The Music Trades Presents First-Ever
International Dealer Sales Report In our brand-new International Dealer Sales Report, The Music Trades examines how m.i. retailing is conducted in different countries around the globe. A ranking compares sales of 208 top retailers operating in 26 countries. For the most recent fiscal year... READ MORE
Q1 Sales Report: Retail Advances For Third Straight Quarter In the latest sign of improvement in the U.S. economy’s prolonged recovery from the 2007-2009 recession, sales rose 2.6% for the quarter ending March 31, according to music retailers reporting to The Music Trades’ quarterly retail survey. Dealers reported that Americans are once again boosting... READ MORE
Report From Musikmesse Many Languages But Only One Complaint The aisles of the Frankfurt Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound Expo were filled with the sound of people speaking Chinese, Czech, German, and even Farsi. However, you didn’t have to be a linguistics expert to understand what most of them were saying. Three years since the financial meltdown rocked the global economy... READ MORE
New Owners For Buffet Group Fondations Capital Values Clarinet Maker At €58 million Private equity firm Fondations Capital has acquired the Buffet Group for an enterprise value of €58 million, representing 7.9 times last 12 months EBITDA. A statement from Fondations Capital said the private equity firm would work with Buffet Group President Antoine Beaussant and his management team... READ MORE
NASMD Marks 50th Year With Gala Convention No music retailing category demands a skill set as specialized, broad, and demanding as school band and orchestra. The organization conceived to develop and hone those skills celebrated its 50th anniversary March 21-24 at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate in Florida. The "big number" anniversary... READ MORE
Fishing Tournament To Aid Little Kids Rock Two Old Hippies, Bedell Guitars, and Little Kids Rock will host the first annual Rock’n & Reel’n Celebrity Fishing Tournament and Benefit this July in Nashville, in conjunction with Summer NAMM. Local fishing enthusiasts and pros from the Bassmaster Professional Fishing Tournament... READ MORE
Samson Stuns Sunset Strip With Metal Masters 3 Clinic Members of Anthrax, Megadeth and Slayer, as well as other notable artists, took the stage at West Hollywood's Key Club, located on the famed Sunset Strip, for the third installment of the "Metal Masters" clinic series sponsored by Samson, Zoom, Hartke, and Best Buy. Super group Adrenaline Mob... READ MORE
Jim Marshall
1923-2012 As the founder and guiding light of Marshall Amplification, Jim Marshall was one of the original pioneers who helped propel the electric guitar to the forefront of popular music. His Marshall amplifiers defined the sound of music for generations, and images of... READ MORE
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