Morley/Ebtech Partners with Hal Leonard as USA Master Distributor.
Sound Enhancement LLC, manufacturer of Morley® and Ebtech® brand products, has announced their recent agreement with Hal Leonard MI Distribution to serve as Master Distributor for the majority of our…
New D-28 among host of Martin new launches
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Alvarez Artists Take the Stage at Summer NAMM
Alvarez Guitars is one of the sponsors of Muriel Anderson’s All Star Guitar Night this year at Summer NAMM. The show will feature performances by Alvarez friends Jack Pearson, Signature Artist Brad Davis,…
Stop, Thief! – Online Tools Help Mitigate the Theft of Musical Instruments
The Hawaiian music duo Hapa has been the contemporary face of the islands’ traditional music culture for two decades. So when co-founder Barry Flanagan’s unique guitar went missing in March,…
Suckerpunch
President Donald Tump has boasted in the past (he later backpedaled on this) that, as a second-grader, he punched his music teacher, giving him a black eye. “I didn’t think…
Five Tips and Tricks to Avoid Burnout
Owners and managers operate at a very fast pace, but it’s not the pace that we need to be hyper-focused on; it is the prolonged exposure to running at such…
Five Tips and Tricks to Avoid Burnout
Owners and managers operate at a very fast pace, but it’s not the pace that we need to be hyper-focused on; it is the prolonged exposure to running at such…
Never Break the Chain: How Music & Arts Continues to Spread as One of the Country’s Largest MI Retailers
The great American chain is one of the most versatile parts of our culture, but adding music stores into the rapidly- evolving retail equation usually isn’t very common. Yet, Music…
Keeping MI Retail Contemporary: Menzie Pittman of Virginia’s Contemporary Music Center
Whether he knows it or not, Menzie Pittman has always been an entrepreneur. Before his store Contemporary Music Center was even a thought, the drum teacher had 96 students, 20…
StompLight now gathering momentum
Lighting rig in a box, StompLight is now being sold directly to customers online after a successful Kickstarter campaign and is also making inroads internationally. Fitting inside an effect pedal, the Stomplight allows users…
StompLight Fulfills Kickstarter Promises, Adds Dealers and Sales Reps
Models from StompLight® are now being sold directly to customers online after a successful Kickstarter campaign. Using the familiar and easy-to-use form of an effect pedal, the Stomplight allows users to change lighting…
Alfred Music Representatives Gather in Washington, D.C. for NAMM Advocacy Fly-In
Last month, Alfred Music representatives Ron Manus and Jennifer Paisley-Schuch joined other industry leaders, arts education activists, and musicians for the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Advocacy Fly-In. Manus, chief…