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Yamaha
Yamaha company profile, products, leadership and news coverage from MMR, the music products industry publication founded in 1879.
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Working for All of Washington: Ted Brown Music Remains an MI Stalwart of the Northwest
If you ever try to explain the Washington state music scene, make sure to include Ted Brown Music in the mix. Amongst all the churches, youth groups, schools,…
The NAMM Foundation Joins Over 50 Organizations to Support Arts Education as Essential for Students During COVID-19 Pandemic and into the Future
As policymakers plan for school reopening in the fall, the NAMM Foundation has joined over 50 national music and arts organizations in a statement that supports an arts…
Line 6 Shares New Safety Information Regarding Relay G10T Transmitters
Today (May 7), MMR received a safety notice from Line 6 regarding safety information for their Relay G10T Transmitter.
Yamaha Names Larrimore Senior Director of Combo Channel Sales
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) has announced that Reed Larrimore has been promoted to senior director of Combo Channel Sales.
Trade Regrets: Ed Boyer
On April 9, we received the following from NASMD: Today is a sad day for our school music community as we share news that Yamaha's Ed Boyer passed…
Single Danley SM100 Provides Clear Audio for Grace Primitive Church
AV integration firm Sound and Communications (SoundCOM) of Flowood, Mississippi solved Grace Primitive’s intelligibility problems by designing and installing a new sound reinforcement system led by a single,…
Partnered for Success: In Indiana, Maxwell’s House of Music embraces a more modern business approach
Adaptation – it’s that word that gets tossed around almost incessantly in the business world when decades-old companies dish on their keys to longevity. And when the going…
Black Friday Came Early to Schmidt’s Music
Best practices – whenever they’re enacted – are worth examining and learning from, whatever time of year. With that in mind, we’re turning back the clock and taking…
How Rehearsal Studios Can Boost MI Retail
As music recording began moving into the DIY realm 30-some-odd years ago, MI retail responded by establishing its own footprint in that category.
The New MIDI 2.0 Creates MI Retail Opportunities
When MIDI – Musical Instrument Digital Interface – first came on the scene in 1983, it ushered in a revolution that essentially merged the ideas of musical instruments…
Yamaha Shares Corrective Action For Line 6 Relay G10 Wireless Products
Yamaha Guitar Group (YGG) today announced corrective action required for its Line 6 Relay G10 family of products.
COVID-19: I Saw the Movie - I Know it Ends Happy, yet I Still Cry in the Middle
Covid-19 virus. What could the Covid-19 virus mean for MI retailers? I spoke to two MI retailers who chimed in.
On the Road Again: Acoustic Travel Guitars Take Off
Small-scale acoustic travel guitars are physically smaller and lighter instruments, but still generally with a full – or nearly full – scale length. The appeal of these guitars…
‘Silent is the New Loud’: Hearsafe Technologies and Other Partners Bring Silent Stage Solutions to Musikmesse
Clean sound on the stage, less stress on the ear – and, at the end of the day, a better performance by the band. In a new special…
Yamaha Wins Four Emmys For 'World Without Music'
Yamaha Entertainment Group of America recently won four Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards for its short film “World Without Music.”
Winners of 2020 Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition Named
Eleven exceptional musicians have been named the winners of the 2020 Yamaha Young Performing Artists (YYPA) Competition presented by Yamaha Corporation of America.
Meyer Music’s 'Band of Angels' Raises Over $80,000 for Music Education
Meyer Music and Fox 4 TV in Kansas City hosted their 9th annual Band of Angels Heart Strings Gala on February 1.
Yamaha Names Piano ‘Dealer of the Year’ Honorees
Yamaha Corporation of America has announced its 2019 piano “Dealer of the Year” awards, which recognize exceptional retailers nationally and in five U.S. regions, as well as for…
The 2020 NAMM Show
Over 2,000 exhibitors representing 7,000 brands were visited by 115,888 attendees (roughly in keeping with 2019’s tally of 115,301).
Drumming Up History: The Percussion Marketing Council Celebrates 25 Years of Advocacy
For decades, the Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) has heralded May as International Drum Month, but for 2020, the PMC is taking their plans farther than ever before.
CHAUVET Professional Creates Tour Looks On NAMM’s Grand Plaza Stage
Endowing the stage with brightness and color to give it a tour-like feel for the 100,000 or so show attendees was a powerful rig supplied by 4Wall Entertainment…
35th Annual NAMM TEC Awards
Winners in 23 technical and eight creative excellence categories were announced at the 35th Annual NAMM TEC AWARDS, Saturday, January 18, from the global NAMM Show in Anaheim, California.
'Yamaha All-Star Concert on the Grand 2020'
On Friday, January 17 Yamaha kicked off one of the premier events of the NAMM Show: the "Yamaha All-Star Concert on the Grand 2020," a multi-media extravaganza for…
JodyJazz, Inc. Acquires E. Rousseau Music Products
JodyJazz, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Rousseau Music Products, producer of the world-renowned E. Rousseau range of saxophone mouthpieces and ligatures.
Intermediate and Professional Chimes from Yamaha
The Yamaha YCH-6018 Intermediate Chimes and YCH-7018 Professional Chimes were completely redesigned to deliver rich, fundamental tones and luxurious sustain.
Yamaha’s YC61 Stage Keyboard
The YC61 Stage Keyboard from Yamaha is a new organ-focused instrument combining the sought-after organ sounds of popular music with the sonic versatility and real-time control today’s keyboardists…
The NAMM Foundation Gifts Anaheim Elementary School District with Donation to Expand Music Making Program
On January 14, The NAMM Foundation and NAMM member companies presented the Horace Mann Elementary School in Anaheim, California with a monetary donation and musical instruction as part…
NAMM's Joe Lamond: ‘Advancing Music Education is the Right Thing to Do’
In many ways he’s the face of the MI industry – and, ever-smiling, Joe Lamond’s is a face nearly all of us see at each NAMM Show and…
Going Flat Out: EH and BH Clarinets
Two of the most common and popular types of clarinets are the EH and BH clarinet. This is largely due to the fact that both are transposing instruments,…