KMC to Distribute Mackie in the U.S.
KMC Pro Audio has announced that it has been appointed to serve as a United States distributor of Mackie loudspeakers, mixers, portable PA systems, recording and studio monitoring products. In…
The Pat Metheny Real Book from Hal Leonard
Hal Leonard has teamed up with groundbreaking jazz artist Pat Metheny to release The Pat Metheny Real Book. The book includes 147 Metheny songs arranged for all C instruments, all…
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,…
String Theory: Prominent Suppliers Discuss the Electric Guitar & Bass String Market
Accessories are a consistent, reliable category for most MI retailers and it’s quite possible that nothing generates more traffic and sales than fretted string sets. Strings may not necessarily be…
Taking on Internet Competition for Small-Ticket Items: Band & Orchestra Accessory Sales in 2017
Reeds, drum sticks, clip-on tuners, stands, strings – these items and many more are essential to all active players of every ability level. As such, Band & Orchestra accessories have,…
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…
Show Report: Embracing the Content Creator Mentality at RPMDA 2017
It’s always tough to top a major anniversary celebration, but the 2017 Retail Print Music Dealer’s Association gathering did its very best, assembling 49 dealer companies and 36 commercial companies…
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…
Jordan Kitt’s Pianos: The Legend and Legacy
Chris Syllaba’s 30-plus year career with Jordan Kitt’s Music essentially started by accident. Strolling through a mall on a gap year between high school and college in 1984, Syllaba wandered…
JHS reveals new Event prize draw
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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…