NAMM Coverage · Dec 28, 2014
Trade Regrets: Hugh Goldsmith
In 1937, Hugh Goldsmith was hired by the Mason-Risch Piano Company of Canada when he was still a teenager. After enlisting in the Canadian Air Force to serve in…
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NAMM Coverage · Dec 16, 2014
Korg USA to Distribute Dean Markley
Korg USA announced that they will be the exclusive U.S. distributor of Dean Markley’s exceptional line of guitar strings, pickups, picks and polishing accessories. Dean Markey joins Korg’s…
NAMM Coverage · Dec 13, 2014
Slash to Receive Les Paul Award at NAMM TEC Awards
Iconic guitarist Slash will receive the prestigious Les Paul Award during the 30th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, to be held Saturday, January 24 in Anaheim,…
NAMM Coverage · Dec 13, 2014
Trade Regrets: Frank Green
Frank Green opened Music for Everyone in Southern California in 1959. He began working in the music industry some 12 years earlier as student enroller in an accordion…
NAMM Coverage · Dec 13, 2014
Trade Regrets: William Kent
William Kent, who along with his late brother, Ed, formed the Kent Drum Company, passed away in his Buffalo, New York area home at the age of 99…
NAMM Coverage · Dec 13, 2014
Trade Regrets: Vern Schafer
Vern Schafer, founder of Colton Pianos and president of Schafer Piano Movers, passed away on December 8.As a teenager, Schafer joined the family business, Schafer Piano Movers, and…
NAMM Coverage · Dec 9, 2014
Beatcan.com Retains VittekPR as AOR
Music library newcomer, Beatcan.com has retained VittekPR to oversee their public relations and social media efforts in 2015. Beatcan.com is a first stop, royalty free audio solution for every…
NAMM Coverage · Dec 5, 2014
Social Climbing
Social media – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, et cetera – has drastically reshaped the way that individuals, organizations, and companies interact with one another in a remarkably short…
NAMM Coverage · Dec 5, 2014
Succeed at That Which You Do Well
In late October of this year, the U.S. government ceased qualitative easing (QE), a program which had involved the Federal Reserve purchasing government bonds to the tune of…
NAMM Coverage · Nov 24, 2014
San Diego’s Greene Music CEO to Retire After 60 years
Mike Greene, the longtime owner of San Diego’s Greene Music, is effectively retiring in January, having sold the music store that bears his family name—to Music Exchange, a highly-successful,…
NAMM Coverage · Nov 17, 2014
2015 Best Communities for Music Education Survey Now Open
Schools and districts across the country are invited to participate in the NAMM Foundation’s 2015 Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) survey. The BCME program applauds community efforts…
NAMM Coverage · Nov 16, 2014
Craigie Zildjian to be honored at Winter NAMM She Rocks Awards
Avedis Zildjian Company announced that CEO Craigie Zildjian will be honored by the Women’s International Music Network at this year’s She Rocks Awards taking place during the 2015…
NAMM Coverage · Nov 15, 2014
NAMM Foundation Increases Access to Top Youth Arts Programs
The NAMM Foundation is empowering life-enriching, after-school arts programs through a new partnership with the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program (NAHYP) Awards. During a White House ceremony…
NAMM Coverage · Nov 15, 2014
Trade Regrets: Larry Moody
Larry Moody, past president of the Gemeinhart Flute Company, passed away on October 18th.Moody began his career in the music industry as a retailer working for Ziggy Coyle…
NAMM Coverage · Nov 10, 2014
2015 NAMM U Lineup
One hundred and twenty-five educational sessions infuse insights and inspiration into the 2015 NAMM Show, January 22-25, 2015. Members attending the show have access to a supercharged lineup…
NAMM Coverage · Nov 7, 2014
Foster Family Music Center to Close
After 30 years of serving the Mississippi Valley region, the Foster family will turn their energies towards personal pursuits and close their 8,000 square foot store on December…
NAMM Coverage · Nov 6, 2014
Keep it Together - Key Ligature Suppliers Chime in on the Trends of the Day
It seems simple enough, right? Single-reed woodwinds need something to keep the reed attached to the mouthpiece in order to produce sound. String, shoelaces, wire, and even tape…
NAMM Coverage · Nov 6, 2014
Music China 2014 - Annual Gathering was the Largest in Show’s History
Music China 2014 took place October 8 – 11 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. This year’s gathering saw increased numbers across the board, with more than…
NAMM Coverage · Nov 6, 2014
DANSR’s Mike Skinner
In the 10 years since Mike Skinner, Greg Greime, and Bill Gray founded Illinois-based DANSR Inc., the company has emerged as one of the major players in the…
NAMM Coverage · Nov 5, 2014
Registration Open for 2015 NAMM Show
Registration opened on October 1, 2014 for NAMM members planning to attend the 2015 NAMM Show. The world’s largest trade-only event for the music products industry returns to…
NAMM Coverage · Nov 1, 2014
Trade Regrets: Al C. Rinaldi
Legendary Philadelphia-based piano retailer Al Rinaldi passed away on October 30th, 2014.The first-ever recipient of the Steinway Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012, Rinaldi was actually turned down when…
NAMM Coverage · Oct 28, 2014
Trade Regrets: Patrick Stansfield
Patrick Stansfield, 70, tour manager for Neil Diamond, the Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Grateful Dead, Santana, Tina Turner, and scores of others, passed in…
NAMM Coverage · Oct 22, 2014
Trade Regrets: Stanley Jay
On Wednesday, October 22, MMR was inundated with emails from individuals sharing the sad news that noted guitar/fretted instrument expert and dealer Stanley Jay had passed away.In 1971, along with…
NAMM Coverage · Oct 20, 2014
Trade Regrets: Paul Craft
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Paul Craft passed away this past Saturday at the age of 76.Prior to hitting his stride as a songwriter, he ran Paul Craft’s…