Hat’s Off to Our ‘Century Club’ MI Retailers!
Just as last May found us recognizing suppliers of musical instruments who have weathered changes in the market and popular culture, as well as personal challenges, in order to make…
JBL launches songwriting competition
Harman’s JBL Professional has launched JBL Eon One Take UK, a major new uk songwriting competition. Open to all residents in the UK over the age of 18 and unsigned to…
Alfred Music’s Manus Wins RPMDA’s Dorothy Award
Alfred Music’s chief business development officer, Ron Manus, was the recipient of the 2017 Dorothy Award at the annual Retail Print Music Dealers Association (RPMDA) Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2016…
NAMM Top 100 Dealers to be Honored in Nashville
NAMM has announced the list of music product retailers to be recognized at The Top 100 Dealer Awards. The annual awards show recognizes the industry’s outstanding music retailers who demonstrate exceptional…
NAMM reveals Top 100 dealers
MIA favourites Andertons and Millers Music have made this year’s NAMM Top 100 dealers list. The two are the only UK representatives on the list, which only features stores from…
Trade Regrets: Guy Ward
On April 27th, we received the following message from NAMM‘s Dan Del Fiorentino: Guy Ward passed away on Friday [April 21]. He was 93 years old. Guy was the president of…
Sweetwater Donates $20,000 to Music Education Film
Sweetwater has donated $20,000 to the National Association of Music Parents in an effort to support the completion of the feature documentary film “Marching Beyond Halftime.” The film demonstrates the…
Kaukis joins Adam Hall
Former Loud Technologies chief, John Kaukis, has joined the Adam Hall UK sales team as retail sales manager. His responsibilities will include the continuation and development of business activities in the…
Moody’s Revises GC’s Outlook to Negative, S&P Global Downgrades Ratings
On April 12, Moody’s Investors Service revised the outlook on its B2 rating on Guitar Center (GC) to negative, suggesting it could downgrade that rating further into junk territory in…
Donati and Lang headline DW tour
Drummers, Virgil Donati (Alan Holdsworth/Planet X) and Thomas Lang(Paul Gilbert/stOrk) will headline the DW TV Show tour, ponsored by DW Drums. The seven-city tour of Australia, Japan and the Philippines will also include an appearance at…
Music & Arts Opens Colorado Springs Store
Music & Arts has announced the opening of their Colorado Springs, Colorado location. This new location is part of the company’s 65th anniversary celebration, which will include additional new store…
TC Helicon gangs up with new pedal
TC Helicon has launched its first ever Gang Vocals Effects pedal. Critical Mass, a new Choir and Gang Vocals stomp box, features a metal chassis, three styles of reverb, and adaptive tone…