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SHADD Pianos

The expression “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” is as clichéd as any in the American English language, but in the case of Warren Shadd, you’d be hard…

Jun 3, 2015

PRS launching new shorty semi

PRS launches its new short-scale semi-acoustic later this month. The new P245 Semi-Hollow is a vintage-inspired single-cutaway with a 24.5 “scale length combined with 22 frets.  It features the LR…

Jun 3, 2015

RPMDA 2015

The 2015 RPMDA Convention in Las Vegas, attracted over 161 attendees – down from 183 in 2014 – including 40 exhibitors and 28 first-time attendees. Among the many convention attractions, members were treated…

Jun 3, 2015

5 Ways Twitter Can Help Your MI Store

“just setting up my twttr.” That’s how it all started, back in 2006 with that first tweet by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. At that time, no one knew that this…

Jun 3, 2015

Go Beyond! Successful MI Retailers Establish Strong Brand Identities

According to Greek philosopher Heraclitus, “The only thing that is constant is change.” Whether you’re in the music retail business or looking at it from the consumer’s perspective, this maxim…

Jun 3, 2015

Shure ends German Primacoustic deal

Shure has ended its distribution agreement for the Primacoustic range of studio acoustic products in Germany, as it concentrates on its core lines, including MI. The firm had been exclusive…

Jun 3, 2015

Let Present-Day Realities Shape Your Business

“The global EDM business had a value of $6.9 billion last year, up 12 percent from $6.2 billion in 2013, according to the IMS [International Music Summit]Business Report 2015,” noted…

Jun 3, 2015

The Air BnBing of the World

When historians of economics look back at our time years from now, it’s likely that the period between the onset of the Great Recession in 2007 and me hitting the…

Jun 3, 2015

Should the UK be feeling deflated?

With inflation in the UK now below zero for the first time in more than 50 years, we asked what effect, if any, it could have on the UK MI…

Jun 3, 2015

Fender Appoints Mooney CEO

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has announced that Andrew “Andy” P. Mooney has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately. Mooney joins FMIC from Quiksilver, Inc. and brings significant…

Jun 2, 2015

German awards for Adam Hall and Yamaha

Gersamtverband Deutscher Musikfachgeschafte (GDM), the German MI retailer association has handed out its annual dealer awards to Yamaha and LD Systems. Voted for by the members of the German retail body, LD…

Jun 2, 2015

Fishman Fluence Pickups Quickly Gaining Artist Acceptance

Since the Winter, 2014 launch of Fluence Multi-Voice pickups for electric guitar, artists have been quick to embrace the tone and features of this newest technology from Fishman. Among the…

Jun 1, 2015