Yamaha Dealer of the Year Award Presented at NAMM
The Keyboard division of Yamaha Corporation of America names Music Exchange “Overall Dealer of the Year” for the second year in a row at the 2016 NAMM Show. Photo (from…
2016 Don Johnson Award Presented at NAMM
The 2016 recipient of the Don Johnson Industry Service Award, Steve West, addresses the crowd on Saturday morning in Anaheim. MMR‘s Terry Lowe and NAMM‘s Mary Luehrsen look on.
Pearl River at NAMM 2016
Pearl River’s David Rooksby discusses the company’s recent MMR Dealers’ Choice win, the new alliance with Schimmel Pianos, and more.
Taylor 12-Fret Models
Taylor Guitars is adding to its revival of the 12-fret guitar with an expanded suite of 12-fret models for 2016. The design’s compact playing framework blends Taylor’s Grand Concert body style with…
Avid and Focusrite Plan Future Collaboration at NAMM
Avid® and Focusrite have a history of industry-shaping collaborations, from the world’s first plug-ins to feature a fully skeuomorphic GUI (D2 and D3), to the original Focusrite-designed Mbox® interface that…
Iris and Ron Manus Discuss Morty Manus
On Thursday morning of the 2016 NAMM Show, Alfred Music‘s Iris and Ron shared thoughts of the recently departed — and much missed — Morty Manus. Watch the clip here.
Pearl River Receives 2016 DCA
MMR‘s Terry Lowe hands Xiao Wei of Pearl River Piano Group with the Dealers’ Choice Award for “Acoustic Piano Line of the Year” on Thursday of this year’s NAMM gathering…
IMS BLOWiT
BLOWiT Fans are low-profile and can clamp onto drum hardware or microphone stands. One model includes a built-in drum stick holder and is currently on tour with some of the most…
NYC Preview of Yamaha Instruments to Debut at 2016 NAMM
On Tuesday, January 12th, Yamaha hosted a special gathering at Yamaha Artist Services on 5th Avenue in NYC to preview four innovative instrument lines. The company’s YEV electronic violin, Disklavier ENSPIRE,…
NAMM Foundation Presents Sesame Street Makes Music App
Create a new generation of music makers in your community with the new Sesame Street Makes Music app. The app exposes kids to musical instruments and allows them to play…
Bob Moog Foundation Features Vintage Synths and Rare Prototypes at NAMM
Continuing its multi-year effort to provide access to historic modular synthesizers at the Winter NAMM show, this year the Bob Moog Foundation will feature an original 1967 R.A. Moog modular…
NAMM 2016: Move into wireless audio leads Roland charge
Roland goes into this year’s NAMM with its usual plethora of product announcements, which includes the new Blue Cube Hot guitar amp, a new compact digital piano and a sideways…