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On May 26, NAMM’s historian Dan Del Fiorentino sent us the following about Parham Werlein: Parham Werlein passed away earlier this month at the age of 97. Parham followed…
Heil Sound has announced the appointment of four new distributors for its line of professional microphones and headphones.
A new study from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts reveals that even a modest investment in music education, paired with a commitment from the…
KORG has taken the heart of their Brew Music campaign and created a new Happy Hour series - an intimate gear event that provides musicians with the opportunity…
On May 20, we received the following from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: Charles R. Walter, a pillar in the piano business for nearly 60 years, passed away on Friday. He…
At Summer NAMM, a plethora of professional development, networking, and business opportunities will take place over the course of three days at Nashville’s Music City Center (July 18–20).
NAMM’s Museum of Making Music (MoMM) and Friends of San Pasqual Academy have joined forces to present a show from Creedence Clearwater Revisited on Wednesday, September 25, at the Belly Up…
That the Musikmesse gathering has been going through a challenging “transitional period” for the past few years is no secret. Anyone who visited the show 10 or 15…
Listening is the musician’s currency. When something interferes with listening, it can be torture, especially for the performing artist. 50 million people in America today have reported ringing…
Let’s be honest: the music business is one made up of conversationalists and sales people. It is a marketplace of unusual buyers and sellers. As owners and managers,…
Professional audio is one of the more difficult markets to measure. Drummers buy sticks and guitarists buy strings, but at a time when every guitarist, keyboardist, drummer, and…
The Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN) has announced open submissions for their 2019 She Rocks Showcase, scheduled during the Summer NAMM conference in Nashville. Now in its sixth year, the She…
The Retail Training Summit returns to Summer NAMM (July 18-20) in Nashville as the premier one-day training opportunity for music retail businesses.
On April 15, we received the following news from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino:Rosi Johnson sent us the sad news that Gary DeShazo passed away yesterday.
Stage digital pianos differ from home digital consoles or portable digital keyboards – as you’d likely expect. Aside from differences in construction and appearance, these instruments need to…
Only 13 months after launching, Key Leaves won an award for “Best Instrument Care Tool” from School Band & Orchestra Magazine at the 2019 National Association of Music…
In late October of last year, after a long period of what appeared to be dark days for Gibson Brands (culminating with the company filing for bankruptcy in…
You could call DANSR the gateway to good wind instrument playing. Between the four business partners, the Illinois-based company has ties to Jones Double Reeds, Denis Wick, and…
This year my business, Contemporary Music Center, has achieved a milestone. We turned 30 years old. It seems like yesterday that I opened the doors to CMC. Looking…
Innovation is important, for it can help a business remain relevant in changing markets by creating new products and services.
In late March, the NAMM Foundation recognized 623 school districts in 41 states as among the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME).
Make Music Day, the annual global celebration of music occurring on the summer solstice, returns this year on Friday, June 21 with over 5,000 free outdoor concerts, music…
While China continues to fight back against its slowing economy with significant tax cuts and ambitious growth targets, a number of the country’s markets are still drawing more…
On March 26, NAMM historian Dan Del Fiorentino got in touch with sad news about the passing of violin-maker Kurt Glaesel:
