February 15, 2010 - VOLUME 28, No.2

A Reason to Smile
NAMM shattered all expectations. A great NAMM show is exactly what our industry needed. Better times appear to be ahead.
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Create Jobs or Else?
The National Retail Federation show in New York City had a 27 percent attendance increase compared to 2009. That’s an excellent sign. Speakers said they will be even more excited when retailers hire more employees.
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MI BUZZ
The Latest, Industry, Dealers, People and Product Buzz and Showcases.

COLUMNS
Dan The Man
Part Two of our latest column. Can we get a non-
musician “off the highway” and into our industry?

Winter NAMM Photo Spread
We provide a hot-off-the-presses collage of
NAMM sights.

Music & Sound Independent Retailer
The latest on the industry and iMSO from M&SR contributor Chris Lovell. Plus, the latest news at several retail stores.

Five Minutes With
One of the hottest companies to debut at NAMM last
month was MOVEK. The company’s debut product
will be a big focus of the story. But so will the
company’s founder, an industry veteran.

MI Spy
Spy just doesn’t get the breaks. Yes, he/she gets to
go to a beach: Virginia Beach. But in February? The
Chief is a cruel man.

Dan the Man
We unveil our latest column, in which new Associate Editor Dan Ferrisi tells you how he is one of the 92 percent of the country who never picks up an instrument. Why did he give up on musical instruments? Can we get him back into our industry?

Sales Guru
Attitude is everything. Enough said.

Veddatorial
Did you survive the holiday season? Dan Vedda gives you his thoughts.

Formidable Females
Debbe Stephenson; Debbe Stephenson stumbled upon MI shortly after college, but is sure glad she did. She’s now president and COO of Pro Co Sound.
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