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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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That the Musikmesse gathering has been going through a challenging “transitional period” for the past few years is no secret. Anyone who visited the show 10 or 15…
Listening is the musician’s currency. When something interferes with listening, it can be torture, especially for the performing artist. 50 million people in America today have reported ringing…
Let’s be honest: the music business is one made up of conversationalists and sales people. It is a marketplace of unusual buyers and sellers. As owners and managers,…
Professional audio is one of the more difficult markets to measure. Drummers buy sticks and guitarists buy strings, but at a time when every guitarist, keyboardist, drummer, and…
The Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN) has announced open submissions for their 2019 She Rocks Showcase, scheduled during the Summer NAMM conference in Nashville. Now in its sixth year, the She…
The Retail Training Summit returns to Summer NAMM (July 18-20) in Nashville as the premier one-day training opportunity for music retail businesses.
On April 15, we received the following news from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino:Rosi Johnson sent us the sad news that Gary DeShazo passed away yesterday.
Stage digital pianos differ from home digital consoles or portable digital keyboards – as you’d likely expect. Aside from differences in construction and appearance, these instruments need to…
Only 13 months after launching, Key Leaves won an award for “Best Instrument Care Tool” from School Band & Orchestra Magazine at the 2019 National Association of Music…
In late October of last year, after a long period of what appeared to be dark days for Gibson Brands (culminating with the company filing for bankruptcy in…
You could call DANSR the gateway to good wind instrument playing. Between the four business partners, the Illinois-based company has ties to Jones Double Reeds, Denis Wick, and…
This year my business, Contemporary Music Center, has achieved a milestone. We turned 30 years old. It seems like yesterday that I opened the doors to CMC. Looking…
Innovation is important, for it can help a business remain relevant in changing markets by creating new products and services.
In late March, the NAMM Foundation recognized 623 school districts in 41 states as among the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME).
Make Music Day, the annual global celebration of music occurring on the summer solstice, returns this year on Friday, June 21 with over 5,000 free outdoor concerts, music…
While China continues to fight back against its slowing economy with significant tax cuts and ambitious growth targets, a number of the country’s markets are still drawing more…
On March 26, NAMM historian Dan Del Fiorentino got in touch with sad news about the passing of violin-maker Kurt Glaesel:
ADJ Lighting has announced four spring Road Tour dates to demonstrate their latest lighting, video and audio technologies.
Alteros, an Audio-Technica company, announces the appointment of Jonathan Novick to the position Director of Sales & Marketing.
The NAMM Foundation and the Reisman Family have announced a fund in honor of NAMM board member, music education advocate, and industry leader, Liz Reisman; she was 55…
Fresh off a multitude of pro audio product debuts, new innovations and a celebration of technical and creative achievements, the NAMM TEC Awards council has announced a call…
If the ultimate drummer diss-joke is “How many people in your band? Five – four musicians and a drummer,” then where does the DJ fit in?
Crush Drums and Percussion made a big splash when it was launched at the 2011 Winter NAMM show, where the company was awarded numerous accolades as a “Company…
When my son was growing up in NYC he was obsessed with the New York Knicks and coach Pat Riley. Many say Riley is on the top-10 list…
