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The Music & Sound Retailer, April 2021 Edition, Guitar Issue

Guitars’ Greatest Year

One positive of the pandemic was a wave of new guitar players, with dollar sales rising an incredible 15 percent. The COVID-19 pandemic has, of course, been incredibly unfortunate for many reasons. The past year has seen a staggering number of death...
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Testa Communications Mourns Its Visionary Founder, Vinny Testa

Vincent P. Testa, the founder of multiple influential trade publications and president of Testa Communications, passed away Monday, April 19. The cause was complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 76. Known to everyone in the industry as Vinny...
Music China

Music China Gears Up to Celebrate 20th Anniversary in October

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Music China, which will be held from October 13-16 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. With an exhibition space spanning 10 halls, Music China is gathering momentum as it steps towards its major mile...
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Fender Unveils 2021 Class of Fender Next Artists

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has announced the 2021 class of artists joining Fender Next, an artist-development program designed to elevate rising musicians who are pushing guitar forward in music and culture. Each Fender Next artist...
The Music & Sound Retailer, April 2021 Edition, Guitar Issue

The Music & Sound Retailer: April 2021 Digital Edition

COVER STORIES Guitars’ Greatest Year One positive of the pandemic was a wave of new guitar players, with dollar sales rising an incredible 15 percent in 2020 vs. 2019, according to MI SalesTrak. Plugging Into Higher Sales Guitar amp manufactu...
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Jerry Andreas Takes on Marketing Role at KHS America

Jerry Andreas has joined KHS America as the Director of Sales & Marketing – Education division. An industry veteran, Andreas previously served as vice president of SKB Corporation, where he led all sales and marketing activities for the Music ...
Roland

Video Exclusive: Roland Introduces New Percussion Technology

Roland's Jules Tabberer-Stewart and Pat Kennedy discuss the TD-50KV2 and TD-50K2 V-Drums Kits and VAD706 V-Drums Acoustic Design Kit, as well as the state of the percussion market. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isYNM5S-ncY For more news from th...