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Grant Brewer, Yule Jabara, Brock Jabara and Chris Locke.

Yule Jabara • CEO, Galaxy Audio

Grant Brewer, Yule Jabara, Brock Jabara and Chris Locke. By Dan Ferrisi Both as a consumer and as an observer of industry, I have a great deal of respect...
Next Stop, Portland (IA)

Next Stop, Portland (IA)

Next Stop, Portland (IA) One day, while sitting around the house, minding my own business, in between spy gigs, I received a welcome phone call from The Chi...

‘The Candyman Can’

By Rebecca Apodaca Rand Cook joined The Candyman Strings & Things in 1990 and worked his way up in different managerial positions until he and his wife, ...
Most Important Quarter Of The Year

Most Important Quarter Of The Year

Most Important Quarter Of The Year By Gene Fresco Retailers make from 47 percent to up to 60 percent of their yearly sales volume in the last quarter of ...
That middle ground, to me, is where the best cost-to-benefit ratio becomes apparent.

Old Values

That middle ground, to me, is where the best cost-to-benefit ratiobecomes apparent. By Dan Vedda I’ve been thinking about the way I use technology in my ...

Peavey’s AT-200 Guitar

By Dan Ferrisi At the most recent Winter NAMM show, dozens of press conferences touted a near-countless number of music product innovations that are sure to ...
I left the band in 1968 and rented a small, derelict shop in the West End of London.

CLIFF COOPER

Cliff Cooper • Founder & CEO, Orange Music Electronic Company Founder & CEO, Orange Music Electronic Company By Dan Ferrisi In our monthly Five Mi...
Monster Teaches Us A Lesson

Monster Teaches Us A Lesson

Monster Teaches Us A Lesson By Rebecca Apodaca Brian Reardon was a sheet music sales rep when he met JD Sarantakos, who started Island Wide Music and who...
Be All That You Can Be!

Be All That You Can Be!

  Be All That You Can Be! By Gene Fresco Ross Perot is one of the greatest salespeople who ever lived. From a superstar salesperson at IBM to ...