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FEATURES

-Guitar Hero is all the rage for consumers. -Need to take a break from searching for the latest gear during The NAMM Show? Here are some celebrity appearances and parties to check out. -Attendance increased at Music China and Prolight + Sound, and Kenny G made a big splash. -Improving next month's NAMM Show is like making the 1972 Miami Dolphins better. But NAMM is certainly not resting on its laurels. -We reveal all of the manufacturer nominees for Music & Sound Awards to be handed out next month at The NAMM Show. -Counterfeiting on MI products, particularly guitars, may have received minimal national press, but the problem is real and not going away. -Find out how to sell products your customers are probably not looking to buy. -M&SR features its second annual independent retailer roundtable. What's on dealer's mind's this year. Are things better than last year? -Females playing musical instruments now outnumber males, according to a NAMM/Gallup survey. -Industry leaders paved the way for the next 10 years.

BUZZ

-The Latest, Industry, Dealers, People and Product Buzz and Showcases. -

BLOG

-Dan Vedda shares every thought not appearing in his monthly column right here. -

COLUMNS

-Robert Gault, president of Eminence Speaker, knows a massive amount about China and the pro audio industry. Enough said. -To say Kurt Ballou, Converge's guitarist, doesn't treat guitars well is like saying the New England Patriots are a decent football team. Ballou had to find a guitar to take a pounding. Here's why he chose First Act's Sheena. -The amazing story of how Gear Source Music reopened days after a flood took it apart. Spy ventured to the Pacific Northwest to the great city of Seattle. Five minutes with a great wealth of knowledge in the percussion industry, Remo Belli.

CURTAIN CALL

-John Flansburgh, They Might Be Giants' John Flansburgh is a big fan of several independent dealers as well as a host of manufacturers. -Matt Rubano, the bass player for the red-hot band Taking Back Sunday. Even better, he likes to shop for MI gear. -Paul English, Willie Nelson has had four wives in 40 years, but only one drummer in that same time frame. -John 5, When your name is a number, you must be cool. John 5, who played with Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie, says idolizing Eddie Van Halen was a big mistake. How is that possible? -Luke Pritchard may be “all together Kook-y,” but he has cool memories from the days he visited retail stores. -Eddie Ojeda; Lead guitarist for Twisted Sister. -Will Lee; Getting that gig isn’t easy and took a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. -Imogen Heap writes songs, plays piano and the nail violin,Does she plan to design her own instrument? -

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