SPOTLIGHT: Live mixers
An essential piece of gear for any musician or venue hoping to perform to an actual “audience,” live sound mixers in 2016 are now available in a variety of configurations…
MusicNomad adds humidity monitor
Accessories brand MusicNomad, is launched the HumiReader a patent pending humidity and temperature monitor. It can be used with acoustic guitars, electrics, mandolins, ukuleles, and orchestral strings. The design allows…
Getting in the Mix – Live Sound Mixers in 2016
An essential piece of gear for any musician or venue hoping to perform to an actual “audience,” live sound mixers in 2016 are now available in a variety of configurations…
Necessity is the Root of Invention – Nuvo Instrumental’s Max Clissold
With a goal of producing musical instruments that are more accessible for younger (physically smaller) players, Nuvo Instrumental is an emerging force in the quest to create more lifelong music-makers.…
Quinlan & Fabish: People Make the Difference
Back in 1959, fellow music educators George Quinlan and Tom Fabish joined forces and launched Quinlan & Fabish. The goal was to assist and guide Chicago area school music programs…
Summer NAMM Registration Now Open
Registration and housing is open for Summer NAMM held June 23-25, 2016 at Nashville’s Music City Center. The annual summer music industry gathering brings together major buying power and the…
Rovner Products – From the Dark, Small Things Turned Big in the World of Woodwinds
A ligature is no small thing. It’s the company motto, and the initial building block that started Rovner Products, a highly innovative company that makes accessories for woodwinds that is…
Teaching Critical Thinking via Metal?
In this issue, we devote a sizable chunk of real estate to examining the current fretted market for instruments and gear geared toward the hard rock and heavy metal enthusiast…
4 Truths of a Retail Business or If I Had Known Then What I Know Now
In a seminar we did together on this topic, Greg Billings from the Steinway Piano Gallery in Naples, Florida said, “If I had known then what I know now, I…
We are Family – Or, at Least, We Were
Sterling Ball held a StingRay bass aloft on the stage set up inside Ernie Ball’s spacious stand at the Winter NAMM Show. He recalled how the guitar came to be, the…
Summer NAMM registration now open
Registration and housing is now open for Summer NAMM, being held from 23rd-25th June 2016 at Nashville’s Music City Center. This year, music retailer-focused NAMM U offerings will be available to…
ROUNDTABLE: The clarinet market
Always a strong segment within the band and orchestral market, clarinet sales have been particularly strong of late. MMR recently spoke with four major suppliers to learn what trends are shaping the craftsmanship,…