Auralex taps Martin to head sales.(PEOPLE)
TO FULLY SERVICE the needs of its customers, Auralex Acoustics
recently named Tim Martin director of sales for its growing sales team.
Martin brings to Auralex a long history of professional . . .
Newell Hardy named district sales manager: Pearl
River.(PEOPLE)
MUSIC INDUSTRY veteran Newell Hardy has been named Pearl River
district sales manager for the area encompassing Texas, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri. With 25 years of . . .
Michael Palmer joins Allen & Heath: American Music &
Sound.(PEOPLE)
MICHAEL PALMER has been named national sales manager for Allen
& Heath Products in the United States, distributed by American Music
& Sound. Palmer has more than 20 years' experience in the . . .
Buffet Crampon realigns sales and marketing
teams.(PEOPLE)
BUFFET CRAMPON USA, INC., has announced its 2008 sales and
marketing teams. The sales team comprises division managers and inside
sales associates for six regions of the United States and three . . .
Nestler promoted to director of sales: Korg USA.(PEOPLE)
KORG USA, exclusive U.S. distributor of Korg, Marshall, and VOX,
has named industry veteran Douglas E. Nestler director of sales. In his
new position, Nestler will focus on driving sales for Korg . . .
Terry West new President/CEO: Pearl.(PEOPLE: MOVERS AND
SHAKERS)
PEARL CORPORATION has promoted Terry West to President/CEO of Pearl
Corporation USA. West has been an integral member of Pearl since 1987,
when he joined the company as art director. He has since . . .
Jim Cavanaugh to head Cavanaugh Company.(PEOPLE: MOVERS AND
SHAKERS)
JIM CAVANAUGH has been appointed president of The Cavanaugh
Company, only the third to hold the post in the company's history.
At 33, he takes over from his father, John V. Cavanaugh, who will . . .
Where to find them: a directory of the top 125 suppliers.(THE TOP
125 MUSIC & AUDIO SUPPLIERS)(Directory)
Akai Professional
Tel: 401-658-3131
www.akaipro.com
Alesis Corp.
Tel: 401-658-5760
www.alesis.com
Alfred Publishing Co.
Tel: 818-891-5999
www.alfredpub.com
Allen Organ Company
. . .
Beating the market: economic challenges are hardly news to anyone
who can flip on a television set. Yet the companies profiled b
Electro-Harmonix + 28%
LITERALLY A VULGAR pejorative, "Hazarai," means
idiomatically "with the works," as one might order a hot dog
"with everything." Electro-Harmonix' new Stereo Memory
Man with . . .
The Line 6 POD: in the nearly ten years since its introduction,
the POD has become a huge seller and changed the way guitarists
The two most overused adjectives for describing products in the
music industry are "classic" and innovative." To judge by
the press releases that cross our desk, twelve months on the market . . .
Marty Albertson: with billions of dollars on the line, why the
board of directors designated him Guitar Center's
"Indispensable
Successfully completing a blockbuster $2.1 billion buyout in the
midst of a credit crunch that scuttled scores of similar deals, or
keeping a large and complex retail business moving forward in . . .
Numark: a knack for reviving struggling brands has transformed a
DJ company into one of the industry's hi-tech leaders.(Company
Everyone loves "second acts" and dramatic comebacks,
where the hero triumphs over impossibly long odds. These are the kinds
of story lines that make for stirring drama in movie . . .
The top 125: the definitive ranking of the music products
industry's top suppliers. A varied list that includes the global,
the
Presenting the roster of the industry's 125 largest suppliers
by sales serves a few purposes. We are all drawn to scorecards--sports
stats are among the most accessed data on the internet--and the . . .
The music industry cencus.(2008 MUSIC INDUSTRY CENSUS)
Between the housing crisis and the credit crunch, there were ample
reasons to expect disappointing results in 2007. Yet, outperforming
expectations, the industry managed to eke out a tiny gain. . . .
Had a senior moment lately? Believe it or not, science shows that
making music is like the fountain of youth! How to translate t
Forgetting things like where you left your keys or the name of your
colleague's youngest child? Well, the good news is that experiences
like these are perfectly normal, and no, they don't . . .
Keyboard Concepts opens in high-traffic Agoura Design
Center.(RETAILER UPDATE)
KEYBOARD CONCEPTS has opened a new piano superstore on the north
side of the famous 101 Freeway in the brand-new Agoura Design Center.
Previously located in Thousand Oaks since 1997, this . . .
Local artists star in percussion clinic: Cascio Interstate
Music.(RETAILER UPDATE)
CASCIO INTERSTATE MUSIC in New Berlin, Wisconsin, held a World
Percussion Clinic on February 3, 2008. Featuring three percussion
artists from well-known Milwaukee groups, the two hours and 15 . . .
Fraud investigation launched as piano experts appears to
close.(RETAIL UPDATE)
THE BIASCO FAMILY ONCE AGAIN is at the center of controversy as
dozens of customers have come forward to claim that they paid for pianos
that were never delivered.
Chicago authorities are . . .
Frank & Camille's hosts competition auditions on
Disklaviers.(RETAIL UPDATE)
NEW YORK PIANO retailer Frank & Camille's sponsored the
22nd Young Artist Competition open to Nassau, Suffolk, and Queens county
piano students. Students through grade 12 were invited to compete . . .
Independent dealer groups merge: IMRA and MusicStoreOwners.com
join forces to strengthen retail network.(RETAIL UPDATE)
THE DIRECTORS OF MusicStoreOwners.com (MSO), the popular web forum
for indie music merchants, have joined the board of the Independent
Music Retailers Association (IMRA). By unanimous vote, the . . .
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