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“It seemed to me that this year’s Summer NAMM Show was particularly important for the industry,” says NAMM president and CEO Joe Lamond.
Ahhh… you are back in the office and now the real work begins – reviewing your take-aways from Summer NAMM.
After almost two decades as a financial advisor, there is one lesson I have learned that I can reveal with completely certainty: people are “planning averse.”
We report often on the valiant efforts of the likes of NAMM’s annual D.C. Fly-In and other organizations (VH1’s Save the Music, Mr. Holland’s Opus Music Foundation, and…
Casio's Mike Martin discusses the reboot of the company's Casiotone line.
Yamaha's Andy Winston discusses the new FG Red Label series at the recent industry gathering in Nashville.
Aspen Pittman, the legendary founder of Groove Tubes and Aspen Pittman Designs, passed away August 10, 2019, as the result of injuries suffered from an automobile crash in…
State Senator Bob J. Archuleta and U.S. Representative Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr., who represent the city of Buena Park in the California State Senate and U.S. House of…
On Saturday, August 17, at the CITES (Conference on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Conference of the Parties (CoP18) in Geneva, Switzerland, NAMM will…
We checked in with Andy Powers a few weeks ago in Nashville to learn what's new over at Taylor Guitars.
Fishman is releasing the eagerly anticipated TriplePlay® Connect™, a MIDI controller that installs easily and non-invasively on most electric and acoustic guitars and allows users to plug into…
Following the closing of the 2019 Summer NAMM show, On-Stage, a division of The Music People, donated its entire Summer NAMM booth to YEAH! Rocks music camps, a Nashville-based…
At Summer NAMM, the NAMM Board of Directors continued the organization’s legacy of service to the industry at-large with a vote and seamless transition of the Executive Committee.
On July 19 at Summer NAMM, in a special celebration of the spirit of the independent retailer, the industry gathered at the Top 100 Dealer Awards to applaud the accomplishments,…
In a gesture of good will for the music instrument industry, Gibson and its President and CEO, James “JC” Curleigh, have granted possession of the Oberheim brand and…
On July 18 at Summer NAMM, the 35th Annual TEC Awards celebrated the pro audio and sound production nominees across the 23 Technical Achievement and eight Creative Achievement…
D’Addario and Taylor Guitars tag-teamed a pre-NAMM party on July 17 in Nashville, hosting an evening of live music and BBQ eats before the convention officially kicked off…
At the upcoming Summer NAMM Show in Nashville, the Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing® will host an informative panel on Friday, July 19, 2019, at 1 p.m. titled…
New and current owners of MEE audio in-ear monitors are invited to get digital ear impression scans at Summer NAMM 2019 (July 18-20) at the MEE Professional Booth…
G7th, The Capo Company has won a prestigious European Product Design AwardTM for its innovative new Performance 3 capo with Adaptive Radius TechnologyTM (ART®), launched at Winter NAMM…
In an issue from a few years past, MMR specifically shone a light on so-called “lunchbox amplifiers” – truly diminutive units that can fit in a courier bag,…
Full disclosure: I worked (for only) about three years at Gibson, in the 1990s, and left there (the first time) on good terms. I got to do cool…
Each July, MMR takes a close look at the MI scene – on both the retail and vendor sides – of a particular U.S. metro area. This year,…
In part II, I will be sharing best practices for identity theft prevention, monitoring, and recovery. Just in time for your summer travel season: a gold mine for…
