DIARY 2012 28th June MIRC 2012 THE BREWERY, LONDON
THE THIRD annual MI Retail Conference & Expo will take place at The Brewery in London on Thursday June 28th. Last year’s event
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firmly established it on the MI calendar and this year there is once again heavyweight industry support from Yamaha, Casio, Barnes & Mullins, Rocksmith and JHS, who are Platinum Partners, plus Audio-Technica, Roland (sponsoring the after-show drinks reception) Rotosound, Mel Bay, Monacor, Sound King, Korg, Intermusic, Tanglewood, Lamba, TC Group International, Marshall and Elixir, who are all Gold Partners. Musikmesse is again the headline sponsor. MIRC has continued to improve
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according to the needs of the industry, retaining its small-scale expo and conference format. A number of break-out
22nd-23rd July Rosetti Dealer Day ROSETTI HQ, BRAINTREE
Rosetti's annual dealer day takes place at its HQ in Braintree, Essex and enables trade customers to view all
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There will be special events and
demonstrations throughout the day.
of its ranges at once including Bedell Guitars, Fusion Bags, Seymour Duncan, ZT Amps and La Mancha classical guitars. Also on offer are
clearance lines and B stock and a free gift for all those that attend. There will also
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be special events and demonstrations throughout the day and food and refreshments will be provided. Transport to and from
the airport and Braintree train station can be arranged on request and
there are also a limited number of free hotel rooms available for long distance travellers. For more information on
the event and how to register to attend contact the Rosetti sales office on 01376 550033
October
11th - 14th October Music China
Shanghai New International Expo Centre, China
Music China says this year’s show will have its largest ever contingent of international exhibitors and will debut a Japanese pavilion at the show. The event, which is held at the
Shanghai New International Expo Centre, from 11th – 14th October, has 1,000 companies already registered. This year, 11 international pavilions,
including the UK, will showcase products.
www.mi-pro.co.uk
THE YEAR AHEAD COMING UP ON THE MI CALENDAR September 9th September The Leeds/Bradford
Guitar Show Pudsey Civic Hall, Pudsey
Now in its sixth year, the Leeds Bradford Guitar Show is making a return on September 9th 2012. Having attracted record numbers again last year, the event will once again be held at Pudsey Civic Hall. More than 70 dealers and exhibitors are expected to attend. The Leeds Guitar Show is a unique
sessions will be held by suppliers in the afternoon.
The MI Retail Conference & Expo will
feature two panel sessions devoted to industry issues. The UK’s top 250 MI dealers are set to attend and dealers can register by emailing
mirc@intentmedia.co.uk or visiting
www.mirc-expo.com. A limited number of Event Partner
Packages are still available. Contact
darrell.carter@
intentmedia.co.uk or
jodie.holdway@intentmedia.co.uk or call 01992 535647. For all the latest news on the event, follow our Twitter feed @mirc2012.
opportunity to buy, sell and trade new, used and vintage guitars, amps and accessories and take advantage of several price offers. Scheduled to play live are The Gav
Coulson Band and 14-year-old blues prodigy, Aaron Keylock with his band. Admission is £5. For more details,
call Northern Guitar Shows on 01925 813185.
6th - 8th October BPM NEC, Birmingham Tickets for this year’s BPM DJ and music production show, which takes place in October, are now on sale. The show takes place from Saturday 6th to Monday 8th October and expects to top last year’s vistitor total, which was over 7,000. Ticket prices have been frozen at £10 for an advance three-day ticket. They can be purchased online at
www.visitbpm.co.uk/tickets or by calling 0844 338 0338 (lines open 24 hours a day, seven days a week). As an added incentive, the first fifty people to buy tickets in advance will also be lucky enough to receive an ultra-light silicone watch worth £14.99 from designers Too Cool, courtesy of BPM exhibitors Dynamic Distribution.
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