Spend enough time at NAMM, and the odds are you’ll come across at least one product that’s unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Take, for example, the SpaceHar...
The NAMM show is rightly regarded as the place to check out the latest offerings from the biggest names in the music products industry. However, some of the mos...
In some corners of the music products industry, people bemoan the fact that many of the most iconic companies in the musical instrument space—you know the laund...
Over the course of the 29 years they have been bestowed, Music & Sound Awards have been called everything from “the Oscars of the music products industry” t...
Undoubtedly, as a music retailer, you have seen many amazing instruments over the years. It might have been at a manufacturer’s headquarters, a trade show or, m...
There’s no doubt that today’s music products market is saturated with pedals of all shapes and sizes. And that’s why, when TC Electronic released its straightfo...
As I started making NAMM show appointments with various reps, many of whom have become friends over the years, my upcoming wedding often came up. Imagine the re...
A good reputation is vital to the success of a music retailer. More than 81 percent of customers research businesses online before making a purchase in excess o...
I didn’t make it to the NAMM show in Anaheim this year. Cost and store coverage prevented me from going, and I really missed it. Sure, heading out of the northe...
After several recent missions spent looking at guitars and accessories for them, I’d started feeling too much like that proverbial kid let loose in the candy st...
