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MUSIC & SOUND AWARD NOMINEES TAKE THE STAGE
The Music & Sound Independent Retailer P. 38 Five Minutes With Jack Higginbotham P. 42 MI Spy: Santa Cruz CA P. 46 Under The Hood P. 70
2013: A Music Products Odyssey
Trends, Issues And Obstacles That MI Retailers Face
By Michelle Loeb
As the holidays approach, retailers from across the
yet another year in MI retail country to get a sense of
is winding down. Once again, how they fared in 2013.
this year was a mixed bag
for MI store owners—some It’s The
opened and some closed; Economy, Stupid
some saw sales go up and
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DRUMS & PERCUSSION ISSUE Octo Volum ber 1
LATES Asterope’s Nationwide Dealer Tour As
FEATURES Inside VOLUME 30 NO.10 ON THE CO
DITORIAL E Decoding The Value Of ‘Made In America
LATEST Sabian’s Cymbal Vote Returns For th
Advanced Design Extreme Precision Playabilit
LATEST Music China’s Growth Continues
Alfred Music, MakeMusic Strike Deal Alfred Mu
PEOPLE Signals Point To TJ Smith Ha
Drums & Percussion PRODUCTS Rebel Without A Ca
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PRODUCTS DrDumJs &PerLcuisgsiohnting Keep
Miscellaneous Good Vibrations Over
PRODUCTS DrMumis&cPerlculassinoneous Electrif
BORN IN THE U.S.A. (continued from cover) discoun
As an American manufacturer, our U.S. retailers a
The Music & Sound Retailer: All companies that ma
SEVENTY-NINTH EDITION A Closer Look At The Teg
FIVE MINUTES WITH STEPHEN SCHMIDT Vice Presid
The view from Casio’s
Santa’s Job Just Got Easier. Everything Neede
are bad, we need to invest more. This has allowed
MI SPY A SPY GROWS IN BROOKLYN I was rou
Sam Ash 2600 Flatbush Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11234
Norm’s 922 Kin Brookly Music gs Hwy. n, NY 11223
The Sale hoping to attract from an employe did
SPECIAL TO THE RETAILER TACKLING THE CHALLENG
Now shipping: Sceptre™ CoActual™ Studio Monitors
SHINE A LIGHT MUSIC ZOO BISOU BISOU By Michel
SALES GURU “” IS FOR EFFORT
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VEDDATORIAL RE-INVENTING NECESSITY By Dan Vedd
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BORN IN THE U.S.A. (continued from page 21) The c
I grew up in Maine and I am very proud to continu
edition products to spur sales and create a sense
Terry Bissette been involved in music educ
UNDER THE HOOD SABIAN’S
One of a Kind volution Wired Mics For some, mus
ACCESSORIES, BAGS AND CASES ISSUE Nove Volum
GET TO KNOW THE NEW DEAN MARKLEY • Higher Margins
Experience PRS Draws Thousands Experience PRS
Inside VOLUME 30 NO.11 52 FEATURES ON
DITORIAL E Survey Says! Chalk it up to a miss
ATEST L Gibson Plans Cakewalk Acquisition Gib
L ATEST Todd Rundgren
LATEST Yamaha Makes Major Donation In conj
L ATEST Notable West Coast Artist Session R
LATEST Happy Birthday To The HD 25 Twenty-
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EOPLE P Yamaha Names Macpherson As GM Yamaha
PEOPL Harman Pro’s New Vice Harman Profess
P RODUCTS DrPumrso&APeurcudssion Channel Stri
DJ & Lighting PB & Jelly Overview: ADJ’s
P RODUCTS DrGumus i&taPercsuss&ion Amps Custo
Guitars & Amps Riding The Night Train
P RODUCTS DrGumus i&taPercsuss&ion Amps Stric
Miscellaneous No Strings Attached O
EIGHTIETH EDITION Best In Music Marks 24th Ann
Daddy O’s Music Celebrates 25 Years Stillw
FIVE MINUTES WITH JOHN D’ADDARIO III Co-Presi
D’Addario cultivates the next generation of music
own packaging. We manage two of our own wire mill
developing higher quality raw materials, de- velo
MI SPY ON LONG ISLAND COVERT AFFAIRS Be
included a 22”x18” bass drum, 10”x8” and 12”x9” m
and asked if I needed any help. Finally, we w
“The Audix D6 is in a class by itself!” Derek Lew
Music Emporium 2641 Jerusalem Av North Bellmore,
1234 APC (AUDIO - POWER COMBO) SNAKES
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Versatile, Compact, Scalable Array for the Masses
BUSINESS & MARKETING DON’T JUST TAKE MY WORD F
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gest the manufacturers get some of their decision
A TRIBUTE TO YOU! (continued from cover) Jupiter
Deering Banjo Inspired by the movie “Zombiela
VOX AC30 amplifier. Twin simulates the sound of a
Korg Korg has announced the KR mini rhythm ma
UNDER THE HOOD SONY’S DWZ WIRELESS MICROPHONE
Mobilize your Music NOMAD is a complete line of
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GET TO KNOW THE NEW DEAN MARKLEY • Higher Margins
Guitar Center ‘Meets The Press’ This past Oct
Inside 21 VOLUME 30 NO.12 20 FEATUR
DITORIAL E Year-End Reflections It’s somewhat
Rockin’ 4 decks never felt this good. Mix, scratc
L ATEST Music China Sets New Rec By Kate Blessi
ATEST L The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC
Strukture Partners With D’Addario Canada Musi
L ATEST Museum Acquires Custom PRS Guit
Biz Markie and Guitar Center’s Christopher Ian B
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L ATEST Conn-Selmer’s ‘Summerfest Big B
P EOPLE (L-R) Korg USA VP Sal
Ferrell Fits At QSC QSC Audio Products, LLC,
P RODUCTS DrMumis&cPerlculassinoneous Let’s T
Miscellaneous Cream Of The Crop Overview:
P RODUCTS DrDumJs &PerLcuisgsiohnting Tough I
Guitars & Amps Don’t You Cry Overview: El
P Over view: Reverend Guitars’ Reverend
Pro Audio Written In The Stars Overview:
Yamaha’s FS700S Solid Top Concert Acoustic
Ibanez’s Destroyer DT520 Solid Body Electric Fen
Dave Smith Instruments’ Prophet 12 Polyphonic Syn
Crown’s DCi Series Power Amplifiers JBL’s PRX71
Roland’s SD-2u Portable SD Recorder
Audio-Technica’s System 10 Digital
Shure’s BLX Wireless Systems Sabian’s 24-Inch AA
Tama’s Starclassic Performer B/B
Nord’s Drum 2
Tech 21’s SansAmp Character Series VT Bass DI Ped
MULTI-STORE DEALER DIVISION GUITARS & BASSES Alt
“The world doesn't need another mixer.” Studio
81ST EDITION The Sam Grow Band. The Mike Starkey
“I would never tour without an
Village Music Store Marks Milestone
Loungin’ At New York’s All Music Inc. York Mets
FIVE MINUTES WITH JACK HIGGINBOTHAM President
price point. All that, but with nothing short of
to 2013…we have a factor y, but it’s a ver y crea
MI SPY CRUZ WITH ME, BABY It was on a sunn
One of a Kind volution Wired Mics For some, mus
M 5 S The second destination on my list had
to examine pedals on my own, pulling out my Spy d
SPECIAL TO THE RETAILER A CURE FOR ‘TELEMARKE
TAKE CONTROL OF THE NIGHT The PRX700 Series po
SHINE A LIGHT CHANGING OF THE ‘GARD’S’ By Mic
We're For Creators The world needs listeners and
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BUSINESS & MARKETING OLD WAYS WON’T OPEN
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Rane’s Sixty-Four Mixer
Orange Amplification’s VT1000 Valve Tester
offer instrument models. Peavey doesn’t imitate—w
Albert Chauvet, Chauvet
2013: A MUSIC PRODUCTS ODYSSEY (continued from co
Maureen and Mike Johnson. Doug John and Franc
SHINE A LIGHT (continued from page 52) slat walls
UNDER THE HOOD ALVAREZ’S ARTIST SERIES GUITAR