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MUSIC & SOUND AWARD WINNERS ISSUE MUSIC & SOUND AWARD WINNERS ISSUE MUSIC & SOUND AWARD WINNERS ISSUE
THE NEWS MAGAZINE FOR MUSIC PRODUCTS RETAILERS
Volume 32, No. 3
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March 16, 2015
NAMM: THE N S
NEWCOMERS TO THE SHOW
OFFER INNOVATION AND
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By Anthony Vargas
The NAMM show is rightly regarded as t
to check out the latest offerings from the bi
names in the music products industry. How
some of the most intriguing stories at the s
and some of the most groundbreaking prod
can only be discovered by touring first-time
tors’ booths. As part of our NAMM show co
age, The Retailer each year scours the show
for the most promising new
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Subsonic Architecture Low frequency by Celestio
LATES Sweetwater’s distribution center was
THE NEWS MAGAZINE FOR MUSIC PRODUCTS RETAILERS
BE D1 TO COME TO TOWN BE D1 TO BURN IT
EDITORIAL Does Positivity Or Negativity Prevail?
L ATEST Retailers listen to Grasso’s presentation
DAVE SMITH Instrument Designer Co-Creator of MIDI
L ATEST Otis Clay performin
L ATEST Full Compass Earns Top Award
LATEST 2S P01N5G RI New Products People are
ADVERTORIAL • MARCH 2015
more in store...
EOPLE P PreSonus Shuffles Leadership Team Stephen
Wanamaker Takes The Lead Roland Corp. has mad
P RODUCTS Go With The Pros Ove
RODUCTS P Octafuzzy Over view: Elec- tr
Firestarter Overview: CHAUVET DJ’s Firebird L
NAMM: THE NEW CLASS (continued from cover)
Tim Emery (front left) and Jonathan Park (far bac
John Muzzio Chronos Drums Don’t let the com
Chris Bradford (left) and Rick Sell (center). Pu
Loknob In addition to being a great place to find
Anthology Gear Wear Brian Griffith (left)
(From left) Daniel T. Parker and Bruce Lee. Fa
toners for all of our labels, and biodegradable,
‘What can we do to positively effect change?’”
The StudioLive RM series is al- ready finding a ho
Ward-Brodt Music Company To Move Ward-Brodt M
I DJ Now Alto Music 29TH
Guitar Center 29TH ANNUAL SINGLE-STORE DEALER
29TH ANNUAL Best Acoustic Guitar Of 2014 Taylor’s
Sennheiser Shure Billy Bohanna, Brio Sales Group
FIVE MINUTES WITH Greg Deering’s passion fo
saw that they had a banjo. I said to Chris, “I’ve
A far cry from its humble beginnings, Deering Ban
It’s just really, really exciting stuff. And
MI SPY THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY After sever
rolls, a steady beat and some splashy stuff on th
The Village Drum & Music w 17 Silk Lane w North S
SPECIAL TO THE RETAILER AN OPEN INVITATION
Hot Sugar, Zoomed In Creative insights from the A
SHINE A LIGHT GO WITH THE PRO By Michelle Loeb
R E TA I L E R R E B E L Why The NAMM Show B
Thank You Dealers! YamahaCorpUS
BUSINESS & MARKETING TIPS FOR HANDLING BAD ON
YOU ASKED FOR IT…AND WE’RE GIVING IT TO YOU! V
VEDDATORIAL FACE TO FACE By Dan Vedda I
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SHINE A LIGHT (continued from page 48) affirmed. W
So, we’re on a campaign to get retail music s
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