How to win a Dealers' Choice Award
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2015 Music Products Industry Archive
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Tin Pan Alley campaign calls for musicians to stand up for it
Organisers of the Save Tin Pan Alley campaign, which aims to maintain London's Denmark Street's status as a centre for the music trade, have called for more support from musicians…
Expanded SLM Management Team Gather for First Strategy Meeting
St. Louis Music has experienced wonderful growth this year and has recently made new additions to its senior management team to help guide the company’s expansion.
McGregor, Nord Artist, Tours With Colbie Caillat
Nord keyboardist, Isamu McGregor, toured North America with Grammy award-winning artist Colbie Caillat during her “Girls Night Out, But Boys Can Come Too” tour.
Canada’s Prime Minister Visits Riversong Guitars
Riversong Guitars hosted the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, at their guitar manufacturing facility to show him their patent-pending and multi-award winning Neck and Body System guitar design.
Trade Regrets: Dick Ellis
On October 4th, we received the following from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino:In 1946, just a few years after marrying the love of his life, Polly, Dick Ellis opened a small…
Casio Music: Hitting All The Right Notes
2015 marks Casio’s 35th year in business, and they’ve come a long way since their humble beginnings in 1980.
If It Ain’t Right, It’s Left - 35 Years at Southpaw Guitars
Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Babe Ruth, Napoleon Bonaparte, Leonardo da Vinci, Madame Curie, Aristotle, Jimi Hendrix. What do all of these prominent figures have in common?
Blue Microphones Yeti Studio
Yeti Studio, an all-in-one vocal recording system that combines the best-selling Yeti professional USB microphone with custom recording software from PreSonus® and advanced studio vocal effects from iZotope.
Hal Leonard’s Hone Your Blues Drumming with Tony Coleman
As drummer for the legendary B.B. King and countless other blues, soul, rock, and pop artists, Tony Coleman has spent a lifetime refining his brilliant, wide-ranging drum skills and knowledge.
Roland E-A7 Expandable Arranger
Roland introduces the E-A7 Expandable Arranger, a fully featured, versatile arranger keyboard for musicians needing professional-grade sounds and authentic backing styles.
Korg All-In-One Pa4X Professional Arranger
The Pa4X relies on KORG’s advanced EDS-X (Enhanced Definition Synthesis-eXpanded) sound engine, drawing on a massive PCM resource over 10 times larger than those found in previous models, and comes…
Ibanez Artwood Vintage Lineup
This new trifecta, comprising a Dreadnought, Grande Concert and Parlor model, features solid mahogany tops with Mahogany back and sides to produce a full, well-balanced tone.
PRS Guitars 2015 Collection Series IX by Private Shock
The new Collection Series IX is comprised of fifteen pairs of McCarty Trem models, with each pair consisting of one highly figured curly and one highly figured quilted maple top…
Kala Bubinga U-Bass
The Bubinga U-BASS™ is the latest model in the distinctive line of award winning short scale portable bass instruments from Kala Brand Music™.
Tama Superstar Classic
All Superstar Classic features Tama’s signature thin maple shells, along with vintage style low-mass single lugs, and the sustain-enhancing Star-Mount tom mounting system.
Native Instruments TRAKTOR KNTROL S5 Compact All-In-One DJ System
Native Instruments announced the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 – the latest all-in-one DJ system.
On-Stage Stands MS9210 and MS9212 Pro Round Base Microphone Stands
The MS9210 and MS9212 are the first round-base models added to the company’s expanding Professional Series.
Gold Tone ZeroGlide
ZeroGlide improves on the old zero fret design by eliminating the need for two slots to be cut.
MOD Kits DIY Ring Resonator Deluxe
The Ring Resonator Deluxe is like having two all analog pedals in one.
Quilter 101 Mini Head
Never before has gig level power been available in a package this portable and powerful.
AIM Gifts
Warm up your customers and sales with AIM Gifts Winter Wear line of scarves, hats, and gloves.
Piano & Keyboard Product Spread
PRINTHal Leonard Jazz & Blues Piano Methods and First 50 Christmas Carols You Should Play on the PianoHal Leonard has just released two new genre-specific methods for piano and keyboard:…
2016 NAMM Show Prepares For Largest Global Presence In Show’s History
The global music products industry can expect to see thousands of business opportunities and expanding member benefits on arrival to Anaheim for the 2016 NAMM Show.
The Oyster and Its Pearl – Hailun and The Hailun Grand 178
Precision. When asked, Basilios Strmec, President and Owner, explains that if there’s one thing that Hailun excels at above all others, it’s the ability to make parts that fit perfectly.
Guess Who’s Back? – KORG Reissues the ARP Odyssey
Sales of analog synthesizers over the past few years have been, for the most part, on the rise. Korg’s ARP Odyssey is surely the poster child for this revitalization.
Practically Weightless – The Story of Nashville Customs and Their Carbon Fiber Guitar
An average sized Chihuahua, a small bag of flour, a table lamp – each item weighs, on average, between around five and six pounds. These are all things that weigh…
Top 5 Things To Look For When Hiring Someone New
After twenty-six years of conducting employee interviews, you could say I’m almost starting to get the hang of it. So here are five things I look for when I hire…
Harman Professional’s Scott Robbins
2015 has been a busy year for Soundcraft and Studer. Most significantly, in April of this year the former introduced the Si Impact Digital Console line, which offers professional level…
Music Education Curriculum in Schools: ‘It’ is Something Worth Fighting For
You know it when you see “it,” and when you don’t. A school that has “it” is different than one that doesn’t.
Black & White and Zeros & Ones
Ongoing technological innovations continue to allow digital pianos & keyboards to create more “realistic” sounds and provide greater ease of use for the player.
Pro Audio’s Next Destination is Networking and Your Store is on the Way
This October 31st may just be another Halloween to you, but to a substantial slice of musicians out there it’s also the third day of the AES Show, the professional…
Keys to Profit in 2015: Technological Innovations and Accessible Price Points Drive the Digital Keyboard Market
The results to this issue’s poll – sent out to over 300 MI dealers – fell mostly within expectations, though a few key (ha!) points stuck out as being notable.
A Welcome Counterpoint
With the start of each new school year comes the inevitable bubbling-up of calls for donations of instruments or funding to local school music programs.
Tom Bedell Speaks Out About Conservation and Forestry Issues
In September, Tom Bedell participated in the World Forestry Congress in Durban, South Africa.
Sam Ash Hosts Homecoming Clinic for Ministry Guitarist
Sam Ash Music recently brought Texas native Cesar Soto, guitarist from “Ministry”, home to their San Antonio and Dallas, Texas, stores to host two up-close clinics.
MIA Conference looms
The MIA’s annual industry day in London takes place next week, and there are still places available.
The slow death of Denmark Street and how you can save it
Despite much nostalgic affection and an ongoing campaign to save it, London's famous Tin Pan Alley - Denmark Street - looks like it may slowly be being laid to rest.…
Orange adds to mini-amp range with Micro Dark
Orange has added to its popular and growing range of micro-amps with the launch of the Orange Micro Dark.
Learn to Play Day date confirmed
The MIA has revealed the date for next year's annual Learn To Play Day, which aims to help new and lapsed musicians take up an instrument.