Workers at GC Stores Ratify First Union Contract
On July 11, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union’s (RWDSU) newly unionized Guitar Center workers at four stores in New York (NY), Chicago (IL), Danvers (MA), and Las Vegas (NV),…
D’Addario Launches NYXL ‘Commit’ Campaign
D’Addario has announced the launch of its NYXL #Commit campaign, which will offer new print and digital advertising featuring Tosin Abasi, Nile Rodgers, and Chris Sholar. The new print campaign…
Traveler Guitar Hollow Body Acoustic/Electric AG-450EQ
Traveler Guitar has added another model to their hollow body acoustic/ electric line with the AG-450EQ. At 32“ long, the AG-450EG is the shortest full-scale acoustic travel guitar on the…
Reissued Import Series from Hamer Guitars
Hamer Import Series Guitars has announced that six reissued classic Hamer Import Series guitars, including the Vector Flame (VECF-HB), the Standard Flame (STDF-CS), the Sunburst Archtop Flame Top (SATFW-DCB), the…
Dominating Dayton: Counting 80 Years of Milestones with Hauer Music
Like most good stories, the origins of Hauer Music started with some sort of a timely coincidence. Flash back to the 1930s when Gerald Hauer, the unlikely founder of Hauer…
FEATURE: Dealers try their hand at hosting live performances
Live music was worth $9.3 billion in 2015, and it’s expected to continue to be the music industry’s chief revenue generator going forward, reaching nearly $11.7 billion in 2020, according…
It’s Just a Stage You’re Going Through: MI retailers try their hand at hosting live performance spaces
Live music was worth $9.3 billion in 2015, and it’s expected to continue to be the music industry’s chief revenue generator going forward, reaching nearly $11.7 billion in 2020, according…
Sound Synergies: Developing Turnkey Solutions for Retailers and Consumers
How does one come up with a suite of customized musical instrument- and accessory-specific maintenance products typified by a single, all-in-one spray-on solution that acts as a cleanser, lubricant, and…
Going Pro…:Recording and live sound products are creating a synergy with instrument sales
MI retail and pro audio have been on a convergent course for several decades now. The overtures were made initially by pro audio companies seeking broader markets; the poster child…
To the Beat of Their Own Drum: Yamaha Celebrates a Half-Century of Pioneering Drumkits
50 years ago, the Yamaha Corporation began manufacturing acoustic drums and quickly became a major player in the category. With a broad line of products serving the needs of beginners,…
US STATS: Guitar & Bass Amplifier Sales in 2017
So let’s start with the “bad news”: only 30 per cent of the participants in this month’s dealer survey – sent out to over 500 MI retailers across the globe…
‘Where Have all the Full-Stacks Gone…’ Guitar & Bass Amplifier Sales in 2017
So let’s start with the “bad news”: only 30 percent of the participants in this month’s dealer survey – sent out to over 500 MI retailers across the globe –…