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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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The Peavey® Dark Matter™ Series Enclosures were selected as the "Best DJ Product of 2016" at the 31st Annual Music & Sound Awards during the recent 2017 NAMM…
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Vandoren’s annual VandoJam at NAMM was a success. Once again held in the Hilton Avalon Room, the event enjoyed a fresh new format resulting…
On March 2nd, we got the following message from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino:Longtime music retailer Wally Pikal passed away today at the age of 90.
NAMM has opened this year's nomination process for its annual Top 100 Dealer Awards.
NAMM welcomes its global retail members to be recognized for their contributions to retail excellence as part of the annual Top 100 Dealer Awards.
Former director of finance at TC Electronic, Jesper Dalum, has become the latest TC recruit to Danish guitar pedal brand LunaStone.
NAMM members will return to the nation’s capital this spring for the organization’s 13th Annual Washington, D.C. Fly In for Music Education, May 22-25, 2017.
On-Stage/TMP announced their 2016 On-Stage Dealer of the Year is American Musical Supply of Oakland, NJ.
Guitar Center (GC) announced Mark Pacpaco from West Covina, California, as the winner of Guitar Center's 28th Annual Drum-Off on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at the Novo in Downtown…
With less than two weeks to go, The Guitar Show, which returns to Birmingham’s New Bingley Hall on 25th-26th February, has confirmed its exhibitor and artist line-up.
Alfred Music Sound Innovations for Concert Band: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band is a complete curriculum for beginning band students to help them grow as ensemble musicians.
Singularity isn’t just a term used to describe the coming robot apocalypse (although we’re closer to that than you might suspect). The value of individuality in a musical…
From Santana to Shakira to Marc Anthony, Prince Royce, Nicky Jam, and beyond, Latin pop music has been – and remains – a powerful and consistent (powerfully consistent?…
In-ear monitors have been the standard for many top touring acts for decades now, but Ultimate Ears (UE) is looking to expand that user base by making superior…
"Each year is different isn’t it? I believe every show is a reflection of the industry at that moment,” observes NAMM president and CEO Joe Lamond. “My impressions…
At the NAMM Show there is always more information than you can ever wrap your head around. So I thought I would try to recap some moments of…
See who took the award for “Worst Surprise/Best Turnaround,” “Worst Mini-plague,” and “Best Eye-catcher,” among others.
Sweetwater recently surpassed 100 million views on its YouTube channel, with subscribers to the channel now exceeding 137,000.
On-Stage donated an array of music products and accessories to Harmony Project of Los Angeles, California. On-Stage is a Connecticut-based, family-owned business with a long history of supporting charities,…
KMC has relaunched boutique guitar line Hamer, with a range of six re-issued models.
Officially, NAMM 2017 ended on Sunday January 22, but Roland is keeping its NAMM launches and celebrity stage appearances alive with an extensive social media campaign, featuring 360…
Long-running industry consultant Brendan Murray received a Milestone Award at the recent NAMM show, marking his 25 years in the business.
Tracy E. Leenman, owner of Musical Innovations of Greenville, South Carolina, has been named winner of the 2017 She Rocks Enterprise Award by the Women’s International Music Network…
Studio Instrument Rentals, better known as SIR, is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout 2017. The company was formed in 1967 when founders Ken Berry and Dolph Rempp rented…
