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Guitar Center To Promote Ron Japinga To CEO

Matthew Van Dyke
Guitar Center has announced that Darrell Webb will retire from his positions with the company, effective upon the naming of Ron Japinga as Chief Executive Officer. Guitar Center expects to finalize the promotion of Ron Japinga as Webb’s successor...

Roland Acquires Majority Stake In V-MODA

Matthew Van Dyke
Roland has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in V-MODA, the award-winning maker of high-fidelity headphones and audio devices. The strategic investment provides Roland and V-MODA with the resources to together develop the next breakth...
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CHAUVET DJ To Expand Presence At DJ Expo 2016

Matthew Van Dyke
CHAUVET DJ will have its largest presence ever at this year's DJ Expo, which takes place at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City August 15-18. In addition to lighting the DJ Times Square Main Stage, the company will be sponsoring an informative sem...

Deering Banjo Company’s Artisan Goodtime Banjos

Michelle Loeb
It has been more than 40 years since Greg and Janet Deering started Deering Banjo Company as a family business. In that time, the company has grown into the world’s largest manufacturer of American-made banjos, producing some of the best-made ban...

Problems Inherent In The Dealer/Supplier Marriage

Dan Vedda
I’ve written an opinion column in our industry for almost 20 years—very close to a quarter-million words on events in our industry—and I often check my archives on certain topics so that I can attempt to contribute new (or, at least, updated) insig...

Content Is King: Part 2

Gabriel O'Brien
Last month, I began to discuss the rise of New Media and its impact on MI retail. I started by talking a little about the importance of generating original content, which can then be delivered via multiple channels, such as your Web site, Faceboo...

NAMM Releases ’16 Global Report

Matthew Van Dyke
NAMM Members are now able to view the latest global trends and music products data in "The 2016 NAMM Global Report." The annual report is created by the organization for its global membership and captures a snapshot of music industry sales figures ...

Spinning A Web Of Instrument Sales

Michelle Loeb
The shopping experience over the last decade has made a huge shift from Main St. to the computer screen, and even the smartphone app. So, it was only a matter of time before someone would merge the worlds of music making and online shopping in a ...