I’ve traveled to a good mix of locations this year, visiting San Francisco, San Diego and Albuquerque in the west, Austin, Minneapolis and Dallas in the Midwest...
Lee Oskar has the rare distinction of being a big name in both the music and music instrument industries.
In the music industry, Oskar will be forever known ...
Winter NAMM is about to get even bigger. That’s saying something, as the show, taking place again in Anaheim, Calif., from Jan. 25 to Jan. 28, was named one of ...
When it comes to loudspeaker design, simplicity is often the best policy. That’s because, while everyone appreciates a great-sounding sound system, they don...
In our last episode, we talked about listening to consumer needs, as we rethink business models and move forward to the next iteration of the music products ind...
We’ve been talking about disruption in the last few “Veddatorials.” I mentioned last month that, while retail has seen channel disruption (big-box stores, inter...
Having grown up in a household where “my dad always had instruments around the house for me to pick up,” it’s not surprising that Tim Spicer would look to recre...
Ultimately, every business boils down to three main elements: sales and marketing, finance, and operations.
My last three articles, hereafter referred to as ...
After enjoying my trip to Minneapolis to check out drums last month, I got the call from my boss, M. She said to venture down south this time.
“Where to?” I ...
Ever since the first gigging musician threw his back out trying to load a speaker into his buddy’s van, the music products industry has been obsessed with deliv...