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FEATURES
We Cover it All!
For the second time, we honor instruments that get zero or little press...

A ‘Super’ Party on Kent Island
Experience PRS loaded up on celebrities, new products and much more. Get the full scoop...

‘Father of RMM’ Passes
Karl Bruhn, a tireless music industry devotee, mentored many and made awareness of health and wellness together a lifelong initiative.
Don’t ‘Skip’ this Story!
Skip’s Music Celebrates 30th Anniversary of its Special Event
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of your store being in business is an impressive feat. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of an idea you had at your store is utterly...
I Just Wanna Bang
on the Drums All Day
How is the Percussion Industry Doing? 2010 has been a tale of three seasons for many retailers to whom we’ve spoken. Sales for many in the first three months of the calendar year...
Your One-Stop Shop For The Holidays!
Heathcare Provision Could
Be a Nightmare

America the Beautiful

Not Doubting Thomas
Mendello Retires, Thomas Named Fender CEO

Music City Mystery



-The Latest, Industry, Dealers, People and Product Buzz and Showcases.
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COLUMNS
MSR Special
M&SR checked out Guitar Con, an event at a New Jersey hotel that drew many large manufacturers and tons of end users.
Music & Sound
Independent Retailer

We have plenty of news for you, including new stores, a follow-up on a story earlier this year and a feature on A&D Music in Laguna Hills, Calif.
Birth of a Product
We take an extensive, exclusive look at the birth of Lee Jackson Crackpotz Effects.
Five Minutes With
Guy Petty, founder of SHS International, has one of the most diverse companies in the industry. He joins us to tell us why diversity is so important and why sales are humming along for his company this year.
MI Spy
Spy traveled around Long Island, N.Y., to look for a multitrack recorder. See what he/she found out.
Print For Profit
Copyright laws, whether people choose to ignore them or not, are there for a reason. Dan Vedda discusses the topic and why it’s so important to the industry.
Appraisal Scene Investigation
Rebecca Apodaca also focuses on the print industry with a
discussion about sheet music.
Business & Marketing
Carl Mandelbaum joins the Music & Sound Retailer by telling you eight ways to inexpensively improve your business.
Veddatorial
The community music store is best suited to the dynamic
approach. What does that mean? Dan Vedda explains.



FORMIDABLE FEMALES
--Catherine Polk: er hometown of Decatur, Ala., to be close to her boyfriend. The move paid off as they wed. It also paid off as she was able to work for Charleston, S.C.-based Musicorp, a job she...
-Cyndi Fritz: When Janet Deering took an aptitude test at the conclusion of her high school career, she was told agriculture or sales were....

Janet Deering: When Janet Deering took an aptitude test at the conclusion of her high school career, she was told agriculture or sales were....
-Kathy How: Now here’s a story you don’t hear connected to MI every day. A woman who grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, studied medicine and later moved to England.
-Sarah Heil:We’ve all heard the stories about people beginning in the mailroom and later becoming the CEO of a major corporation. Those people are rare, but it does happen.
-Sue Avant is a trailblazer. She’s also someone who
has varied interests. And she is, indeed, formidable.





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