In many ways, the drum and percussion market is changing. As you will read in this story, YouTube drummers are now what the younger generation looks up to. Elec...
MI Spy has friends who even know little of my secret identity. Some of them are old pals of mine who have scant knowledge of my sleuthing in the music world, ev...
The Music & Sound Retailer: Who was your greatest influence or mentor and why?
Brad Smith: First, thanks for asking these questions. It’s given me a chan...
A couple of articles back, I mentioned in passing that we signed on with another company as an affiliate for band instrument rentals. That small sentence trigge...
I was sitting at a surprisingly hip hotel bar in Madison, Wis., enjoying the second of two French martinis, when The Chief texted me with my next assignment. He...
In July, we took a look at the history of Yorkville Sound, which achieved 55 years of service this year. This month, we go more in depth by chatting with compan...
MI Spy goes to Washington, D.C., a lot, but Baltimore, although visited a few times in the past, often gets overlooked due to its proximity to our nation’s capi...
In years from now, when we look back on 2018 regarding MI retailing, despite a shakier economy than in the most recent past, most will likely say the industry h...
Although challenges are always omnipresent, there’s definite optimism to go around. One place this optimism shows up in spades is the DJ/lighting category. Manu...
