New Trends in Consumer Showrooming Habits
It’s probably been years since you first noticed customers wandering through your aisles with their eyes fixed on their smartphone, checking out alternate offers for merch that’s sitting right there…
MI SalesTrak Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Jim Hirschberg of SalesTrakBefore Clark Johnson and Jim Hirschberg brought the practice of using objective retail sales data to the MI industry, decisions were ultimately just guesswork. But 10 years…
Drum Dealers Take a Beatdown
MMR recently sent out a survey to over 1,000 subscribers to get some feedback on the state of the drum and percussion retail market and… the results are not pretty.…
Drum Center of Portsmouth
Shane Kinney is the owner of Drum Center of Portsmouth."The boutique area is our main focus, and that’s where we do a lot of our business,” Shane Kinney says of…
Guitar Center – Inside the Big Box
Guitar Center appears to be turning over a new leaf in the way it approaches its public image.In recent years, the folks over at Guitar Center haven’t been… overly chatty…
Show Report: Music China 2013
Music China 2013While the USA was in the throes of a debt limit crisis, the Music China show in Shanghai was proceeding with a steady flow of international traffic and…
Band Methods from HLC and Alfred Embrace Technological Possibilities
You could say Paul Lavender’s head is very much in the clouds, at least in regard to Hal Leonard’s new Essential Elements Interactive (EEi). “EEi introduces powerful technology tools for…
Rules of Engagement
A great customer engagement strategy is always key.Every day I feel like I have to come in here and reinvent myself,” Gordy Wilcher of Owensboro Music Center told me when…
Piano Reduction of Maha Mantras by Narong Prangcharoen from Theodore Presser
Piano Reduction of Maha Mantras by Narong Prangcharoen from Theodore PresserTheodore Presser Company signed several works for orchestra and wind ensemble from Narong Prangcharoen, winner of the 2013 Barlow Prize…
Yamaha MOXF Series
Yamaha’s new MOXF Series models include the latest MOTIF XF sounds, effects, and the ability to add a flash board slot for further expandability options. The 88-key Graded Hammer Standard…
Sonor Martini Kit
Sonor Martini KitThe Martini’s compact poplar shells (bass drum 14” x 12,” rack tom 8”x 8,” floor tom 13” x 10” and a 12” x 5” steel snare) produce bright…
VOX Night Train G2 Amplifiers
VOX Night Train G2 AmplifiersThe new Night Train G2 series includes the 15 Watt NT15H-G2 and 50 Watt NT50H-2G amplifier heads, plus the 15 Watt NT15C1-G2 – the first ever…