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Effective immediately, the German cable manufacturer Cordial assigns overall responsibility for distributing their cable products for the MI sector in the USA to Davitt & Hanser.
The National Association of Music Merchants’ (NAMM) Museum of Making Music (MoMM) announces its Annual “Play it Forward” Gala, which will take place Saturday, September 17, 6:30 –…
The 2016 MMR Dealers' Choice Awards call for nominations page is now open.
The NAMM Oral History program celebrated a milestone this week - the release of the program’s 3,000th interview.
NAMM/Musikmesse Russia returns to Moscow’s Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre, 15th-18th September, 2016.
NAMM Musikmesse Russia, an international fair for musical instruments, sheet music, music production and music business connections, and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia, an international fair of technologies…
Promos are nice, but relationships reap the rewards.
When attendees and exhibitors walked onto the show floor at NAMM in Nashville on that Thursday, they saw a summer show that continues to expand and look healthier…
Retailers often say they want their customers to be “100 percent satisfied.” But, really, that’s not enough to make customers loyal – loyal to the point of exclusivity,…
“Industry conditions continue to change rapidly, and this year’s Summer NAMM Show provided a unique platform for our members to better understand the impact of these changes.,” observes…
The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) has once again received a generous grant from the NAMM Foundation to expand its market development programs, campaigns and events that bring percussion…
Music China, the largest trade fair in the Asian musical instrument industry, takes center stage from October 26 – 29 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
Owen McPeek passed away on August 11th. Beginning in the late’60s, McPeek managed Rush’s Music in Knoxville, Tennessee for over a decade.
On August 9th, we received the following message from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino:John Craviotto, the founder of Craviotto Drum Company, passed away last month at the age of…
Is there anything more satisfying than rocking up at the NAMM Show and having a lovely new Dealer’s Choice Award taking pride of place on your booth? Quite a…
Amp designer and manufacturer Steve Grindrod is hoping to raise money for his latest eponymous project through online crowdfunding.
The 2017 NAMM Show will open one day early for Retail Boot Camp, an intensive one-day training for music retail businesses.
If you fancy showcasing your musical chops at the next NAMM show, now is the time to apply.
Badge registration and hotel reservations are now open to NAMM members for the 2017 NAMM Show.
NAMM has announced a new support program designed to encourage international visitors to attend the NAMM Show, called Visa Assist.
NAMM has announced Visa Assist, a new support program designed to help international members of the pro audio and music products industry attend and conduct business at the…
We got together a number of guitar and bass FX pedal suppliers to discuss the current state of the market.
Daisy Rock Girl Guitars, the pioneering line of guitars aimed exclusively at the female market, has signed a new global licensing agreement with KMC Music.
Guitar and bass FX pedal suppliers discuss the market.Now available in a multitude of sizes and configurations, providing innumerable options for sound manipulation, effects pedals – “stompboxes” – are part…
