Music China 2019 to Combat Slower Economy by Facilitating Music Trade on a Bigger Scale
While China continues to fight back against its slowing economy with significant tax cuts and ambitious growth targets, a number of the country’s markets are still drawing more and more…
Synergy Array Series Powers Spring Break Celebration in Austin
For its eighth year, Hotel Vegas’ massive annual Spring Break celebration, also known as the unofficial SX kick off, was powered by Yorkville Sound’s new Synergy Array Series active point-source…
Adam Hall Readies Frankfurt Launches
Adam Hall has a full launch schedule at this year’s Prolight+Sound show across its entire brand portfolio including LD Systems, Cameo and Palmer. In addition to introducing new spotlights for…
Reisman Family Announces The Liz Reisman Fund for School Music Education
The NAMM Foundation and the Reisman Family have announced a fund in honor of NAMM board member, music education advocate, and industry leader, Liz Reisman; she was 55 when she…
Forget All Your Trebles: The Electric Bass Market
Along with drums & percussion, the electric bass is essential in establishing the beat, groove, and harmonic progression of songs in virtually all popular genres of music and beyond: jazz,…
MEE audio M6 PRO 2nd Generation
Packaging and promo materials for this second generation update of MEE audio’s popular M6 PRO universal-fit, noise-isolating in-ear monitors promise, “upgraded sound and build quality” and, “more accurate midrange and…
Taking DJ Sales Out For A Spin: DJ Customers Have Gone from the Margins of MI to being High-Margin Customers, but They Want to Know You Know Them
If the ultimate drummer diss-joke is “How many people in your band? Five – four musicians and a drummer,” then where does the DJ fit in? Ignoring the endless arguments…
Wisconsin’s Parrish Music Opens New Store
Wisconsin’s Parrish Music has opened a second location, The Harmony Shop, which features gifts, fair trade items, and home goods. Over the past year, their 2,250 square-foot space was becoming…
‘Forgotten’ Add-on Sales? The Guitar & Bass Strap Market in 2019
With nearly 90 percent (86.3) of participants in this month’s retailer survey claiming that sales of bass and guitar straps are either up or level when compared to 2018, it…
The New Old School: Vintage Machinery and Capacitors are Key for CE Distribution
In 2019, let’s face it: new technology is one of the easiest, sure-fire ways to reel in attention no matter what market you’re in. Take almost any item made in…
Money’s on the Table
Valued at $421.4 million in 2018 with an expected growth rate of CAGR (compound annual growth rate) 7.6 percent by 2028 (Market.us, January, 2019), the advancement of the DJ equipment…
How is Caring Measured?
When my son was growing up in NYC he was obsessed with the New York Knicks and coach Pat Riley. Many say Riley is on the top-10 list of all-time…