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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Iris and Ron Manus Discuss Morty Manus
On Thursday morning of the 2016 NAMM Show, Alfred Music's Iris and Ron shared thoughts of the recently departed -- and much missed -- Morty Manus. Watch the clip here.
Yamaha Takes Home 'Legacy Award' for Disklavier
The Yamaha team receives the Legacy Award plaque from MMR editor Christian Wissmuller for the - quite frankly incredible - Dealers' Choice Awards achievements of the company's Disklavier.
Pearl River Receives 2016 DCA
MMR's Terry Lowe hands Xiao Wei of Pearl River Piano Group with the Dealers' Choice Award for "Acoustic Piano Line of the Year" on Thursday of this year's NAMM gathering…
Godin Passion RG-4 Swamp Ash MN Bass
The newest member of the family is the Godin Passion RG-4 Swamp Ash Bass. Part of the upscale Passion series, it features 5 tuned, Synchronized Resonance Chambers interconnected inside the…
Luna Vista Eagle 12-String and Wolf Lefty
The Vista Eagle 12-string has a grand auditorium body with koa back and sides, mahogany neck and binding, an ebony fretboard, and a gloss finish. The top combines movingui, paduak,…