Features: Profile
August 28, 2024
Divergent Guitars Redefines the Music Store
In the heart of Sarasota, Florida, a unique fusion art and music has taken shape at Divergent Guitars. Aric Paul, the store’s owner, has created a space that…
April 14, 2020
Moving in the Right Direction
When Music Inc. caught up with Framus & Warwick Music USA in February, the manufacturer was at the tail end of moving its operations from the west side to…
April 14, 2020
Alan Palmer with the Kawai CA99 hybrid digital piano.
Always looking to stay ahead of the growing competition in the never-ending race to build the most advanced digital piano, industry leader Kawai has launched…
April 14, 2020
From Builders to Businessman
When Eugene Reinert and Howard Critcher met at Roberto-Venn’s intensive five-month luthier course in Phoenix, it was entrepreneurial destiny. Together, they…
January 09, 2020
More Than Metal
ESP Guitars is arguably one of the most renowned guitar brands in metal music today. But the company’s start looked very different. Founded as a guitar repair…
January 09, 2020
Tackling Durability
After years as a touring drummer with indie acts like Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes and She & Him, Scott McPherson had just about had it with his cymbal bags…
January 09, 2020
From Bicycles to Brass
In the 1880s, entrepreneur and amateur trombonist, Frank Ellsworth Olds set up a bicycle-building enterprise in Los Angeles. In time, he took the metalworking…
January 09, 2020
More Models, More Options
For the first time at The NAMM Show, a slew of instruments from Bergerault Percussions will be on full display at the Hoshino USA booth. As part of a new…
