It gives us a great deal of pride to honor these manufacturers and dealers, the winners of the 27th annual Music & Sound Awards, for their outstanding efforts in 2012. In the music products industry, our fates are interconnected, since the strength of the market depends on far more than any individual business and its practices. These companies—manufacturers and dealers alike—reflect well on all of us, and underscore the excellence that our industry continues to embody.
The Music & Sound Retailer sincerely congratulates all the winners on this achievement.
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Guitars & Basses Alto Music (NY) Keyboards Sam Ash Instrument Amplifiers Alto Music (NY) Sound Reinforcement Skip’s Music (CA) Recording-Related Products Alto Music (NY) Percussion Skip’s Music (CA) DJ Equipment Willis Music (KY, OH) Clinics Jim’s Music (MI, WI) Customer Service Alto Music (NY) Best Sales Staff Jim’s Music (MI, WI) Multi-Store Dealer Of The Year Guitar Center
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Guitars & Basses Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center (MD) Keyboards Sweetwater (IN) Instrument Amplifiers The Music Center (WI) Sound Reinforcement Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center (MD) Recording-Related Products Sweetwater (IN) Percussion Cascio Interstate Music (WI) DJ Equipment Grandma’s Music & Sound (NM) Clinics The Music Center (WI) Customer Service Sweetwater (IN) Best Sales Staff Corner Music (TN) Best New Dealer Sweet Music (WI) Single-Store Dealer Of The Year Sweetwater (IN) |
Best Acoustic GuitarMartin’s DRS2 Acoustic-Electric Guitar
Best Electric Guitar Fender’s American Standard Telecaster Best Bass Guitar Fender’s American Standard Jazz Bass Best Guitar Accessory On-Stage Stands’ GS6000B Mighty Uke Stand Best Keyboard/Sound Module Casio’s XW-P1 Best Instrument Amplifier Orange Amplifiers’ Micro Terror Guitar Amp Head (MT20) Best Power Amp Peavey’s IPR 3000 DSP Power Amp Best Speaker JBL’s PRX400 Series Passive Portable Speakers Best Multitrack Recorder/Recording & Mixing Software Roland’s R-26 Six-Channel Portable Recorder Best Mixer/Console PreSonus’ StudioLive 16.0.2 Best Cabled Microphone Shure’s KSM9HS Microphone Best Wireless System Shure’s ULX-D Digital Wireless System Best Drum Set Gretsch’s Renown Purewood Limited Series Best Cymbal Sabian’s 17-Inch Holy China Cymbal Best Percussion Accessory Hercules’ Percussion Table (Stand DS800B) Best Instructional Book/Video Hal Leonard’s Metal Drumming Concepts: Vital Beats, Exercises, Fills, Tips & Techniques Best Floor Effect Electro-Harmonix’s Crying Tone Wah Wah Pedal Best Music Software/Multimedia Avid’s Pro Tools 10 Best Bag/Case Gator Cases’ G-TOUR PreSonus Case with Articulating Laptop/iPad Arm Best DJ Product Pioneer’s CDJ-2000nexus Best Lighting Product MBT Lighting’s LED Kandy Bar Lights Product of the Year Fender’s American Standard Telecaster Best New Manufacturer Dynamo Amplification Representative of the Year Jim Mingo, The Music People. Inc. Outstanding Community Service Award KMCMusicorp Lifetime Achievement/Hall of Fame Bob Taylor, Taylor Guitars Manufacturer of the Year Fender |