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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…

Oct 31, 2013

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…

Oct 31, 2013

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.…

Oct 31, 2013

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…

Oct 31, 2013

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…

Oct 31, 2013

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…

Oct 31, 2013

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…

Oct 31, 2013

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…

Oct 30, 2013

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…

Oct 29, 2013

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…

Oct 29, 2013

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…

Oct 29, 2013

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…

Oct 29, 2013