The 54th Grammy Awards, the year’s biggest celebration of music and the artists who make it, was a night to remember this past Sunday, featuring outstanding per...
By Dan Vedda
We’ve closed the door on Christmas and stand poised to jump into a new year. I’m a little shy about predicting the year ahead. But, what I saw t...
By Gene Fresco
The most important thing your store must have is credibility. Your customers must believe that your store is where it is happening.
How do ...
By Rebecca Apodaca
In 1958, Chuck Levin’s mother owned a pawn shop in Washington D.C. Eventually, Chuck evolved it into a music store down the street. All we...
President, Sabian
By Dan Ferrisi
Andy Zildjian, President of Sabian—the well known cymbal company, based in Meductic, New Brunswick, Canada, that is celeb...
I sit alone in my home office of my third-floor condo, enjoying my “birdhouse” view of the world while gulping a freshly rescued Diet Coke from the fridge. Then...
By Dan Ferrisi
When a company such as Yamaha, which possesses all the resources of being an established industry leader with a global reach, goes to Winter N...
Retailers Are Optimistic, Despite Lingering Challenges
By Brian Berk
On a scale of “Sad Songs (Say So Much)” on the negative end to “Shiny Happy People” o...
Hugely Successful NAMM Show Leaves Industry Beaming
By Dan Ferrisi and Amanda O’Mahony
Emanating, as always, from Anaheim CA, the 2012 NAMM show was, wi...
The Music & Sound Awards, now in their 26th year, honor the very best in music products manufacturing and retailing. These highly sought-after awards co...