Although some successful executives in the music products industry arrive in the MI world by happenstance, our market’s true leaders tend to be the ones who’ve ...
When NAMM and its music products industry delegates arrive on Capitol Hill each year to advocate directly to our congressional representatives, we boil down our...
Although much of Summer NAMM’s value proposition centers on exceptional education opportunities, expert training sessions, fun networking events and awesome mus...
In the MI industry, there are countless hundreds of manufacturers of music-related gear and scores of distributors that specialize in funneling those products t...
Ever since attending my first Summer NAMM in Nashville TN in 2011, I’ve always considered the show the professional highlight of my year, giving me an unparalle...
As something of a companion to last month’s pro-audio cover story, “Speaking Of Sound…,” by Anthony Vargas, we present this month a more narrowly focused look a...
This past January’s NAMM Show was, as ever, teeming with attention-getting new instruments and gear that served to reinforce the music products industry’s innov...
Although the main purpose of going into business is, of course, to make a profit, MI isn’t just any old business. We’re not selling aluminum siding, cutlery or ...
For the ninth consecutive year, Yamaha Cares participated in the Southern California Half Marathon and 5K races to raise money for type 1 juvenile diabetes rese...
Chicago IL’s VanderCook College of Music—the only college in the country that’s dedicated solely to music education—has received the largest donor gift in its h...
I am the Editor of The Music & Sound Retailer, the most widely read trade publication serving the music products market. I am a lifelong writer and editor, working for Testa Communications, publisher of The Retailer, for more than 10 years.
