Founded in 1879—22 years before NAMM was formed—MMR has documented the companies, products, retailers, leaders and ideas that shape the global music products industry. This is MMR's living digital NAMM archive.
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We received the following on March 11 from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: Industry veteran and longtime friend to so many of us, Lloyd Meyer, passed away this morning. And our…
On March 10, we received the following from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: Yesterday we received the sad news that the matriarch of Ted Brown Music, Sharon Brown, passed away…
On International Women’s Day, Smart Women in Music (SWIM) is pleased to announce the group’s evolution to Women of NAMM (WON) and status as an official, all-volunteer council…
On March 4, NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino shared the following sad news: Our pal Harry Gillum passed away late last month after a courageous battle with cancer. He…
On March 4, we received the following from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorntino: Thomas Lee, the co-founder of Tom Lee Music, passed away late last month at the age…
NAMM welcomes its global retail members to be recognized for retail excellence as part of the organization’s annual Top 100 Dealer Awards.
Do you know what is in your local school district’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund plan?
The pandemic creates once-in-a-lifetime reset; momentum builds as global industry prepares to gather in-person at The 2022 NAMM Show in June As the full impact of the global…
DAS Audio of America, the North American subsidiary of Valencia, Spain-based DAS Audio, a leading manufacturer of loudspeaker systems, power amplification, and related products for the sound reinforcement…
As the full impact of the global pandemic comes into clearer focus, the NAMM Board of Directors, members, and staff have charted the path for The 2023 and…
On Thursday, June 2, ahead of the opening of The 2022 NAMM Show, retail leaders, managers and professionals from across the industry are welcomed to participate in two…
The Sound Start Foundation has announced that Terry Lewis has been named as Executive Director, following the organization’s remarkable growth over the past three years.
On 2/8/2022 Pearle Live Performance Europe and the International Federation of Musicians (FIM) announced the launch of their joint website Traveling with musical instruments in compliance with CITES rules.
Lyon & Healy Corporation has announced that Red Sound and Marconi Labs, both well-known boutique brands out of Italy, will be handing over the reins of their North…
On Thursday, January 20, NAMM’s Believe in Music opened to welcome a global contingent of professionals and music enthusiasts from more than 120 countries and territories for professional…
On January 18, 2022, at the Annual Meeting of Members of NAMM, eight new board members were elected to the organization’s Board of Directors.
In today’s world potential customers search and scrutinize even before they choose to enter your doors.
With the widely reported influx of new fretted instrument players in the past two years comes an increased need for, among other things, tuning devices.
As this year’s NAMM Foundation grant award returns the Percussion Marketing Council to pre-pandemic funding levels, the PMC/PlayDrums.com invites percussive arts leaders and organizations to apply for funding…
The countdown to Believe in Music, the online global celebration of music, is on! The full schedule for the event is now available.
