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The Guitar Show 2024 Set For Biggest Event Yet
The Guitar Show – the UK’s largest guitar event – returns to Birmingham’s Cranmore Park venue on 2 and 3 March and is set to feature its biggest ever…
Market Profile: Greater Los Angeles - MI in the City of Angels
The second largest metropolitan area in the United States, Greater Los Angeles is also home to some of the world’s most significant suppliers of musical instruments and gear.
Live Wires: MI Retailers on Instrument Cable Sales in 2024
With over 65 percent (66.7%) of participating dealers in this month’s survey reporting sales level with those from last winter, ¼” instrument cables would seem to be –…
She Rocks Announces 2024 Honorees
The Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN) reveals Debbie Gibson, Laura Karpman, Britt Lightning, Kelsy Karter, and Sylvia Massy as the first announced honorees at the upcoming 2024…
Stringjoy – ‘We Ended Up Finding a Lot of Ways to Make Strings Better'
It is not often in the world of “MI” that one gets to see a dynamic, successful startup in a traditional product line like guitar strings.
Guitar Center Celebrates International Guitar Month with the Greatest Guitar Event on Earth
Guitar Center is celebrating International Guitar Month, an annual occasion, with its twice-yearly sale Guitar-a-Thon, which will feature exclusive products, contests and services; special deals from Fender, Gibson,…
Lord Finesse to Open the TEC Experience at The 2023 NAMM Show
Lord Finesse, legendary artist, producer extraordinaire, and member of the iconic hip-hop crew Diggin' In The Crates (D.I.T.C.), will open The TEC Experience at The 2023 NAMM Show,…
Hip-Hop Pioneer GrandMixer DXT to be Presented with the Hip-Hop Innovator Award at NAMM's TEC Experience
GrandMixer DXT, uniquely dubbed the world's first "Turntablist," will be presented with the Hip-Hop Innovator Award at the TEC Experience on Thursday, April 13, at The 2023 NAMM…
John Fogerty to Be Honored With the Music for Life Award at The 2023 NAMM Show
GRAMMY® winner, composer, and musician John Fogerty will be presented with the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) “Music for Life” award at The 2023 NAMM Show on…
Hip-Hop Legend Chuck D to Receive The Impact Music & Culture Award at The 2023 NAMM Show
Chuck D, the legendary leader and founder of rap group Public Enemy, social activist, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement Award winner, will be honored…
Loud and Clear: Electric Guitar Strings Ring True in 2023
Higher prices, more eco-friendly packaging, and heavier gauge strings favored by the metal crowd (see our cover feature on extended range guitars) seem to be the biggest trends…
Heavy Duty: Extended Range Guitars Connecting With More Players
While traditionally associated with the more extreme shredding involved with heavy metal and hard rock, extended range guitars have been gaining in popularity even with players of other…
NAMM’s Annual Meeting of the Members Welcomes Eight New Board Members
On January 24, at the Annual Meeting of Members of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), eight new board members were elected to the organization’s Board of…
Professional Development Sessions to Bring the Future Into Focus at The 2023 NAMM Show
The 2023 NAMM Show will offer established and emerging professionals in the music products, pro audio, and entertainment technology segments a suite of 200-plus professional development sessions.
Bad Cat Adds Seasoned New Hires to their Team
Bad Cat has announced the following new hires and position appointments to its core team: Peter Arends as Chief Executive Officer, Jon Bingham as Director of Sales and…
Positive Grid x Liquid Death Team Up for a Dangerously Refreshing NAMM Show Giveaway
Positive Grid and Liquid Death invite guitarists to satisfy their thirst – and their tone – at the 2022 NAMM Show.
Strapped In: Guitar & Bass Strap Sales in 2022
With the robust sales of fretted instruments that began during lockdown, it’s perhaps not especially surprising that guitar and bass straps are also moving at a healthy clip.
Women of NAMM Announce Scholarship Recipients
Women of NAMM (WON) is pleased to announce six recipients of its annual NAMM Show scholarship: Hailey Canfield, Dietze Music; Alia DiLullo, Gator Co.; Tamara Freethy, Cosmo Music;…
Future-Focused Ideas to Fuel Opportunities and Business-Enriching Strategies Announced for The 2022 NAMM Show
The 2022 NAMM Show is announcing more than 150 sessions for established and emerging professionals in the music products, pro audio, and entertainment technology segments.
Smooth Operators: Coated Guitar & Bass Strings
With only seven percent of participants in this month’s dealer survey on the topic of coated guitar and bass strings reporting sales trending downwards, things are looking pretty…
SWIM and NAMM Become WON: Women of NAMM
On International Women’s Day, Smart Women in Music (SWIM) is pleased to announce the group’s evolution to Women of NAMM (WON) and status as an official, all-volunteer council…
Celebrating Retail Excellence: Submissions for The Top 100 Awards is Now Open
NAMM welcomes its global retail members to be recognized for retail excellence as part of the organization’s annual Top 100 Dealer Awards.