Yamaha Releases The Custom CSVR Clarinets
The clarinet as an instrument has roots dating all the way back to Ancient Greece, Egypt, the Middle East, and Europe since the Middle Ages. Back then, they were more…
2015 NAMM Top 100 Dealer Awards
NAMM invites music product retailers worldwide to stand up and take a bow as the fifth annual Top 100 Dealer Awards nominations open. Retailers can now enter in seven “Best…
People Doing Interesting, Creative, and Strange Things…
The release of Avid’s Pro Tools First, a free version of the widely used recording platform (also mentioned in Dan Daley’s “The Last Word” column this month) at the NAMM…
2015 NAMM Best & Worst of Show Awards
Best Intimate Musical Gathering To say that MMR president/publisher Terry Lowe enjoyed Wednesday night’s D’Addario-hosted Jackson Browne performance at L.A.’s Swing House Studios might be an understatement: “Simply fantastic. To…
European Beat: Peavey Finds a Safe Pair of Hands
The answer to last month’s quiz question as to whom, if anyone, would take on the Peavey brand in the UK was Barnes & Mullins, which revealed the exclusive deal…
Eight new NAMM Board Members Elected
At its Annual Meeting of Members, held January 24 in Anaheim, NAMM named eight new music industry professionals to its board of directors. The NAMM Board provides leadership, counsel and…
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak at NAMM Breakfast
Saturday morning at the Anaheim Hilton, Pacific Ballroom. The lights go out. A clip of The Big Bang Theory, Season 4, Episode 65, begins playing on every screen in the…
2015 NAMM Show – Optimism Translates Into Investment
"Trying to assess and sum up the collective experience of the global industry is difficult at best, but it sure seemed to me that the vast majority of those who…
Effects: DigiTech – Revamped, Re-focused, and Ready to Make History. Again.
In an issue where we turn the spotlight towards stompbox effects pedals, it made sense to check in with one of the organizations synonymous with such product, DigiTech. Recently appointed…
Inventory Management: Effective Inventory Control Leads to Increased Profits
No matter the industry or the size of your store, inventory control is often an enormous struggle for retailers. If you are under-stocked, you may lose sales, but if you…
35 Years of Jupiter
KHS was founded in 1930, and fifty years later, Jupiter Band Instruments was born. It has been 35 years since Jupiter Band Instruments’ initial inception, and really the only thing…
Brian Ball Steps Into the Role he Was Born For
In life, few people get to live their “ultimate dream job,” but Brian Ball can now count himself as one of the lucky ones. Company CEO Sterling Ball recently announced,…