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Founded in 1879—22 years before NAMM was formed—MMR has documented the companies, products, retailers, leaders and ideas that shape the global music products industry. This is MMR's living digital NAMM archive.
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MMR attended the opening day of NAMM NeXT 2024, held July 17-18 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Nashville. Unlike a traditional Summer NAMM Show, this event took…
Pittsburgh Guitars is celebrating 45 years of “Rocking the ‘Burgh” in 2024 and we decided to sit down with former devoted customer and now owner John Bechtold to…
Applied Research and Technology, a division of Yorkville Sound, is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024. The company originally focused on the recording market, and the first ART products…
The fall semester is just around the corner. While you’re planning for “Back to School” sales and promotions, you’ll want to be sure to have plenty of one…
The NAMM Foundation is honored to welcome Ron Manus to the organization’s board of directors in the role of Secretary-Treasurer.
Summer is here and that means band camps, music classes, recitals, and concerts.
More than fifty prominent music companies, associations, and institutions globally have added their support to the "Principles for Music Creation with AI."
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) announced on June 25 that the company will be exhibiting at the NAMM Show in Anaheim this coming January -- the first return…
Summer's here (well, it's not "officially" here until June 20, but it sure feels like it already)! Family vacations, camping trips, beach-days, outdoor festivals, BBQs - what's not…
Ideal for musicians on the go – be it to an impromptu session down the street, a lesson across town, rehearsals, or outdoor gigs – today’s Portable Keyboards…
From May 17–19, the annual JBL Fest returned to New York City where part of the festivities included lighting the city’s famed Empire State Building in “JBL orange”…
For 25 years now, BASSBOSS has pushed the boundaries of innovation in sound reinforcement.
Applied Research and Technology, a division of Yorkville Sound, is proud to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2024.
Make Music Day, the worldwide festival of making music held annually on the summer solstice, today announced the return of its vast program with over 5,000 live, free…
Eventide Audio, at the forefront of audio technology for more than 50 years with award-winning studio processors, effects pedals, plug-ins, and broadcast products, is proud to welcome Mahtab…
BASSBOSS marked the company's 25th anniversary at the NAMM Show with the brand’s “Demolition Experience” -- something which anyone who attended won't soon forget!
The MIDI Association and the NAMM Foundation have announced a year-long fundraising campaign to support the MIDI In Music Education initiative.
Two awards from the 2024 NAMM Show – including “Dealer of the Year – are just some of the most recent accolades being bestowed upon Jeffersonville, Indiana’s beloved…
“He just turns up with his memory stick and pretends he's doing something and goes away with a huge amount of money,” said Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickenson…
The NAMM board of directors has elected officers to represent the executive committee, effective immediately and will serve through April 2025, representing NAMM’s global membership and the music…
Mark Maxwell, co-owner of Jefferson, Indiana's Maxwell's House of Music sits down with us to reflect upon his team's, and his own, recent winning-streak, which has included receiving…
Genelec, the leader in active monitoring technology for 45 years, is proud to be the studio monitor of choice for the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus – a…
During 2024, D’Andrea celebrates 100 years in the music industry, supplying an extensive range of premium guitar accessories constructed from high quality materials manufactured in the USA.
At this point, no doubt, we have all returned and survived The NAMM Show, and most folks realize that they are truly glad they went.
