NAMM Coverage · Mar 13, 2019
NAMM's Top 100 Dealer Awards Accepting Submissions
NAMM welcomes its global retail members to be recognized for retail excellence as part of the organization’s annual Top 100 Dealer Awards.
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NAMM Coverage · Feb 26, 2019
KORG Hosts Annual Brew Music
KORG’s latest Brew Music, held in the heart of Brooklyn, New York, resulted in the biggest turnout yet, with hundreds of people gathering at Kings Country Brewers Collective to…
NAMM Coverage · Feb 24, 2019
Trade Regrets: Ken Hyams
On Saturday, February 23, we received the following from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: Our friend Ken Hyams passed away on Tuesday. His son, Kip who followed in his…
NAMM Coverage · Feb 18, 2019
Best & Worst in Show at Winter NAMM 2019
New to the NAMM Show for 2019 were a number of digital billboards placed throughout the campus and inside the Convention Center. This opportunity, spearheaded by MMR’s parent…
NAMM Coverage · Feb 18, 2019
Status Cymbals: The State of the Cymbal Market in 2019
MMR recently connected with reps from four prominent cymbal vendors to get their take on the trends driving this market segment, practices which are driving sales for savvy…
NAMM Coverage · Feb 18, 2019
The 2019 NAMM Show: Annual Gathering Maintains Momentum, Increases Global Reach
115,301 registered attendees visited this January’s gathering in Anaheim – up slightly from last year’s total of 115,085 – and the Show hosted over 2,000 exhibiting companies (also…
NAMM Coverage · Feb 18, 2019
Strategies to Engage and Keep Your Best Employees
For those of you who had the opportunity to attend my winter NAMM talk with the same title as this column, consider this a concise summary. For everyone…
NAMM Coverage · Feb 18, 2019
The App-Phishing Hack: The Modern Day Form of Mugging
App Phishing is a very sophisticated operation that is currently making its way into people’s lives. Hosted by a well-organized team of people with several false fronts, this…
NAMM Coverage · Feb 15, 2019
Hytech pTrumpet Wins ‘Best Teaching Tool for Intermediate Students’ from 'SBO Magazine'
St. Louis Music and Warwick Music Group have announced that the Hytech pTrumpet has won NAMM’s “Best Teaching Tool for Intermediate Students” in the annual School Band &…
NAMM Coverage · Feb 12, 2019
Darkglass Electronics and Cole Clark Guitars Celebrate First NAMM with KORG USA, Inc.
KORG USA, Inc. has welcomed two additional brands to their growing family: Darkglass Electronics and Cole Clark Guitars. Both brands were prominently displayed in the heart of the…
NAMM Coverage · Feb 11, 2019
Allen & Heath USA Names Rep of the Year
Allen & Heath USA’s sales force gathered at Winter NAMM to attend the company’s annual sales and marketing awards ceremony, which this year bestowed 2018 Rep of the…
NAMM Coverage · Feb 7, 2019
Trade Regrets: Jim Dunlop
On February 7, we received the following sad news from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: Jim Dunlop passed away last night, ending a very special era in music.
NAMM Coverage · Feb 6, 2019
Hal Leonard Honors Centerstream
Hal Leonard honored one of its longest-standing distribution partners at the 2019 NAMM Show. Hal Leonard chairman and CEO Keith Mardak presented Centerstream president Ron Middlebrook with a…
NAMM Coverage · Feb 6, 2019
Best in Show win for Rockboard
Warwick picked up a Best in Show Award in the accessories category at this year’s Winter NAMM for the RockBoard range.
NAMM Coverage · Feb 6, 2019
Original Gigbag Co. Launches Coda Range
The Korg USA stand at NAMM saw the international launch of the new Coda series 40mm padded gigbags from Britain’s Original Gigbag Company.
NAMM Coverage · Feb 4, 2019
Smart Women in Music Announce Summer NAMM Scholarship Opportunity for Emerging Leaders
At the “Women@NAMM presents The SWIM (Smart Women in Music) Fund” networking event last week, the chairs of the SWIM Fund announced a scholarship opportunity for six emerging…
NAMM Coverage · Feb 2, 2019
JodyJazz Honors P. Mauriat Music with Top Global Customer Award
At the recent 2019 NAMM Show in Anaheim California, JodyJazz Inc. honored P. Mauriat Music with their first “Top Global Customer” Award.
NAMM Coverage · Jan 31, 2019
PRS Guitars Celebrates Growth at 2019 NAMM Show
PRS Guitars celebrated significant growth at this year’s Winter NAMM Show, which was held January 24-27 in Anaheim, California.
NAMM Coverage · Jan 31, 2019
Roland and BOSS Present Fourth Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards
During the 2019 Roland International Press Conference, held Thursday, January 24, 2019, on the first day of The NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, Roland and BOSS presented their…
NAMM Coverage · Jan 30, 2019
La Bella Strings Unveils New Logo and Packaging
La Bella Strings has unveiled their new logo and packaging at NAMM 2019.
NAMM Coverage · Jan 29, 2019
CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK Pyxis Wins Parnelli Award For Indispensable Technology
The CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK Pyxis was given the Parnelli Award for Indispensable Technology at the NAMM Show on January 25.
NAMM Coverage · Jan 29, 2019
ILIO Celebrates 25 Years at NAMM
Virtual instrument and audio processing software distributor ILIO celebrated its 25th anniversary at NAMM this past weekend, January 24-27.
NAMM Coverage · Jan 28, 2019
Pearl Rolls Out New Ranges
Pearl Drums unveiled a raft of new products at this year’s NAMM, led by its new Masters Maple/Gum Series Drums.
NAMM Coverage · Jan 27, 2019
34th Annual NAMM TEC Awards
Winners in 23 technical and eight creative excellence categories were announced at the 34thAnnual NAMM TEC AWARDS, Saturday, January 26, from the global NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA.