Hot Times In ‘Music City’
“Industry conditions continue to change rapidly, and this year’s Summer NAMM Show provided a unique platform for our members to better understand the impact of these changes.,” observes NAMM’s Joe…
PMC Receives NAMM Foundation Grant
The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) has once again received a generous grant from the NAMM Foundation to expand its market development programs, campaigns and events that bring percussion education to…
Music China 2016
Music China, the largest trade fair in the Asian musical instrument industry, takes center stage from October 26 – 29 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Featuring over 1,800…
Trade Regrets: Owen McPeek
Owen McPeek passed away on August 11th. Beginning in the late’60s, McPeek managed Rush’s Music in Knoxville, Tennessee for over a decade. At the time, Rush’s was a full-line MI retail…
Trade Regrets: John Craviotto
On August 9th, we received the following message from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino: John Craviotto, the founder of Craviotto Drum Company, passed away last month at the age of 69.…
How to win a Dealers’ Choice Award
Is there anything more satisfying than rocking up at the NAMM Show and having a lovely new Dealer’s Choice Award taking pride of place on your booth? Quite a few things…
Grindrod seeks investment
Amp designer and manufacturer Steve Grindrod is hoping to raise money for his latest eponymous project through online crowdfunding. Grindrod made his name as chief designer at Marshall through the…
Boot Camp is back at NAMM
The 2017 NAMM Show will open one day early for Retail Boot Camp, an intensive one-day training for music retail businesses. Held Wednesday, 18th January at the Anaheim Hilton in…
But please, no more slap bass…
If you fancy showcasing your musical chops at the next NAMM show, now is the time to apply. The US trade show, which is held in Anaheim from 19th-22nd January,…
NAMM show registration open now
Badge registration and hotel reservations are now open to NAMM members for the 2017 NAMM Show. Members should visit the badge registration page on NAMM.org to begin the process of securing…
NAMM program offers international visa help
NAMM has announced a new support program designed to encourage international visitors to attend the NAMM Show, called Visa Assist. The new program aims to offer helpful guidance for international attendees and…
NAMM Announces Visa-Assist Program
NAMM has announced Visa Assist, a new support program designed to help international members of the pro audio and music products industry attend and conduct business at the 2017 NAMM…