, sound and recording professionals, music educators and students to experience Summer NAMM during Music Industry Day. Held on Saturday, June 25 at Nashville’s Music City Center,…
Industry readies for Musikmesse
The industry’s largest international trade show opens the doors to arguably its most important ever show on Thursday, offering a new-look format, the reaction to which will determine the future viability of…
JHS signs Austrian distribution deal
JHS has linked up with Austrian distributor Audio Boutique, which will be representing its Vintage electric and acoustic guitars, Santos Martinez classical guitars, Laka ukuleles and Pilgrim Folk Instruments throughout…
New Organization Expands Music Industry Reach
There are millions of new potential customers for music products, and a brand new association has them squarely in their sights. More than 30 years after establishing an international alliance…
New president for Australian trade body
The Australian Music Association has appointed MD of Roland, Brendan Callinan, as president. Callinan had previously had a stint as president, and is a long-time committee member. He has worked…
TOP TEN: Lessons the German car industry can learn from MI
Seems our friends in the German car industry have run into a spot of schwierigkeiten (that's trouble to you and me) with that pesky emissions malarky. Maybe they could do with…
Industry Vet Heckman Announces Retirement
Piano sales manager and store co-owner Keith Heckman will end his nearly four-decade tenure, retiring June 6, 2015 at Dietze Music in Lincoln, Nebraska.The retail veteran started out repairing orchestral…
Summer NAMM Empowers Industry with 35 Educational Sessions
Summer NAMM provides the ultimate educational experience on what’s working right now in music retail—brick-and-mortar, online and multichannel—July 9-11 in Nashville. NAMM U has curated 35 sessions to help music…