The Front End – Audio Interface Sales Remain Ascendant
Home recording enthusiasts, professional recording engineers, like sound reinforcement engineers, podcasters, streamers, DJs, gamers – it’d almost be easier to list the types of professions and personal passions that don’t…
‘More than Just a Music Store’ – Five Star Guitars at 25
2023 represents the quarter-century mark for celebrated Beaverton, Oregon MI retailer, Five Star Guitars. For 25 years, the dedicated employees at this store have supplied their loyal customer base with…
NAMM Delegation Advocates for Equity and Access to Music and Arts Education
Tom Sumner (NAMM Chair and Yamaha Corporation of America President), Chris White (NAMM Vice Chair and White House of Music, Inc. President and CEO), Whitney Brown Grisaffi (NAMM Secretary and…
The NAMM Foundation Announces 25th Year of Best Communities for Music Education Program
For the past 25 years, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation has celebrated communities throughout the country by honoring schools and their districts with The NAMM Foundation’s Best…
Dean Guitars and ddrum Title Sponsor Metal Allegiance 10th Anniversary Concert at NAMM 2024
Dean Guitars and ddrum announce sponsorship of the Metal Allegiance 10th Anniversary concert at NAMM in January. Launched a decade ago as a collective of heavy metal titans celebrating the…
PMC Announces NAMM Foundation Support for 2023-2024 Programming
The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) is gearing up to encourage even more people to play and learn drums with support from the NAMM Foundation. This year’s NAMM grant helps PMC…
IBC-Music at 30: Iain Wilson on Three Decades of MI ‘Matchmaking’
For the past 30 years, Belfast-based IBC-Music has been a globally recognized MI sourcing partner, working with brands, distributors, retailers, and suppliers. Providing well regarded consultancy services in international sales,…
‘We’re in Good Shape, But the Shape is a Bit Different’: The State of the DJ Market – in Particular Multi-Channel Mixers – in 2023
The larger DJ Market was one that – understandably – took a sizable hit during pandemic-related shutdowns and subsequent supply chain challenges. As live gatherings continue to rebound and production…
And They’re Off!
Even though it certainly still feels like summer in much of the country (It’s 81 degrees in Boston as I type this on what is, according to the calendar, very…
NEW beyerdynamic M Series Mic Lineup
beyerdynamic – the preferred audio brand for live music and studio professionals globally – announced that its updated M Series microphones that were first debuted at NAMM 2023, are now…
NAMM Goodwill Tour
Peter Heath, Managing Director, PLASA; John Mlynczak (President & CEO of NAMM) Rosa Estevez (Deputy Director – Digital, Education, Creative and Sports, Admiralty House, Whitehall); Phil Patterson (Sector…
Trade Regrets: Sammy Ash
Sammy Ash is handed the 2019 MMR Don Johnson Industry Service Award by MMR executive editor Christian Wissmuller Sammy Ash, longtime COO of Sam Ash Music, the largest family-owned music…