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News January 24, 2016

Daisy Rock Guitars at 2016 NAMM Show

Tish Ciravolo of Daisy Rock Guitars previews a new concept guitar on display in Anaheim this year. Check out what she has to say here.

MMR Staff
Jan 24, 2016
News January 24, 2016

NAMM 2016: TEC Awards winners announced

Winners in 31 technical and creative achievement categories were announced at the 31st Annual TEC Awards at NAMM. “This gathering of the music technology and pro audio world at NAMM…

MMR Staff
Jan 24, 2016
News January 24, 2016

Yamaha Dealer of the Year Award Presented at NAMM

The Keyboard division of Yamaha Corporation of America names Music Exchange “Overall Dealer of the Year” for the second year in a row at the 2016 NAMM Show. Photo (from…

MMR Staff
Jan 24, 2016
News January 23, 2016

2016 Don Johnson Award Presented at NAMM

The 2016 recipient of the Don Johnson Industry Service Award, Steve West, addresses the crowd on Saturday morning in Anaheim.  MMR's Terry Lowe and NAMM's Mary Luehrsen look on.

MMR Staff
Jan 23, 2016
News January 23, 2016

Pearl River at NAMM 2016

Pearl River's David Rooksby discusses the company's recent MMR Dealers' Choice win, the new alliance with Schimmel Pianos, and more.

MMR Staff
Jan 23, 2016
News January 22, 2016

Taylor 12-Fret Models

Taylor Guitars is adding to its revival of the 12-fret guitar with an expanded suite of 12-fret models for 2016. The design's compact playing framework blends Taylor's Grand Concert body style with…

MMR Staff
Jan 22, 2016
News January 22, 2016

Vandoren Announces 2016 Emerging Artist Competition Winners

Vandoren has announced the winners of the 2016 Emerging Artist Competition.  The Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition (or VEA) is for clarinetists and saxophonists between the ages of 18 and 23…

MMR Staff
Jan 22, 2016
News January 22, 2016

Avid and Focusrite Plan Future Collaboration at NAMM

Avid® and Focusrite have a history of industry-shaping collaborations, from the world’s first plug-ins to feature a fully skeuomorphic GUI (D2 and D3), to the original Focusrite-designed Mbox® interface that…

MMR Staff
Jan 22, 2016
News January 22, 2016

New Organization Expands Music Industry Reach

There are millions of new potential customers for music products, and a brand new association has them squarely in their sights.  More than 30 years after establishing an international alliance…

MMR Staff
Jan 22, 2016
News January 22, 2016

SABIAN Simplified Sound Kit

The SABIAN Sound Kit is a complete microphone and mixer kit designed as a simple solution to great drum sounds in a variety of scenarios. Currently drummers have to piece…

MMR Staff
Jan 22, 2016