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The NAMM Foundation is pleased to announce that it has recognized 60 college music students with the organization’s prestigious President’s Innovation Award. The annual award provides outstanding college…
Jackson announced the return of Marty Friedman back to the Jackson artist fold.
Martin will add three new models to its popular 16 Series at the 2017 Winter NAMM Show.
Milt Okun, founder of Cherry Lane Music Publishing, passed away on November 15th, at the age of 92.
The 2017 NAMM Show will be offering over 120 free sessions including business know-how strategies and tips to technical training presentations.
Excitement has been building around Guitar Center’s 28th Annual Drum-Off, the retailer’s annual search for the top undiscovered drummer. Drummers across the country began competing over three months…
KMC Music has been appointed by Ashly Audio, Audix, and Ultimate Acoustics to serve as their United States distribution partner.According to KMC Music vice president of Merchandising Roger…
Bittree has appointed longtime industry veteran Ari Baron as general manager (GM). The news was announced by Glenn Garrard, CEO.
Peavey UK has launched the new 6505 Piranha 1x8 cabinet in the UK to accompany its recently launched Micro Head.
Founder of Kanstul Music Instrument Co., Ziggy Kanstul, passed away on October 31.
Music’s age of glorious excess, the one epitomized in the hard-rock parody “This Is Spinal Tap”, or in the less-celebrated and already-cancelled HBO series “Vinyl,” has been over…
What if you stopped and talked to a stranger sporting a music logo?
I began my career delivering Lowrey organs in the summer of 1984. From the day I started I was told, “You missed it.”
I’m writing this issue’s editorial from the Music China show in Shanghai and, just as in previous years, what I’m struck by – not just at the Expo…
On October 29th, we received the following message from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino:Gary [Schireson] provided the sad news that his father passed away today. Stanley was a month shy…
The NAMM Foundation has announced that Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry will receive the prestigious Les Paul Award at its annual NAMM TEC awards.
As part of its 32nd Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards (NAMM TEC Awards), The NAMM Foundation has announced that rocker Joe Perry will receive the prestigious…
German piano giant Bechstein has opened a new US division and will be out in force at the forthcoming NAMM show.
Bechstein USA, a newly formed U.S. distribution company, will be presenting a full selection of the C. Bechstein piano line at the 2017 NAMM convention.
We received the following from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino, about Tony Capalbo passing on October 4th:
School districts and schools with an exemplary commitment to music education curriculum are encouraged to apply for a national distinction as a Best Communities for Music Education.
Manhasset Stands recently announced its acquisition of Noteworthy Music Stands of Portland, Oregon.
There has been much fretting published about what the world will look like when it’s run – as it inevitably will be – by members of the Millennial…
