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Thirty Pearl River, Kayserburg, and Ritmüller dealers from the United States and Canada recently returned from four days visiting Guangzhou, Southern China’s largest port city where they were able to…
Growing up being a drummer, nothing was cooler than being fast.
The opportunity for this guest editorial presents itself in the receding shadow of the 60th anniversary of the Stratocaster, which Fender celebrated throughout 2014.
In anticipation of the coming fall semester MMR recently reached out to over 500 MI dealers across the country to discuss instrument rental programs.
“There was a lot of value for both exhibitors and retailers alike in Nashville – the NAMM Member companies came ready to do business,” notes NAMM president and CEO Joe…
Harmonica players within pop and rock music are often a somewhat anonymous bunch, so far as “name recognition” by the general public goes.
Income inequality has emerged as the main debate in the wake of the Great Recession.
A couple weeks ago, one of the bands I play in opened for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – a real treat for me and my buddies, having grown up listening…
Hal Leonard Corporation and Willis Music have spent a decade making beautiful music together.
On August 1, NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino got in touch with the following news:Ralph Zumpano passed away on July 22 at the age of 92.
SABIAN has appointed St. Louis Music (SLM) as a partner in distribution in the United States, effective September 1st, 2015.
Hal Leonard Corporation is partnering with PraiseCharts, a leading online resource for contemporary praise & worship sheet music for churches, to make PraiseCharts content available to music dealers worldwide in…
Every store needs new customers, right? But, let's face it, you would much rather be selling a proper bass rig to your mate from Sonic Vomit than a violin to…
With sales low and overheads creeping up, it can be tricky to find money to invest in the business, so when was the last time you had a refurb of…
Chairman of iconic British string brand Rotosound, all-round good egg, and venturer on the psychedelic sea of cosmic vibration (or something), Jason How is this week's Hotseat visitor...
Drum monitor specialist Porter and Davies, has extended the warranty across its range to two years.
Have you been looking for an excuse to buy that Weber instrument you’ve been eyeing?
As we're just past the halfway point of the year, we asked our growing international retail readership how sales were compared with this time 12 months ago?
Rotosound is giving UK dealers the chance to receive £250 off their next order with its Summer Blockbuster promotion.
DJ and music production expo, BPM has announced that the DMC World Championships will host its UK finals at this year’s show.
DigiTech has launched a new distortion pedal in the UK, available through distributor, Sound Technology.
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.
Conn-Selmer, Inc. has announced the addition of Jeffrey Miller to the company effective August 3 in the position of VP Operations reporting to John Stoner CEO/president.
Orange has extended its bass range with the new OBC210 Mini bass amp.
Drum market icon, Everett "Vic" Firth passed away on July 26th at the age of 85.
Everett "Vic" Firth passed away on July 26th at the age of 85.Beginning as the youngest principal timpanist ever for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Firth designed his own sticks when he…
Korg UK has taken on distribution of Ruach Music; (pronounced Rew-ah) a range of handmade Cajons produced in Northern Ireland.
Gold Jackson Enterprises, makers of GJ2 Guitars, have reached an agreement with Premier Builders Guild to become the dominant vendor for the USA production of Fano Guitars.
The exciting discovery of the Earth-like planet Kepler 452b, has brought with it some interesting data about the state of the musical instrument market there.
A simple enough question for this week's poll, as we're just past the mid-point of the year, we asked how sales have been so far?
NAMM members can take advantage of early availability of hotel rooms for next year’s show using the NAMM Housing system.
Loud Technologies has named V Hypersound & Light as its new distributor in Cyprus for the company's Mackie and Ampeg brands.
Westside Distribution has added Vater to its list of drum and percussion lines, signing an exclusive UK distribution deal.
Our latest poll asked what type of activity was most effective in creating footfall for your store?
Allen & Heath has appointed Info Muzik Elektronik (Infogroup) as its exclusive distributor in Turkey.
The London Acoustic Centre, part of the the London Bass Centre, one of the country’s leading bass specialists, has launched its own acoustic brand.
Rosetti has introduced an extended three-year warranty on all new Rickenbacker instruments sold through authorised dealers in the UK and Ireland.
The Chauvet DJ team is looking for DJs who want to have a frightfully good time being a part of the annual Halloween video produced by the company’s marketing team.
Distributor High Tech, has to be one of the UK’s smallest MI operations. Essentially it’s a one man band in the UK. And yet, if you look beyond that, you…
Why Marshall's unexpected foray into the mobile phone market points the way forward for the industry's big name brands...
