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IMS Technologies Raffling Off New Speakers at Winter NAMM

IMS Technologies will be raffling off a pair of Christopher CS-1 referencing speakers at the Winter NAMM Show. Joshua Eagan, Christopher Speakers' director of sales and artist development, is…

Browne to Receive NAMM honour

The NAMM Foundation has announced that singer-songwriter Jackson Browne will receive the prestigious Les Paul Innovation Award at the 33rd Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards (NAMM…

Pensado's Place To Host First NAMM JAM in January

Pensado's Place, the hour-long weekly web series co-hosted by legendary mix engineer Dave Pensado and show creator, Herb Trawick, will host the first-ever Pensado's NAMM JAM at The 2018 NAMM Show in…

AES@NAMM Training Schedule Available

The schedule for the AES@NAMM: Pro Sound Symposium: Live & Studio is now available, featuring session topics like live-sound mixing consoles, system measurements and optimization, studio environments, wireless systems,…

Cordoba readies NAMM launches

Cordoba has revealed a clutch of new models which will be showcased at the upcoming NAMM show next month.

Gravity Looks for Stand Out With NAMM Launches

Adam Hall Group’s Gravity brand is pushing the LTS 01 B tabletop holder for laptops and controllers used in DJ’ing and music production at the forthcoming Winter NAMM…

NAMM Books TEC Awards Host

The NAMM Foundation has booked comedian Demetri Martin as host of the 33rd Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards (NAMM TEC Awards), taking place on Saturday January 27th…

The NAMM Foundation Announces Schedule of Events for Winter 2018

The NAMM Foundation has announced different opportunities for college music students and faculty, music educators and administrators, emerging professionals and nonprofit leaders, and advocates to advance their networks and…

The Real Value in Telling a True Story

Anyone who reads MMR’s “Small Business Matters” already knows that I believe a special and unique character trait about the music industry is that our industry produces the…

Giannini Guitars Donates to IMS Technologies

Flavio Giannini, Riccardo Recchi, and Robert Landis of Giannini Guitars have donated two Craviolas to IMS Technologies in order to help IMS’ efforts with its cancer fundraiser “Giving Shelter.”

Joe Lovano To Visit Dakota Saxophone Booth at NAMM

Saxophonist Joe Lovano will be appearing at the Dakota Saxophone booth (8933) during Winter NAMM on Saturday and Sunday (January 27 and 28) from 12 p.m. to 5.pm. to…

Vandoren Announces VandoJam Lineup for NAMM

Vandoren has announced that they will be bringing back the same format for the 2018 NAMM VandoJam, featuring mainstays Jerry Vivino and Eric Marienthal, as well as Chicago saxophonist…

Registration Open for AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium

Registration is now open for the inaugural AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium: Live & Studio, a unique education and training program from the Audio Engineering Society targeted at working professionals…

The Sound of Money: Hello!

My wife and I enjoy cruising. During meals, we are usually seated with new acquaintances. As so often is the case, the “What do you do?” question will…