JAN. 5 I GATOR CASES I PURCHASE
Gator Cases Acquires XL

JAN. 5 I RODRIGUEZ & SONS GUITARS I TRIBUTE
Honoring Rodriguez Sr.

JAN. 12 I FISHMAN I MOVING
Fishman Moves Up the Road

JAN. 12 I MIAC I TRANSITION
MIAC Executive Director to Step Down

JAN. 12 I ZERO CROSSING, ALLPARTS I DISTRIBUTION
Allparts to Distribute N-Tune

JAN. 12 I NORD, AM&S I DISTRIBUTION
AM&S Appointed as Nord Distributor

JAN. 14 I GAMA I TRENDS
E-tailers on the Recession, Technologies

JAN. 16 I NAMM I PERSONNEL
New NAMM Board Elected

JAN. 17 I TAYLOR I PRODUCTION
Taylor Hits Record Numbers

JAN. 18 I LOUD I CORPORATE
Loud Expands Supply Chain, Dispels Bankruptcy Rumors

JAN. 30 I SHURE I LEGAL
Counterfeit Earphone Operations Busted

THE NAMM SHOW I GEAR
Best In Show Highlights Top Products at NAMM

FEB. 18 I WII MUSIC I EDUCATION
Wii Music Goes to School

FEB. 18 I ALTO MUSIC I EXPANSION
Alto Music Grows Through Tough Times

FEB. 18 I J.W. PEPPER I DISTRIBUTION
Pepper Streamlines Distribution

FEB. 18 I SKB I TECHNOLOGY
SKB Launches New Manufacturing Upgrades

FEB. 18 I HAL LEONARD I DISTRIBUTION
Hal to Distribute Lauren Keiser Music

MANAGEMENT I BY GREG BILLINGS
Motivating Staff in Tough Times

FEB. 2009 I PERSPECTIVE I BY ZACH PHILLIPS
New Year’s Resolutions

MARCH 2 I YAMAHA I ECONOMY
Yamaha Tightens Costs

MARCH 2 I YAMAHA I ECONOMY
Yamaha Tightens Costs

MARCH 3 I GIBSON I LEGAL
Gibson Loses Guitar Hero Case

MARCH 3 I QUINLAN & FABISH, BLESSING MUSIC I MERGER
Quinlan & Fabish, Blessing Music Unite

MARCH 4 I FTC I LEGAL
FTC Ends NAMM Investigation

MARCH 9 I STEINWAY I FINANCIAL
Steinway Q4 Sales Down 22 Percent

MARCH 13 I SHURE I VIRAL VIDEO
Mic Myth Busters

MARCH/APRIL 2009 I PROFILE I BY JENNY DOMINE
Investing in Tomorrow

MARCH 17 I PEAVEY I EDUCATION
Peavey Endows $60K in Music Equipment

MARCH 17 I FENDER, LITTLE KIDS ROCK I DONATION
Fender Donates Drums to Little Kids

MARCH 20 I ST. LOUIS MUSIC I APPOINTMENT
St. Louis Music Returns

MARCH 25 I FENDER I LEGAL
Fender Loses Trademark Dispute

MARCH 13 I SHURE I VIRAL VIDEO
Mic Myth Busters

MARCH 17 I INDUSTRY I ECONOMY
Layoffs in Music Supply, Retail

MARCH 17 I EUPHONIX I FINANCIAL
Euphonix Reports Record Sales, Moves Headquarters

MARCH 17 I TAYLOR I PROMOTION
Taylor on the Road

APRIL 7 I REMO I DIPLOMACY
Drum Diplomacy Builds Peace in Iraq

APRIL 7 I TAYLOR I SALES
Taylor Gives ‘Reason to Buy’

APRIL 7 I HAL LEONARD I DISTRIBUTION
Hal Leonard Starts Strong

APRIL 7 I INDUSTRY I ECONOMY
Gibson Reports 20-Percent Sales Drop

APRIL 7 I FENDER I CUSTOMER SERVICE
Fender Launches Custom Care

APRIL 7 I PEAVEY I CORPORATE
Peavey Gets Lean

APRIL 7 I SHURE I LEGAL
Shure Files White Spaces Petition, Buys Crowley and Tripp

APRIL 7 I LOUD I PRODUCTION
Loud Restores Production Capacity

APRIL 8 I SPOONJACK I TECHNOLOGY
The Future of Virtual Brass?

APRIL 10 I MUSEUM OF MAKING MUSIC I EXHIBIT
Music Museum Turns ON!

APRIL 10 I ST. LOUIS MUSIC I APPOINTMENTS
St. Louis Music Adds Three V.P.s

APRIL 17 I SHURE I PROMOTION
Shure Offers SM Rebate

APRIL 17 I FENDER I APPOINTMENT
Fender Appoints Former GC CEO to Board

APRIL 17 I NAMM I EDUCATION
NAMM Hosts Virtual Advocacy Day

APRIL 27 I PEARL RIVER I VENUES
Pearl River Moves HQ

MAY 11 I EUPHONIX I VENUES
Euphonix on the Move

MAY 11 I JA MUSIK I BRANDING
JA Musik Takes New Name

MAY 11 I ROCKLEY MUSIC I RECOVERY
Rockley Warehouse Suffers Fire

MAY 11 I PRICING I LEGAL
Maryland Bans Minimum Pricing

TECHNOLOGY I CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Commercial Collections

MAY 11 I HAL LEONARD, IK MULTIMEDIA I DISTRIBUTION
IK Signs With Hal Leonard

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
TECHNOLOGY I BY GORDON O’HARA
Take the Inertia Out of Piano Marketing

MAY 11 I STEINWAY I FINANCIAL
Steinway Q1 Decline

MAY 11 I ROLAND I APPOINTMENTS
Roland Combines Sales Force

MAY 11 I CONN-SELMER I EDUCATION
Conn-Selmer Promotes Stimulus Awareness

JUNE 9 I NAMM I SERVICE
NAMM Adds Music Freight

JUNE 9 I AVID I CORPORATE
Avid Unveils New Brand Identity

JUNE 9 I ST. LOUIS MUSIC, MARTIN I AGREEMENT
St. Louis Music Distributes Martin

JUNE 9 I KMC MUSIC I VENUES
KMC Music Finds New Digs

MAY 21 I NAMM I ADVOCACY
NAMM, Blue Man Group Take the Hill

MAY 21 I BANANAS AT LARGE I CORPORATE
Bananas’ New Ownership & Look

JUNE 18 I HAL LEONARD I ACQUISITION
Hal Leonard Purchases Shawnee Press

JUNE 17 I CASCIO INTERSTATE MUSIC I PROMOTION
Cascio’s New Summerfest Groove

JUNE 17 I EGACC I LEGAL
Guitar Counterfeiters Sentenced

JUNE 17 I FULL COMPASS I VENUES
Full Compass Moves to New HQ

JUNE 17 I TC GROUP AMERICAS I APPOINTMENT
TC Names New CEO

JUNE 9 I FORBES PIANO I CLOSING
Forbes Piano to Shut Doors

JUNE 9 I LOWREY, THE MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS FOUNDATION I DONATION
Lowrey Raises $25K for Music Education

JUNE 29 I MUSICIAN’S FRIEND I HONORS
MF Takes Top Web Awards

JUNE 24 I MUSIC & ARTS I VENUES
Music & Arts Celebrates Marlton Reopening

JUNE 23 I HAL LEONARD, MUSIC SALES I DISTRIBUTION
Hal Leonard Joins With Music Sales

JUNE 22 I VANDOREN I LEGAL
Vandoren Counterfeits Exposed

JULY 7 I WEST COAST DRUM CENTER I CLOSING
West Coast Drum Closes

JULY 6 I J&R I VENTURES
J&R Opens MI Shop

JULY 6 I NAMM I RESEARCH
NAMM Study Shows Youth Rehabilitation Through RMM

JULY 6 I AVALON MUSIC I VENUES
Avalon Prepares to Expand

JULY 7 I LOUD I MANAGEMENT
Loud Unifies Engineering, Product Management

JULY 6 I PRS I PERSONNEL
Paul Reed Smith Gets New Job at PRS

JULY 6 I SONARE WINDS I DISTRIBUTION
Sonaré Winds to End
Schreiber & Keilwerth Deal

JULY 6 I SABIAN I GEAR
Sabian Exhumes Buried Cymbals

AUG. 3 I NAMM I BEST IN SHOW
Summer NAMM’s Best In Show Picks Revealed

AUG. 3 I PIANO EXPERTS I LEGAL
Biascos Accused of $1M in Fraud

JULY 24 I NAMM I SHOWS
Summer NAMM Numbers Are In

JULY 27 I NAMM I PERSONNEL
NAMM Elects New Executive Committee

JULY 13 I TAYLOR GUITARS I TRAVEL
Taylor Guitars Responds to Viral Web Hit

JULY 9 I JORDAN KITTS MUSIC I DISTRIBUTION
Steinway Cancels Kitts in D.C. Area

JULY 8 I MEL BAY I WEB NEWS
Mel Bay Launches E-commerce

JULY 7 I JIM CHAPIN I TRIBUTE
Remembering the Chapin Magic

AUG. 10 I SKIP'S MUSIC I EVENT
Skip’s Teaches Wireless 101

AUG. 6 I CONN-SELMER I PERSONNEL
Three-Year Bach Strike Ends

AUG. 6 I YAMAHA I APPOINTMENTS
Gilman, Oba Named Assistant G.M.s at Yamaha

AUG. 6 I STEINWAY I FINANCIAL
Steinway Q2 Sales Drop 27 Percent

AUG. 31 I BLUE MICROPHONES I APPOINTMENT
Maier Steps Up to the Mic

AUG. 31 I AMERICAN MUSIC & SOUND I DISTRIBUTION
AM&S Partners With Phonic

AUG. 24 I U.S. MUSIC CORP. I MANAGEMENT
U.S. Music Corp. Sold

AUG. 24 I U.S. MUSIC CORP. I MANAGEMENT
Schlacher Says Farewell

AUG. 17 I LES PAUL I TRIBUTE
Les Paul Remembered

AUG. 18 I YAMAHA I ANNIVERSARY
Yamaha Celebrates 25 Years of Drumming

AUG. 12 I PIANOWORKS I WEBNEWS
Promoting Pianos Online

AUG. 12 I ATSUNORI ABE I TRIBUTE
Former A-T Exec Dies

SEPT. 1 I ROLAND I WEB NEWS
Roland Reveals Fall 2009 Products

SEPT. 15 I KAWAI I PERSONNEL
Kawai Promotes Love

SEPT. 15 I BALDWIN I TRIBUTE
Lucien Wulsin III Remembered

SEPT. 15 I WEBER I WEB NEWS
Weber Receives Web Grant

SEPT. 15 I NAMM I WEB NEWS
NAMM Offers Better-Business Skills

SEPT. 15 I CONN-SELMER I WEB NEWS
Build a Bach

SEPT. 15 I HOLLYWOOD PIANO I OPENING
Hollywood Piano Opens in Pasadena

SEPT. 15 I CADENZA MUSIC I ANNIVERSARY
Cadenza Celebrates 35th, Saves School Music

SEPT. 23 I FENDER I ENVIRONMENT
Fender Fined by EPA

SEPT. 23 I YAMAHA I GEAR
Yamaha Tenori-On Becomes Modern Art

SEPT. 22 I MUSICIAN’S FRIEND I PERSONNEL
MF Names New IT Leadership

SEPT. 18 I DAVE GUARDALA I LEGAL
Guardala Receives Four-Year Sentence

SEPT. 18 I NICK RAIL MUSIC I OPENING
Nick Rail Music Opens Bakersfield Store

SEPT. 18 I NAYMM I APPOINTMENT
Frederick Named President of NAYMM

SEPT. 18 I THE MUSEUM OF MAKING MUSIC I EXHIBIT
Moog History Unveiled

OCT. 14 I MUSIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY I LEGAL
Industry Faces More Lawsuits

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
OCT. 14 I PERSPECTIVE I BY FRANK ALKYER
Fool’s Gold

OCT. 14 I FULL COMPASS I OPENING
Full Compass Opens New HQ

OCT. 14 I JACOBS MUSIC I DEALS
Jacobs Makes $1M Steinway Sale

OCT. 14 I BEST IN MUSIC I ANNIVERSARY
Best In Music Turns 20

OCT. 29 I POWELL FLUTES I ACQUISITION
Powell Flutes Acquires E.K. Blessing

OCT. 16 I JTM I ACQUISITION
JTM Acquires Permanent Impressions

OCT. 16 I WORLDWIDE MUSIC SERVICES I OPENING
Worldwide Music Opens

OCT. 27 I REUNION BLUES I WEB NEWS
Reunion Blues Stress-Test Challenge

NOV. 17 I AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE I STATS
Afterschool Programs Make Gains

NOV. 17 I STEINWAY I FINANCIAL
Steinway Q3 Sales Down

NOV. 17 I MUSIC CHINA I SHOWS
Music China: Quality Shows

NOV. 17 I GUITAR CENTER I CHARITY
GC Continues Food Drive

NOV. 17 I KAWAI I WEB NEWS
Kawai Partners With Shopatron

NOV. 17 I GIBSON I LEGAL
Gibson Raided

NOV. 17 I ZOOM I WEB NEWS
Zoom Q3 Upload

NOV. 17 I RAY’S MIDBELL MUSIC I PROMOTION
Ray’s MidBell Parodied

NOV. 17 I VATER PERCUSSION I OUTREACH
Vater Visits High School

NOV. 17 I MUSICIAN’S FRIEND I PERSONNEL
Musician’s Friend Cuts Jobs

DEC. 7 I D’ANDREA I DISTRIBUTION
D’Andrea Distributes Ken Smith Basses

DEC. 8 I LITTLE KIDS ROCK I DONATION
Dr. Phil Launches Little Kids
Rock Across America

DEC. 7 I STEINWAY PIANO GALLERY I EVENT
Physicians Perform for Charity

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
SALES I BY GERSON ROSENBLOOM
Holiday Essentials

DEC. 1 I HAL LEONARD I DISTRIBUTION
Fabers Join Hal Leonard

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
DEC. 7 I MI RETAIL I BY ZACH PHILLIPS
Black Ink on Black Friday

DEC. 8 I HOLIDAY SALES I BY KATIE KAILUS & JENNY DOMINE
Overcome Shopper's Guilt

DEC. 7 I FIVE-STAR DRUM SHOPS I CHARITY
Big Beat Raises $60K

DEC. 8 I THE MUSIC GROUP I ACQUISITION
Midas, Klark Teknik Join the Music Group