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Korg USA Brings On Crush Drums

Korg USA is now the exclusive U.S. distributor of Crush Drums and Percussion’s line of products, which are made for drummers by drummers. The partnership will involve Korg USA working hand in hand with the brand’s Founders to manage all sales, market...

A Global Industry

Ideology aside, if there’s anything the last few months have shown us, it’s how things can go when we hunker down in our bubble and believe only what we want to believe. Unless you troll for a hobby, you’re probably tired of strident statements of be...
Richard Parks, Drome Sound Music Store

Drome Sound Flies High In Schenectady

Drome Sound Music Store 1875 State St. Schenectady NY 12304 518.370.3701 Richard and Nancy Parks, Owners Schenectady NY’s Drome Sound is gearing up for its 50th year of serving the needs of local community music makers, as well as national and...

Chauvet Acquires ChamSys

Chauvet & Sons LLC has completed the acquisition of ChamSys Ltd., the Southampton, U.K.-based designer and manufacturer of lighting controllers. ChamSys provides Chauvet a strong presence in the controller market, complementing its CHAUVET Profes...
Mary Grace, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services for Anaheim Elementary School District (AESD) receives a check for $9,000 from David Jewell, Marketing Communications Manager, Yamaha Corp. of America.

Yamaha Generously Funds Music-Education Program

An auction of Yamaha guitars used in the live “Mad T Party” show at Disney California Adventure raised $9,000. The funds were used to purchase 40 instruments, including trumpets, clarinets and flutes, to benefit the music-education program in Anaheim...

4 Reasons I Can’t Wait To Go Back To The NAMM Show

I’ve attended NAMM trade shows for the past four years. I know…that’s much less than many people. But, they’ve had a definite impact on my store, my career in MI and me. So, why did I miss the NAMM Show? Well, technically, I’ve missed the last two sh...

Precision Shipping: Avoiding The Sticker-Shock Jolt

As I write this, the United States Postal Service (USPS), in its seemingly endless quest to keep life interesting for retailers, has just changed its postal rates again. Not only did the USPS increase rates, but it also made the First Class shipping ...

Reverb.com Hires European Marketing Director

Reverb.com has hired Mark Johnson to lead the company’s marketing efforts in Europe. As Marketing Director for the company’s largest and fastest-growing market outside of North America, Johnson will help to cultivate Reverb.com’s success and momentum...