VandoJam Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Vandoren’s annual VandoJam at NAMM was a success. Once again held in the Hilton Avalon Room, the event enjoyed a fresh new format resulting in the…
Trade Regrets: Wally Pikal
On March 2nd, we got the following message from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino: Longtime music retailer Wally Pikal passed away today at the age of 90. Wally may have been…
NAMM dealer awards open
NAMM has opened this year’s nomination process for its annual Top 100 Dealer Awards. Now in its seventh year and held during the Summer NAMM Show (13th-15th July 2017) in Nashville, the awards honour music…
Submissions for 2017 Top 100 Dealer Awards Now Open
NAMM welcomes its global retail members to be recognized for their contributions to retail excellence as part of the annual Top 100 Dealer Awards. Now in its seventh year and…
Another TC director joins LunaStone
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NAMM Members to Return to Washington to Advocate for Music Education
NAMM members will return to the nation’s capital this spring for the organization’s 13th Annual Washington, D.C. Fly In for Music Education, May 22-25, 2017. As business owners and representatives,…
On-Stage Awards Dealer of the Year Award to American Musical Supply
On-Stage/TMP announced their 2016 On-Stage Dealer of the Year is American Musical Supply of Oakland, NJ. AMS is the first two-time winner of this award. On-Stage sends a special thank…
Pacpaco Crowned GC’s 28th Annual Drum-Off Winner
Guitar Center (GC) announced Mark Pacpaco from West Covina, California, as the winner of Guitar Center’s 28th Annual Drum-Off on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at the Novo in Downtown Los Angeles.…
Guitar Show confirms packed line-up
With less than two weeks to go, The Guitar Show, which returns to Birmingham’s New Bingley Hall on 25th-26th February, has confirmed its exhibitor and artist line-up. Among them, guitar…
Alfred Music Sound Innovations for Concert Band: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band
Alfred Music Sound Innovations for Concert Band: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band is a complete curriculum for beginning band students to help them grow as ensemble musicians. The series…
No Matter How You Spell It, Lutherie and MI Retail are a Good Fit
Singularity isn’t just a term used to describe the coming robot apocalypse (although we’re closer to that than you might suspect). The value of individuality in a musical instrument has…
Latin Hand Percussion
From Santana to Shakira to Marc Anthony, Prince Royce, Nicky Jam, and beyond, Latin pop music has been – and remains – a powerful and consistent (powerfully consistent? Sure –…