Piano Sales and the ‘New Normal’
Piano sales are back. Sort of. “As the housing and stock markets improved, pianos have experienced a revival,” noted a report in the Chicago Tribune from March 23rd of this…
Rodowicz Appointed Institutional Channel Manager of YCA
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) recently appointed Dan Rodowicz, a veteran manager with three decades of music education and retail experience, to head its Institutional Solutions Group and Sales Department.…
Joyful Noise Drum Company Names Trent COO
Joyful Noise Drum Company has appointed Todd Trent as their chief operating officer. Trent brings over three decades of percussion industry experience to Joyful Noise. Having been in music retail,…
May Is International Drum Month
Shannon Larkin, drummer for rock band Godsmack, is the 2015 Celebrity Spokesperson for the International Drum Month (IDM) “Roadie for a Day” prize. One lucky winner will have the opportunity…
SLM to Distribute Ponzol Mouthpieces
St. Louis Music has announced their appointment as the exclusive distributors of this excellent product for the United States and Canada. “The Ponzol line of mouthpieces present a phenomenal option…
GC Opens New Location in Kansas City
Guitar Center recently opened its newest retail location, a state-of-the-art musical instrument and technology center covering more than 7,000 square feet in North Kansas City, Missouri. The grand opening celebration…
MusicNomad’s Case Humitar Humidifier
The Case Humitar Humidifier comes with a custom-designed holster with adhesive backing to securely fit in electric and acoustic guitar cases. The Humid-I-Bar holds ten times its weight in water…
Celebrate Make Music Day on June 21
Music will fill the air on Make Music Day, June 21, as people take music into the streets, parks and plazas of 700 cities across 120 countries. Make Music Day…
2015 NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia
Russia’s only international music-trade exhibition and its biggest international trade fair for event production technology expands product platforms and professional development opportunities as the show returns to Moscow’s Sokolniki Exhibition…
2015 NASMD Convention – STEAM, not STEM
It’s great to see so many familiar faces each year,” says outgoing NASMD president George Quinlan, Jr. “Almost like a family reunion for many of us! We also saw many…
MI Retailers Give Environmentally Sound Business Practices the (Green) Thumbs Up
Retailers responded in great number and with enthusiasm to this month’s survey on the topic of “going green” and its impact within the world of MI. As environmental issues are…
ESP Guitars at 40
In the 1970s, Japan had the world’s third-largest gross national product. The country was experiencing an economic boom, driven by an increase in exports. Right around this time, Hisatake Shibuya…