Trade Regrets: Skip Buss
On September 20th, we received the following message from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino: Our friends at Amro Music announced the passing of Skip Buss, who left us last night. Skip…
MXR launching autumn pedal quartet
Effects specialist is launching four new pedals through Westside Distribution this November. The MXR Double-Double Overdrive serves up two classic overdrives in a single housing. The Low Gain circuit belts…
Hal Leonard Modern Saxophone Techniques
Hal Leonard Modern Saxophone Techniques by Frank Catalano teaches the developing player how to learn. Listening, exploring, writing original music, and trial and error are some of the methods threaded…
D’Addario Fretted Holiday Bundles
D’Addario Fretted Holiday Bundles offer combinations of their strings with their accessories – at a holiday-friendly price. These bundles are specially packaged and available for a limited time only, while…
BandLab Acquires MONO
BandLab announced that it has acquired MONO Creators Inc., the San Francisco-based design studio that creates instrument cases, straps, and accessories for gigging musicians. Together, BandLab’s social, digital tools for…
GC Names Truesdale Chairman of the Board of Directors
Guitar Center has announced the appointment of retail veteran Tony Truesdale as chairman of the Board of Directors. The current chairman, Norman Axelrod, will remain as member of the board.…
New B&M catalogue hits dealers
Barnes & Mullins has released its latest and biggest ever trade catalogue. The book hits all registered B&M dealers this week and is freely available to any new music retailers nationwide.…
BandLab acquires accessories firm
BandLab, the Singapore-based social music-making platform, has acquired MONO Creators, a San Francisco-based design studio that creates high-end instrument cases, straps and accessories for gigging musicians. BandLab and MONO will…
Holiday Buying Guide
With Summer NAMM disappearing farther and farther away in your rearview, it’s time to look into stocking up on the products you might have missed out on earlier in the…
Holiday Buying Season
With over 80 percent of respondents in this month’s dealer survey reporting that between 16-50 percent of their annual sales take place during the holiday season, you’d be hard pressed…
Make Each Customer’s Experience Amazing – Part II
In Part II of Tracy Leenman’s guide to achieving higher levels of customer satisfaction, we pick up with “point 2” of her outline… 2) WOW! They were so helpful! Corollary:…
Retail: Elements in the Evolution of Strait Music
Clint Strait, vice president and third generation owner of Strait Music, explains how Baldwin Pianos, The Beatles, and best buddies were elemental in the evolution of his grandfathers’ humble piano…