NAMM Coverage · Apr 21, 2015
Celebrate Make Music Day on June 21
Music will fill the air on Make Music Day, June 21, as people take music into the streets, parks and plazas of 700 cities across 120 countries. Make…
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NAMM Coverage · Apr 20, 2015
2015 NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia
Russia’s only international music-trade exhibition and its biggest international trade fair for event production technology expands product platforms and professional development opportunities as the show returns to Moscow’s…
NAMM Coverage · Apr 13, 2015
ESP Guitars at 40
In the 1970s, Japan had the world’s third-largest gross national product. The country was experiencing an economic boom, driven by an increase in exports. Right around this time,…
NAMM Coverage · Apr 13, 2015
Trade Regrets: Denver Spence
On April 12, MMR received the following from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino:Denver Spence joined the music industry in 1968 after having been involved with his school marching bands…
NAMM Coverage · Apr 9, 2015
OMG Turns 25
On OMG Music’s homepage, the following is emblazoned in big, white, bold lettering: “Delivering the most respected names in music retail accessories, all at manufacturer direct pricing, since…
NAMM Coverage · Apr 9, 2015
Why Trade Shows Matter
In the summer of 2013 the Music Industries Association of Canada (MIAC) canceled its scheduled September trade show and closed its doors. A forty-one year old fraternity of…
NAMM Coverage · Apr 9, 2015
Five Things You Must Know About Instagram
Instagram has exploded in popularity in recent years and can represent an amazing opportunity for your business. But before you jump on the bandwagon, there are some things…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 22, 2015
Trade Regrets: Layton V. Rawlins
Layton V. Rawlins was the founder of Rawlins Piano Company in Southern California and a veteran of the piano industry. Rawlins witnessed many of the biggest changes within…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 17, 2015
Hosa Names Audio Geer Rep of the Year
Hosa Technology is pleased to announce that it has named Audio Geer as its 2014 Rep of the Year award winner. This year’s winner is recognized for exceptional performance…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 17, 2015
Bass Guitar Suppliers Discuss The Market
As March is one of MMR’s two annual “fretted” issues, we figured we’d turn our attention towards a segment of the overall market that we haven’t explored in…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 17, 2015
NAMM Standards: Setting the Standard – Literally!
Adopting, adapting to, and competing with online commerce has been one of the major hurdles facing traditional brick–and–mortar retailers since the ‘90s. The NAMM Standards committee is comprised…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 16, 2015
Yamaha Releases The Custom CSVR Clarinets
The clarinet as an instrument has roots dating all the way back to Ancient Greece, Egypt, the Middle East, and Europe since the Middle Ages. Back then, they…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 16, 2015
2015 NAMM Top 100 Dealer Awards
NAMM invites music product retailers worldwide to stand up and take a bow as the fifth annual Top 100 Dealer Awards nominations open. Retailers can now enter in…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 16, 2015
People Doing Interesting, Creative, and Strange Things…
The release of Avid’s Pro Tools First, a free version of the widely used recording platform (also mentioned in Dan Daley’s “The Last Word” column this month) at…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 12, 2015
2015 NAMM Best & Worst of Show Awards
Best Intimate Musical GatheringTo say that MMR president/publisher Terry Lowe enjoyed Wednesday night’s D’Addario-hosted Jackson Browne performance at L.A.’s Swing House Studios might be an understatement: “Simply fantastic.…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 11, 2015
European Beat: Peavey Finds a Safe Pair of Hands
The answer to last month’s quiz question as to whom, if anyone, would take on the Peavey brand in the UK was Barnes & Mullins, which revealed the…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 11, 2015
Eight new NAMM Board Members Elected
At its Annual Meeting of Members, held January 24 in Anaheim, NAMM named eight new music industry professionals to its board of directors. The NAMM Board provides leadership,…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 11, 2015
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak at NAMM Breakfast
Saturday morning at the Anaheim Hilton, Pacific Ballroom. The lights go out. A clip of The Big Bang Theory, Season 4, Episode 65, begins playing on every screen…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 11, 2015
2015 NAMM Show – Optimism Translates Into Investment
"Trying to assess and sum up the collective experience of the global industry is difficult at best, but it sure seemed to me that the vast majority of…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 11, 2015
Effects: DigiTech – Revamped, Re-focused, and Ready to Make History. Again.
In an issue where we turn the spotlight towards stompbox effects pedals, it made sense to check in with one of the organizations synonymous with such product, DigiTech.Recently…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 11, 2015
Inventory Management: Effective Inventory Control Leads to Increased Profits
No matter the industry or the size of your store, inventory control is often an enormous struggle for retailers. If you are under-stocked, you may lose sales, but…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 11, 2015
35 Years of Jupiter
KHS was founded in 1930, and fifty years later, Jupiter Band Instruments was born. It has been 35 years since Jupiter Band Instruments’ initial inception, and really the…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 11, 2015
Brian Ball Steps Into the Role he Was Born For
In life, few people get to live their “ultimate dream job,” but Brian Ball can now count himself as one of the lucky ones. Company CEO Sterling Ball…
NAMM Coverage · Mar 9, 2015
Congressman Royce Meets with Yamaha
U.S. Representative Ed Royce (R-Fullerton) met with Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) senior management on a number of common-interest topics, including west coast port labor negotiations and the…