Selling and Producing MI Gear in (and near) the City by the Bay: San Francisco/Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the largest, most vibrant, and most economically robust markets in the country. While metropolitan San Francisco (San Francisco, Oakland, Hayward) can lay…
60 Years of Capitol Music
The band instrument repair shop at Capitol Music in Montgomery, Alabama, is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you were to make an appointment to have…
4 Steps to Making The Most of the Changing MI Landscape
It’s a new time and a new landscape for the music retailer and musicians as well. Every aspect of the music business is changing, but changes are not just in…
The Death of Print Music?
Daily newspapers, magazines, works of literature printed on paper, greeting cards, graphic artists, the corner quick print shop – these are just a few areas being adversely affected by the…
Retailers Discuss the State of Print Music Sales in 2015
Perhaps no single MI product segment has been as radically transformed by the Internet age as print music. With the advent of new avenues of delivery for sheet music and…
FBT adds JTS Professional mics
Audio specialist FBT Audio has added exclusive UK and Ireland distribution of the JTS Professional microphone range to its roster. FBT is establishing an exclusive dealer network numbering more than 50 retail…
KMC Now Sole U.S. Distributor for Paiste America
Strengthening a percussion portfolio that already includes Gibraltar, Latin Percussion, Remo, Toca, Vater, and Vic Firth, KMC Music (www.kmcmusic.com) has announced that it has been appointed to serve as the…
The Secret to Success? Adaptability
“It’s varied over time, but right now our typical customer is, in fact, a music student taking band or orchestra in school and the parents thereof,” explains Bronstein Music’s Rich…
Thunder Road Guitars Takes Seattle By Storm
There’s a famous saying by Alexander Graham Bell – “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we…
Ready for Summer NAMM?
Music City Center will fill with the sweet sounds of live music as Summer NAMM returns to Nashville, July 9-11. The mid-year music industry gathering will play out with dozens of live…
New Beano guitar from JHS
JHS has released the latest in its range of Beano comic licensed guitars featuring the iconic Dennis the Menace character. With a single cutaway body style and features normally found…
RETAIL HACKS: Explore your space
Jon Parkinson from Taunton woodwind and brass specialist John Packer Ltd says making the most of your more valuable display space can be a real sales driver. The store has been…