GC Opens Landmark Store in Hawaii
Guitar Center (GC) celebrates the opening of its newest retail location – a 19,000-square-foot facility in Pearl City, Hawaii (1000 Kamehameha Hwy. Pearl City, HI 96782).
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John Packer Once Again Shortlisted for Taunton Deane Business Award
For the second year running, John Packer has been shortlisted in the Taunton Deane Business Awards.
Taylor Guitars Makes History with Largest Recorded Planting of West African Ebony Trees in Cameroon's Congo Basin
Taylor Guitars is excited to announce the successful planting of 1,500 West African ebony trees in Cameroon’s Congo Basin region in an effort to help preserve the future of…
Massachusetts’ Drumming Punk Pioneers: From a Basement to Backing Rock’s Modern Drumming Icons, SJC Drums Keeps it Close to Home
When Mike Ciprari was 15 years old in 2000, he was a par for the course punk, dreaming of meeting Green Day’s Tré Cool. Now Tré Cool plays…
Anastacia’s Evolution Tour Employs ChamSys Stadium Console
Simon Horn’s design for Anastacia’s Evolution Tour features a ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium console on his lighting rig.
Do You Run the UK's Best Small Shop?
The Best Small Shops competition is returning this year, inviting independent UK retailers to share what makes them unique, with the chance to attend the competition reception in…
D’Addario Powers the 2018 AFROPUNK Brooklyn Battle of the Bands
This year, D’Addario will power the 2018 AFROPUNK Brooklyn Battle of the Bands, where emerging artists will compete for the chance to play at the AFROPUNK Festival at…
GC Business Solutions Group Appoints Trimble and Nowak as GC Pro Design Engineers
The Business Solutions Group of Guitar Center (GC) announces the appointment of two key personnel - Mike Trimble and Marcin Nowak - as design engineers joining the GC Pro team.
Sweetwater Sound Develops Degree Program with University of Saint Francis
In 2007, Sweetwater Sound began a partnership with Fort Wayne, Indiana’s University of Saint Francis — providing funds for scholarships, gear purchase and installation, and other music-related projects…
Warb-a-palooza!: Warburton Music Celebrates Factory Grand Opening and 44 Years in Business
On February 22 and 23, there’s going to be a party in Titusville, Florida: Warb-a-palooza!
Shure Opening Austrian Office
Shure is changing to direct distribution in Austria in the New Year, opening a new office in Schwaz, near Innsbruck.
Audio-Technica Opening Dubai Office
Audio-Technica is opening a new sales support office in Dubai, aimed at increasing the level of service to its distributors, integrators, consultants and corporate end users in pro-audio across…
MI Retailers Hosting Live Performance Spaces, Beware
Creating a performance venue in your music store is a great way to connect with the community and increase customer traffic.
D'Addario Partners with AFROPUNK for Brooklyn Battle of the Bands
D'Addario has partnered with AFROPUNK for this year’s Brooklyn Battle of the Bands.
More new audio gadgets from Radial
Radial Engineering has introduced the DiNET DAN-TX and DAN-RX stereo Dante audio converters.
Audio-Technica debuts new SmartMixer
Audio-Technica is to debut its ATDM-0604 Digital SmartMixer at InfoComm 2017 in Orlando, Florida.
String Theory: Prominent Suppliers Discuss the Electric Guitar & Bass String Market
Accessories are a consistent, reliable category for most MI retailers and it’s quite possible that nothing generates more traffic and sales than fretted string sets.
PLASA Focus returning to Glasgow
PLASA Focus Glasgow, returns to the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) on 18th and 19th January, 2017 for its third outing.
Holy Grail show issues local woods challenge
This year’s Holy Grail Guitar Show in Berlin will have a new feature - the Local Wood Challenge.
Retail: Elements in the Evolution of Strait Music
Clint Strait, vice president and third generation owner of Strait Music, explains how Baldwin Pianos, The Beatles, and best buddies were elemental in the evolution of his grandfathers’…
Minimoog makes a comeback
Moog Music has resumed production of the Minimoog Model D synthesizer after more than 30 years.
Sweet Philly Soul
As the fifth most populous city in America and the second largest on the East Coast, Philadelphia is an economic and cultural force. Additionally the city’s rich musical…
With Navajo Craftsmanship, Cloud Microphones Receives Presidential “E” Award
On May 16 of this year, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presented Tucson, Arizona-based Cloud Microphones with the President’s “E” Award for Exports at a ceremony in…
Steve West – Fighting the Good Fight
We all know the saying, “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” and you’d be hard pressed to find a more applicable example than Steve West. His…
Sometimes Big Government is a Good Thing
Congress left the music education world a last-minute Christmas present when on December 9 it ratified the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Steve West – Fighting the Good Fight
We all know the saying, “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” and you’d be hard pressed to find a more applicable example than Steve West.
Folkestone dealer wins Tanglewood window competition
The recent Tanglewood autumn window display competition saw more than 100 dealers dressing their main showroom windows to enter.
Willcox Guitars Giveaway Winner Loves His Atlantis ElectroAcoustic
Willcox Guitars had a strong showing at the recent Summer NAMM Show in Nashville, thrilling convention-goers with artist booth performances and the exhibition of their premium instruments.
Instrument & Gear Rentals: Rental Programs Ramp Up for ‘Back to School’ Season
In anticipation of the coming fall semester MMR recently reached out to over 500 MI dealers across the country to discuss instrument rental programs.
IN THE HOTSEAT WITH: Lee Anderton, Andertons
Guildford-based retailer, Andertons is one of the UK's most highly-regarded MI stores, indeed it is the current holder of the MIA's best large retailer award. We put eponymous…