Roland Corp. has made two senior management appointments, effective February 1. Jay Wanamaker has assumed the role of President and CEO of Roland Corp. U.S....
Hoshino Gakki Co. Ltd., holder of the Ibanez guitar and Tama drum brand names, has announced the appointment of Kimihide “Ken” Hoshino as the company’s new ...
Today’s consumer has more buying choices than ever before. Many, without even realizing it, have taken on an attitude that asks, “What’s in it for me?” Although...
You hear people bandy about a particular phrase—“disruptive innovation”—a lot these days. Disruptions are everywhere: from new payment systems like Square or Ap...
The drum market boasts some truly legendary and iconic names, but perhaps none can claim the history that Gretsch Drums can. Making quality musical instruments ...
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The NAMM show is an incredibly invigorating experience: nearly 100,000 passionate music-makers gathering together to check out...
In the nearly four years I’ve been Editor of The Retailer, not to mention my many previous years’ experience covering the music products industry, no period of ...
We are bringing it back to March of 2011 for this week's #TimeMachineTuesday post. This week we feature another article written by Brian Berk, who discusses the...
The Krewe of Endymion Parade, started at City Park and Orleans Avenues in New Orleans, and from there took visitors on a journey that figuratively at least reac...
Two op-eds I recently wrote for The Music & Sound Retailer, “Why We Fired Fender” and “In Defense Of The Middle Man,” both highlighted the unique and ch...
