Three Strategies For Dealing With The Aftermath And Benefits Of Unexpected Events
This year I celebrate my 27th year as a music retailer, and I believe it’s fair to say a lot of unexpected events have happened in that time period. The…
Home Sweet Some: Home Digital Keyboards Driving the Market in 2016
Time was, nearly every family had – or aimed to have – a piano in the living-room. Upright, baby grand, or grand – it didn’t matter, so long as there…
Getting Roasted
Every spring for the past few years, MMR has been profiling folks in MI – on both the retail and supply sides of the equation – who are embracing and…
KMC Music Debuts Two New Pro Audio Bundles To Help Create In-Store Pro Audio Departments
Accelerating its commitment to help retailers quickly build their in-store Pro Audio business, KMC Music introduced two exciting new ways for dealers to create a more engaging in-store Pro Audio…
Line 6 Now Exclusively Distributed by Hal Leonard
Hal Leonard and Line 6 have made a joint announcement that effective October 1, 2016, Hal Leonard will be the exclusive distributor of all Line 6 products in the U.S.…
Vintage launches Roger Williams electro-acoustic crossover
JHS’ Vintage guitar label has launched a new electro-acoustic model from luthier, Roger Williams. Williams has been building and repairing fretted instruments in Lichfield, West Midlands for over 15 years, and…
Trade Regrets: Richie Pidanick
On Septemer 28th, we received the following sad news from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino about longtime GC vet, Richie Pidanick: Sad news is swirling around the industry with the loss…
PMT readies Nottingham store opening
PMT will be opening its14th store on Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, this weekend (Saturday 1st October). The shop will have 6,000 square feet of retail space and boast a number of in-store…
New Regal Tip signature sticks
Regal Tip has signed drummer Glen Sobel to create a new set of signature sticks – The Sobelizer. Currently on tour with rock legend Alice Cooper, Sobel has played in…
AKG launches new vocal mic
AKG and UK distributor Sound Technology have announced the availability of the new AKG C7 reference condenser vocal microphone. The mic features a specially engineered circuitry and custom-designed components to prevent…
New book gets up close with drumming world
MI marketing and PR veteran Dave Phillips has launched a new photo-biographic book on drumming – From the Riser: A Drummer’s Perspective II. The book is a photographic celebration of…
NAMM releases show plans and TEC Tracks details
NAMM has released the floor plan and directory of this year’s January show and announced details of theTEC Tracks pro-audio programme. The map and a corresponding directory of exhibitors, experiences…