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Roland Opens Nashville Artist Relations Center

On Wednesday, June 27, 2018, Roland held a grand opening celebration of its new Nashville Artist Relations Center, located within Love Shack Studios in Nashville's Music Row neighborhood.

Why Try to be Like Everybody Else?

In Victoria Wasylak’s excellent profile of Lexington, Massachusetts’ guitar dealer, The Music Emporium (page 64), co-owner Joe Caruso says of the Boston areas’ Guitar Center locations: “They didn’t…

Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound 2018

Opinions differ wildly, depending on who you speak to as to the relative success of this year’s Musikmesse gathering in Frankfurt.

Does Your Business Pass ‘The App Test’?

At CMC we talk obsessively, but we don’t always talk exclusively about music. Sometimes, out of a random discussion, a pearl of wisdom will grace a conversation, and…

The Sound of Money: Curing Financial Pain

Hindsight is usually more revealing than foresight, so when I reread a listing of topics I wanted to explore in my November debut 2017 MMR column, I was…

Genzler Returns With New European Distribution Deal

Genzler Amplification, lead by the eponymous former Genz-Benz creator Jeff Genzler, has signed an EU-wide distribution agreement with Audiosupport in Denmark, who will be warehousing and servicing Genzler Amplification…

Summer NAMM to Present over 60 Education Sessions

At Summer NAMM, established and emerging music instrument, retail and pro audio industry members can enjoy a plethora of professional development and business opportunities over the course of three…

The Sound of Money: Measuring Customer Perceptions

You’re probably tired of hearing retail gurus tell you the importance of customer experience, especially if you’re a brick and mortar store trying to find your competitive edge…

The Death of Geoffrey the Giraffe

The Daily ‘News’ CycleEvery day we are bombarded with news stories. Add to that social media splatter chatter, and it’s hard to stay focused on which stories could…