Small is the New Big – Micro-amplifiers and ‘Lunchbox’ Heads Continue to Gain in the Marketplace
Back in April of 2013, MMR took a fairly in-depth look at the then-burgeoning field of mini/micro – or “lunchbox” – guitar amplifier heads that had become quite the rage…
USB Mics: Recording/Audio Engineering’s New ‘Starter Drug’
Unlike most – many, really – of our dealer surveys which exhibit quite a bit of parity, this month’s poll found a lot of similar responses coming from all over…
EMG Turns 40 – ‘You Can’t Sit Still in This Business’
2016 marks four decades of EMG, Inc., innovative designers and producers of pickups, EQ accessories – and more! (read on) – that have been embraced by players across a number…
2015’s Top-Sellers in Print Music
As a component of our annual review of the past year, MMR contacted some of our friends in print music publication to learn what titles were the biggest sellers in…
Sweetwater Names Scardina Senior VP of Customer Experience
Sweetwater has hired Salena Scardina to fill the newly created position of senior vice president of customer experience. She is charged with identifying opportunities at all levels of the company…
Sometimes Big Government is a Good Thing
Congress left the music education world a last-minute Christmas present when on December 9 it ratified the Every Student Succeeds Act. Known by its shorthand acronym ESSA, the act replaces…
Steve West – Fighting the Good Fight
We all know the saying, “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” and you’d be hard pressed to find a more applicable example than Steve West. His father, Pearl…
Bill’s Music Turns 50
When you walked into Bill’s Music in the 1960s, one of the first things you’d see is owner, Bill Higgins, greeting you. When you walk into Bill’s Music today, 50…
American Recorder Now Distributes RMV Drumheads and Fuhrmann Guitar Pedals in North America
American Recorder Technologies, Inc. announces that they are now the exclusive distributor of RMV Drumheads in North American. RMV is based in Brazil and is the leading manufacture of drumheads in…
SLM Launches Dealer Promo: Win A Dream Vacation
St Louis Music is celebrating a very successful 2015 with a special promotion for dealers, giving away a dream vacation to five lucky winners. “Giving back to our dealers in…
Trademark dispute heading back to court
The Stratotone trademark dispute between Darryl Agler and Westheimer Corporation is headed back to court, after Westheimer appealed the original decision which went in favour of Agler. “Westheimer Corp. has appealed the…
Korg boosts audio team
Andy Pullen has joined Korg UK as area sales manager for the Midlands and South of England. He will be responsible for sales of Korg Hi-Tech and Samson Pro Audio…