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This year, the 52-year-old National Association of Music Dealers (NASMD) will inaugurate the first woman president in the history of the organization. Rosi Johnson, CEO of Mississippi Music…
There is a belief, which is just not true, that women are just in bad occupations and if we just put them in better occupations, we would solve…
Muscovites and guests from beyond the capital and Russia welcomed two successful business platforms for the music products industry. Picturesque Sokolniki Park played host to NAMM Musikmesse Russia,…
Yoshi Kobayashi, the former Import Manager for Yamaha Corporation of America, passed away on September 13th at the age of 85. Kobayashi began working for Yamaha in 1958 and was tasked with…
Music retailer, teacher, and philanthropist Ruth J. Charles passed away on September 4. She was 89.Ruth was born in Birmingham, Michigan, June 26, 1925. In 1947, she and her late…
The 2015 NAMM Show, held January 22-25 in Anaheim, California, will showcase insights from entrepreneurs within and beyond the music industry including Apple co-founder, Steve "Woz" Wozniak. The…
BEST MOTIVATIONAL APPROACHThis inspirational shirt was observed at a Group Ukulele session over at Music City Center.
As anyone who's been paying attention to the industry knows, music has been going through some growing pains. World-conquering guitar heroes aren't the norm. Number one albums sell…
When MI retailers see guitar players or keyboardists as simply musicians in their stores, they're leaving money on the table. An industry that has long looked at its…
Technology is all around us. Every day, we read about some new advancement - sometimes several in any given day. It's become a part of life for us,…
This July at Summer NAMM, Blues Angel Music owner, Jim DeStafney and I presented a NAMM U session on "Ten Key Strategies To Maximize eBay Sales and Profits." …
12,442 registered, up from last summer’s total of 11,498This year 438 exhibitors were on-hand, compared to the 422 who set up booths last year.103 suppliers were first-timers at…
"Seeing our members meeting on the show floor, attending NAMM U sessions, and enjoying themselves in the vibrant Nashville scene was gratifying, the optimism was palpable," says NAMM…
At over 185 years old, Vienna-based Bösendorfer is one of the oldest piano manufacturers still producing instruments to this day. The brand boasts several key distinctions: it's been…
A new Northwestern University study funded by the NAMM Foundation provides the first direct evidence that a community music program for at-risk youth has a biological effect on…
Dana B. Goods is expanding its offerings of quality micro pedals and full sized pedals to its dealers and is now the USA Exclusive Distributor of XVIVE Audio. ●Designed…
The Museum of Making Music (MoMM), a division of the NAMM Foundation, raised more than $42,000 at its annual gala benefit, which featured a powerful performance by celebrated…
On Sunday, August 10th, MMR received the following from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino:Pat Hiatt was among the leaders of band instrument repairmen in our industry who helped improve…
MMR: One of the new products to make a big splash back at Winter NAMM was Fishman’s Fluence pickup. Can you talk about the origins of the project…
I am writing having just arrived back home from Nashville and the Summer NAMM Show. If you attended, I believe you will know what the headline above is…
Casio made it a night to remember with great friends, associates, and plenty of music at Nashville's Pour House, down the street from Music City Center. Daniel Ellsworth…
Rand and Cindy Cook of Santa Fe, New Mexico's The Candyman Strings & Things receive the 2014 Dealer of the Year award from NAMM chairman Larry Morton (Hal Leonard…
While in Nashville for Summer NAMM, the Shubb Capos team receives their MMR plaque commemorating the company's first 40 years.
David Jahnke, Larry Morton, and Brad Smith at the Hal Leonard booth in Nashville.
