Music Instrument News is continuing to have communication with various businesses small and large over these past weeks of lockdown, which is set to continue pending the formal announcement this Thursday from the government for a further 3 weeks.
Comments received have ranged from, “things will never be the same”, “hold our finger in the air reference budgeting”, to the question to “why is MIN not sharing advice on how to tackle this global pandemic” of which all comments and feedback are welcome. Encouragingly, one distributor MIN caught up with spoke of record sales from one particular online retailer, providing some comfort, that despite restricted movement, consumers were digging in with their latest MI purchase, be it to learn or improve their love of playing a musical instrument.
MIN, throughout this current and ongoing crisis, will as always, support the MI trade with news of products, company innovations to promote the art of playing or the recording of a musical instrument, along with relevant content sharing on its consumer titles to keep folks engaged with music. As an industry, we all face these challenge together, be it a small one man business making custom orders, to the MI giants.
At these unprecedented times, despite the stress and pressures of surviving the economic fall-out, our thoughts are also divided between our friends and family, the lack of direct contact and the concerns, speaking personally of my mother recovering from cancer and a step-father continuing his battle with a serious breathing illness, of which I am sure we can all relate to with the care of your loved ones.
Government advice is being shared via the relevant pages of the GOV.co.uk website to support businesses, employees and the self employed, which has been complemented and shared by the UK’s MI trade association the MIA.
Friends and colleagues in our small industry, we will get through this, not all unscathed, but eventually. So for our small part, send us your news, send us your stories how you have creatively overcome challenges or what you and your business can offer in way of retail support, or new online initiatives or content to share with consumers that I know a number of companies are presently working on.
For the supply of trade news content, please send to:
Music Instrument News
news@musicinstrumentnews.co.uk – format for supply ideally word doc with separate images. ideal image format 900 x 600 pixels or in addition video is welcome, preferably as a YouTube link. *hi res images sent directly or via we transfer can be resized*
Retailers – if you are open for business and offering spring sales, packages or are involved with any type of activity to promote your business, let us know what you are up to and we would be happy to share any news relevant to trade or our consumer audiences.
Consumer news supply to:
Acoustic Review
Send news, video links etc. to neil@acousticreview.co.uk (images 900 x 600) Format for text ideally word or editable format. YouTube links welcome.*hi res images sent directly or via we transfer can be resized* www.acousticreview.co.uk
Bass Guitar Review
Send news, video links etc. to neil@bassguitarreview.co.uk (images 900 x 600) Format for text ideally word or editable format. YouTube links welcome.*hi res images sent directly or via we transfer can be resized* www.bassguitarreview.co.uk
Drummer’s Review
Send news, video links etc. to neil@drummersreview.com (images 900 x 600) Format for text ideally word or editable format. YouTube links welcome.*hi res images sent directly or via we transfer can be resized* www.drummersreview.com
We have been and plan to return to the studio shortly to produce and finalise current items in for review, with others to follow thereafter for our consumer review titles.
We wish all our trade colleagues and friends and their families well. Keep safe, stay in touch and feel free to reach out with your trade or consumer news. We have a captive online audience, so let’s keep them entertained and informed.
Neil Golding – Publisher