Features

January 27, 2023 I From the Top

From the Top: Rodger Cloud, Cloud Mics CEO

Cloud discusses how he founded the company, the benefits of manufacturing in the U.S. and how the company works with indigenous communities.

January 27, 2023 I Interview

Guitar Center Opens 300th Store

Music Inc. exclusively goes one-on-one with Wayne Colwell, GC’s EVP of stores, to discuss the milestone opening, the company’s plan for 2023 and more.

June 21, 2022 I From the Top

From the Top: Larry Morton, Hal Leonard CEO

Morton discusses Hal Leonard’s 75th birthday, the state of the print industry and what he’s currently listening to.

May 27, 2022 I Convention

A Show for the Ages

The first NAMM Show in two-and-a-half years promises attendees everything they’re used to expecting from a NAMM show, and more.

May 17, 2022 I Cover Story, Feature

Selling Smart

With no succession plan in place, PM Music Center’s Frank Pampenella went out and found a buyer for his 40-year-old B&O dealership. Approximately six months after the deal officially closed, new owner 76T and Pampenella are working hand-in-hand in what they’ve dubbed “the perfect deal.”

May 09, 2022 I From the Top

Millions of Baby Steps

Hear from PRS’s Paul Reed Smith on the SE series and how the company has evolved.

April 25, 2022 I Q&A

Fender Helps Strengthen Vote Arts & Music Measure

The November 2022 California ballot measure aims to increase funding in arts and music education for public schools across the state without raising taxes.

April 12, 2022 I Cover Story

What They Tell You

Kawai knows that without retailers, sales aren’t going to happen. Meanwhile, it continues to push the envelope of what a piano can do, and its partners have noticed.