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Peavey Electronics And Muse Research Announce Collaboration

NAMM press conference to address partnership and product introductions

Peavey Electronics and Muse Research and Development have established a strategic alliance to develop new products for the global marketplace. The partnership joins Muse Research and Development’s expertise in software and hardware platform design with Peavey’s 45 years of research, development, and VST software innovations—as well as its... READ MORE

Blue Microphones: Microphones As Art!

Blue Microphones, with their distinctive designs, unmatched versatility, and inspiring audio quality, have attracted a stellar list of users, including Sting, Trent Reznor, Weezer, Pink, and countless other well-known performers. Superlative quality doesn’t come cheap, and at one point, the community of Blue mic users was as limited as it was... READ MORE

The Rebirth Of Framus Guitars

John Lennon used a Framus Hootenanny 12-string to record the “Help” sessions in 1965, and you can hear the guitar on the ballad “She’s Got A Ticket To Ride.” Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones used a Framus “Star” bass on most of the early Stones records. A long list of other notable Framus users include Ray Davies of the Kinks, Tal Farlow, and... READ MORE

Ernie Ball/Music Man Guitar Wins Premier Guitar's 2009 Kitchen Sink Award

The Ernie Ball/Music Man BFR John Petrucci guitar was honored in the December Issue of Premier Guitar as one of the year's top models for value, construction, design and quality. Premier Guitar's review applauds the model's versatility, balance, and "impeccable construction." READ MORE

Dallas Dealer's All-Steinway Strategy

In January 2007, Danny Saliba, president of Steinway Hall-Dallas/Forth Worth/Plano was honored as one of the nation’s premier Steinway dealers, a retailer who seized on Steinway’s model of prospect cultivation and pushed it to its limits with 42 promotions in a single year. Although he hadn’t yet made it public, it was around the same time... READ MORE

February 2010 Issue

NAMM Preview: A look at some of the goings-on at the show in Anaheim

See NAMM Come Alive: Visit the Music Trades NAMM Video Stage at www.musictrades.com

Behringer Acquires Midas And Klark Teknik: Premier pro audio brands extend Behringer’s reach into tour sound and high-end installation markets

Framus Returns To The U.S.: Hans Peter Wilfer’s labor of love to revive Europe’s most famous guitar brand

Hailun Piano: Redefining the price-value equation in Chinese-made pianos

Paige's Music: Retooling strategies to earn “Bravos” from every customer

New From Blue: Competitively priced performance mics with a new twist

Special Reports
• How Ableton’s Unique Software Is Changing The Way Music Is Made
• Korg Launches The Lag Guitar Line In The U.S.
• Reports Of The Death Of The Home Organ Market Are Greatly Exaggerated
• The myMix: A New Audio Concept Destined To Expand the Market
• Bach To Rock: Treating Music Like A Team Sport
• SHS Unveils New Big-Value, Big-Profit Lines
• Downtown Piano: A New Approach To Retail

Forefront
• TMP Expands Audio Distribution
• AM&S To Distribute beyerdynamic
• Yamaha Launches Retail Finance Program
• Vater Charitable Donations
• Rokkomann Distributes Asturias Guitars
• Retail Up Aids Credit Card Transactions
• Retailers Embrace “Play Piano In A Flash”
• D’Addario Featured On CNN
• Daisy Rock Guitars Turns Ten
• ARSource Artist Relations Firm
• Joe Perry Endorses Red Monkey
• Moog Concerts Captured Online
• Anderson Expands Instrument Insurance
• Breedlove Staffs Up For New Guitar Line
• Mono Case Co-Branding Program
• Martin’s Jorma Kaukonen Guitar
• Orpheus Guitars Expands
• Bourgeois Seeks New Dealers

Retailing
• Dallas Dealer’s All-Steinway Approach
• Industry Execs Tour Sweetwater
• Rick’s Music Wins Beatle Display Contest
• Rocktown Music Opens
• Guitar Center Holds Food Drive