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For guitarist Mike Lawson, success comes in many forms. “First and foremost, I’m a musician. I’ll always identify first as a musician. Everything in my professional life is…
Industry veteran Dennis Houlihan passed away at his home in Long Beach, CA on September 5. He was 74. Born March 28, 1950 in Davenport, OH, Houlihan grew…
Earlier this summer, Teufel™ a respected German speaker manufacturer known for designing and engineering audio products since 1979 and FMIC launched the new ROCKSTER series of Bluetooth speakers…
It’s time! It’s time to take a moment to reflect on something that is really working, and I am not the only one who knows it. I met…
Since January of 2021, the domestic labor market has added over 14 million jobs, with the unemployment rate reaching a 50-year low at the beginning of 2024. In…
NAMM has announced its initial lineup of events and exhibits for The 2025 NAMM Show, taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center January 21–25, with events beginning on…
NAMM NeXT 2024, held July 16-17 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, was not a typical Summer NAMM Show in Nashville. It was a completely different approach to gathering…
In late June, it was announced that Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) would be exhibiting at The NAMM Show once again in January, 2025 – the first time…
Everyone who attended would agree the inaugural session of NAMM NeXT was certainly a success. In typical NAMM fashion, the attention to detail was impeccable. Now more than…
This month, I’m dedicating this space to a discussion I recently had with longtime MMR columnist and award-winning MI retailer and educator, Menzie Pittman (of Virginia’s Contemporary Music…
With a dedicated mission to empower musicians of all levels, Donner has proudly announced the official release of the Essential D1 Performance Beat Machine.
NAMM announced the conclusion of NAMM NeXT, a two-day summit with the goal to supply the music industry with insights and analysis for the future of business.
Hal Leonard is thrilled to announce a new exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with SJC Drums.
MMR attended the opening day of NAMM NeXT 2024, held July 17-18 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Nashville. Unlike a traditional Summer NAMM Show, this event took…
Pittsburgh Guitars is celebrating 45 years of “Rocking the ‘Burgh” in 2024 and we decided to sit down with former devoted customer and now owner John Bechtold to…
Applied Research and Technology, a division of Yorkville Sound, is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024. The company originally focused on the recording market, and the first ART products…
The fall semester is just around the corner. While you’re planning for “Back to School” sales and promotions, you’ll want to be sure to have plenty of one…
The NAMM Foundation is honored to welcome Ron Manus to the organization’s board of directors in the role of Secretary-Treasurer.
Summer is here and that means band camps, music classes, recitals, and concerts.
More than fifty prominent music companies, associations, and institutions globally have added their support to the "Principles for Music Creation with AI."
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) announced on June 25 that the company will be exhibiting at the NAMM Show in Anaheim this coming January -- the first return…
Summer's here (well, it's not "officially" here until June 20, but it sure feels like it already)! Family vacations, camping trips, beach-days, outdoor festivals, BBQs - what's not…
Ideal for musicians on the go – be it to an impromptu session down the street, a lesson across town, rehearsals, or outdoor gigs – today’s Portable Keyboards…
From May 17–19, the annual JBL Fest returned to New York City where part of the festivities included lighting the city’s famed Empire State Building in “JBL orange”…
