The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) is encouraging want-to-be drummers to visit their local participating music retailer during International Drum Month in M...
Gruhn Guitars (Nashville TN) is pleased to offer for sale the earliest-known 1954 Fender Stratocaster (serial number 0100) with original “poodle”-style hard c...
Viewers of the 56th annual Grammy Awards got to see glittering recording stars, plus one of the most remarkable TV commercials in memory, both accompanied by da...
Guitar string manufacturer Ernie Ball has partnered with World's Loudest Month to launch Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands at the Monster Energy's Welcome To Rockv...
Launched in midtown Manhattan in 1989, Tech 21 was never part of Andrew Barta’s plans. Now, 25 years later, it’s interesting to know that Barta had no thoughts ...
For brick-and-mortar musical instrument retailers looking to compete in today’s fierce marketplace—wrestling with challenges ranging from economic headwinds to ...
Scores of Yamaha dealers across the United States and around the globe are hosting “sneak peek” screenings of “Elton John – The Million Dollar Piano” in advance...
Sweetwater Sound Inc. has taken a stand, defending itself against the misuse and misappropriation of its proprietary Web content. Sweetwater Founder and Preside...
Few companies in the music products industry are as diversified—or as well respected, for that matter—as Yamaha, a firm whose enviable expertise spans such disp...
Bustling NAMM Show Propels Dealers, Vendors Into The New Year
What a rush! With another NAMM show in the books, the time has come to reflect on four days pack...
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.
