Stephens Transitions to CEO of Peaksware, Leading Both Music and Sports Brands
Alfred Music and MakeMusic, both part of Peaksware Holdings, LLC portfolio of companies, announced that Andy Stephens has transitioned from Chairman of Peaksware and strategic advisor to each of the…
Renkus-Heinz Partners with More Distribution to Better Serve the Netherlands’ Pro Audio Market
Renkus-Heinz, manufacturer of premium professional loudspeakers, has partnered with More Distribution – based in The Hague in the Netherlands – to bring cutting-edge audio to the Dutch market. The partnership…
Eight New Board Members Announced at NAMM’s Annual Meeting of the Members
Joe Lamond, President and CEO, NAMM; Chris TsoVP of Merchandising and Marketing, Full Compass Systems, Ltd.; Helen Culleton Director, DiGiCo UK, Ltd.; Saul Friedgood President, Eastman Music Company; Abby KaplanVP,…
John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, Joe Lamond and Mary Luehrsen join GRAMMY Music Education Coalition
The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus will continue its mission to enhance and encourage music education for all by joining forces with the GRAMMY Music Education Coalition and visiting Los…
Guitar Center Announces Inaugural Partnership with the 2020 Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week
Guitar Center has announced its partnership with the 2020 Winter Music Conference (WMC) and Miami Music Week (MMW), as the official music instrument retailer of the world-renowned electronic music conference…
NAMM’s Joe Lamond: ‘Advancing Music Education is the Right Thing to Do’
In many ways he’s the face of the MI industry – and, ever-smiling, Joe Lamond’s is a face nearly all of us see at each NAMM Show and many other…
Get A Grip: Clarinet Ligature Sales
With only 7.1 percent of participants in this month’s dealer survey – sent out to over 250 MI retailers – reporting that sales of clarinet ligatures are down and nearly…
‘You Can’t Save the World if You Can’t Pay the Rent:’ Net 30 Terms Need to Go
When it comes to selling stuff locally, the retailer is worth keeping around, so can we please stop pretending that net 30 terms work? Traditionally, retailers pay cash for big…
Spotlight on High School Music Service: A Successor’s Perspective
In 1978 Donald Watkins purchased High School Music Service from Lloyd Reitz, who founded the company in 1946. When Watkins retired in 1997, Greg, Donald’s son, already had a decade’s…
Smart Women in Music
Success in the music business has many integrated parts. While it is imperative to know your craft, you are also well-served to have a competent understanding of music history, excellence,…
NAMM Show 2020 at the Edge of Music’s Future
Got milk? Probably not, these days. The classic 1990s-era advertising campaign promoting more consumption of moo juice (whose first television commercial was directed by the bombastic Michael Bay, no less)…
K.H.S. Group Announces New CEO Andy Wang to Carry on Mission
K.H.S. Group announces the appointment of Andy Wang to the position of CEO. Mr. Wang takes the reigns of the company from retiring CEO Karl Leong after a successful, tenured…