Not Just Phoning It In: Manufacturers of Studio Headphones Innovate and Adapt to Cater to Today’s End-Users
In 2018, headphones designed for professional studio use still have the same fundamental purpose and goal as always: true replication of source audio material and durability. However, new and evolving…
Passing the Torch: NLFX Professional steps up as the MI dealer of Bemidji
Not all music retail stores can last forever, but they can pass the torch to the next shop suited to carry on the MI duties in their community. That’s exactly…
Branching Out: After a Lifetime in Acoustics, The Music Emporium Moves into the Electric Guitar World
To all the folks at Guitar Center locations around the country, the Music Emporium in Lexington, Massachusetts has a message for you: many, many thanks. In a world where retail…
Sign Here: Artist-signature guitars have their own narrative – one that can be helpful to retail
The role of the signature artist-model guitar in MI retail has changed along with the culture of the guitar. For years, the artist’s name was the main or even the…
John Packer Musical Instruments’ Rob Hanson: ‘Making the Choice that Much Easier for Music Retailers’
Born out of a retail and repair shop founded by John Packer in England in 1974, John Packer Ltd. is now a worldwide-force in the design and manufacture of brass…
Heroes are Where You Find Them – You Just Have to Know Where to Look
The widely reported decline in electric guitar sales has been attributed to a number of things, from how the hyper-masculine image that electric guitars have projected since the 1980s has…
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 put us…
Future Launching World Guitar Day
Magazine publisher Future plc, is launching World Guitar Day on Saturday, 29th September 2018, an “on and offline celebration of all things electric and acoustic guitar”. Dubbed (by Future) ‘The Black…
Korg USA, Inc. Promotes Zegelbach and McLam to New Sales Positions, Names Allen Warehouse Associate
Korg USA, Inc. has announced the promotion of territory sales manager Mike Zegelbach to regional sales manager and inside sales rep Taylor McLam to business development specialist. In his new…
GC Appoints Moran as Vice President of Marketing and Buckborough as Vice President of eCommerce
Guitar Center (GC) has announced two new additions to its Marketing and eCommerce teams: Erica Moran has been appointed vice president of Marketing, and Bob Buckborough has been appointed vice…
Reverb Doubles Size of Chicago Headquarters
In late May, Reverb.com unveiled its new 10,000 square foot office expansion. The new space, which more than doubles the size of the company’s Roscoe Village headquarters, will accommodate the…
Trade Regrets: Fredy Shen
On May 23rd, we received the following from Remo, Inc.: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Fredy Shen, a beloved leader and integral part of…