Arriba Cases “Bag Tag” Promotion Offers Customers Free, Professional Luggage Tags
Arriba Cases continues their “Bag Tag” promotion through the end of this year, offering retailers an opportunity to build customer relations by giving away bonus luggage tags with case purchases. Through…
KHS America Welcomes Bartoshesky as Education Relations Coordinator
Jessica Bartoshesky recently joined KHS America to fill the newly created role of educator relations coordinator. She will be working with the Marketing Department to help guide and spearhead marketing…
Wanamaker Named Amati USA President & COO
Amati USA has announced that industry veteran Jay Wanamaker has been named president & COO. Wanamaker will oversee all Amati U.S. operations, including Amati Woodwind & Brass Instruments and V.F.…
Kala Guitarlele
Kala Brand Music's new hybrid instrument, the Guitarlele, is a six-stringed instrument tuned to A-D-G-C-E-A, that projects a bright and full tone similar to capoing up on the fifth fret…
D’Addario Appoints New Product Managers for Percussion/Woodwind Brands
D’Addario has announced that Nick Gordon and Chris Scialfa have joined D’Addario’s Product Management team as the Percussion Business Unit Manager and Woodwinds Business Unit Manager respectively. As the company’s…
Córdoba Joins Selectron UK’s Catalog
Córdoba Guitars has partnered with Selectron (UK) Ltd. to distribute the in the Uunited Kingdom. “With Selectron’s long history of distributing MI brands to some of the UK’s top retailers,…
GC Opens New Flagship Store in Times Square
Last Thursday, August 7th, Guitar Center celebrated the grand opening of its newest retail location at 218 W. 44th Street in the heart of NYC’s Times Square. The new store…
PMC Announces Drum Roadie for a Day Winner
The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) has announced the International Drum Month (IDM) “Drum Roadie for a Day” winner: Eric Austin, 23, of Springfield, Illinois. The 2014 IDM grand prize package…
Getting the Most Out of Back to School Sales
By the time you receive this issue of MMR, your store likely already has in place plans to attract student and parent customers as kids return to school in September.…
DANSR Marks 10 Year Anniversary
For a couple of decades now, one of the hottest spots for reed players to visit in New York City isn’t a nightclub, bar, studio, or even university. It’s Vandoren’s…
FTC Gives Music Teachers a Regulatory Nudge
Back in April, a little-noticed decision by the Federal Trade Commission was released. It didn’t make the New York Times, but it does have significant implications for MI retailers who…
Amahi Ukuleles Chart New Ground with Exotic Woods
As with most fretted instruments, ukuleles sporting beautiful tone woods carry a distinct advantage in the market. Koa, Rosewood, Zebrawood, and Mahogany – the names and the rich grains that…