Highlighting 50 Years T hank you Music Inc. for fea- turing Kidder Music on the cover of your November 2024 issue, and an extra thanks to [editor] Katie for listening to all our stories. We have learned so much reading Music Inc. over the years, and crack it open the minute it arrives. We sincerely appreciate your recognition of our 50th year in business. Beth Kidder Houlihan President Kidder Music Service Peoria, Illinois Thanks for the Recognition T hank you for the Industry Profile on our company Grover/Trophy Music Group in your November 2024 issue. It’s an honor to be recognized in Music Inc. magazine. Our past and future success would not be possible if it were not for the support of publications like yours and the eager and future-focused team we have assembled, in Kevin Skutt, our general manager; Sam Marchuk, our sales manager; Brian Rowan, our controller; Katie Sellers, our office admin; Evan Mitchell, our percussion specialist; and Ryan Milanko, our warehouse manager. That’s not to say also our dedicated warehouse and shop staff. We will continue innovating for the future while remember- ing the past and are excited for what lies ahead. Cory Berger President Grover/Trophy Music Group Cleveland Election’s Over, Enjoy the Holidays A big thank you to [editorial assistant] Kimberly Kapela for featuring our store, Gray- son’s Tune Town, in your No- vember 2024 issue.
We Are KSM Music W e were included in Music Inc.’s October 2024 issue, and we just wanted to share that KSM Music has been serving Logan, Utah, and its surround- ing communities for 28 years. Over the years we’ve grown and adapted to the changes in our community, the changes in the music world, and changes in the retail world. There are many challenges that we’ve had to overcome, especially with the rise of online shop- ping, but there are still many things that we can provide that online stores simply cannot. Our knowledge, passion and expertise create a welcoming and informative shopping ex- perience for customers who are both new to and experienced in music. Having someone there, face-to-face, really helps when a customer has questions that need to be answered. Being involved in the com- munity is also a big part of what we do. We set up booths, spon- sor events, and put on our own Songwriters Competition every year. Even though Logan is a city that’s quickly growing, it still has that “small town” vibe to it and there are many community events going on throughout the year. Being involved with com- munity events, providing service that can’t be beat, and providing a welcoming and knowledgeable store experience — that’s what keeps bringing people through our doors. Courtney Morgan Manager
We’re optimistic of our busi- ness prospects moving forward, starting with the fourth quarter of 2024. This year has been a battle for many brick-and-mortar retailers, but it’s our belief that with one of the most polarizing elections of our lifetimes now over, everyone can shift their fo- cus towards the holiday season. Calming inflation and lower in- terest rates also spur excitement in our community. We’d like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season!
Snark Tuners and all lengths of instrument cables — and we make sure to have plenty of back-stock of strings that tend to sell. It’s a good time to get extra stock on things that just sell, because if it doesn’t sell during Christmas time, it’ll sell later in the year. We’re going to try to have more than 500 new and used ped- als by the end of 2025, so having extra stock of super usable pedals like a Boss TU-3, GCB95 Crybaby or an Ernie Ball VPJR Volume Pedal is always a good idea. We just started carrying Pedaltrain, and have most of the isolated power supplies from Voodoo Lab and TrueTone/1Spot, and that’s something any die hard pedal junky needs. Hank Failing Owner Hank’s Music Exchange Portland, Oregon
Connor Grayson Store Manager
Grayson’s Tune Town Montrose, California
KSM Music Logan, Utah
An Advocate for Stocking Up Early S tarting in October we start buying additional invento- ry that we think will sell well during the holidays — [like]
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