NAMM Urges Members to Contact Congress to Support Critical Live Event Industry Relief
NAMM is issuing an urgent call-to-action to all industry professionals to contact their Members of Congress NOW to support the RESTART Act (S.3814). The bill would provide provisions for the…
2021 Winter NAMM Show Cancelled, NAMM Announces Believe in Music Week
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with the health and safety of NAMM members as the first priority, NAMM is reimagining how to connect all facets of the industry while benefiting…
LPD Music Names Evan Vallis National Sales Manager
LPD Music has announced that Evan Vallis has joined the LPD team as their National Sales Manager. Aside from him being a family member with a vested interest in LPD’s…
Pending Federal COVID Relief: HEROES and HEALS Acts, Education Stabilization Fund, and More
On Thursday, July 30, the NAMM Public Affairs and Government Relations department will offer a webinar to review pending federal COVID relief for all facets of the industry. The program will cover the proposed…
Meet Mr. Mike: The Master of Student Retention
I have written on student retention before, but what better time to revisit that topic then when everything in our industry is being reconsidered and revamped? I believe tomorrow’s rules…
MI Business Centennials Share Stories
Artem Beliaikin from Pexels The Lennon & McCartney song, “When I’m 64” is apropos to the current COVID environment. We are all trying to determine if our customers still need…
Who’s Deserving in 2020?
For many of us, each and every day for the past many months is altogether too similar to the days that preceded it – a gloomy, goth re-boot of “Groundhog…
Walden Guitars Now Distributed in U.S. by KHS America
After several years of absence from the market, Walden Guitars were re-introduced at the 2020 NAMM show this past January, and will be distributed in the United States by KHS…
Trade Regrets: Phyllis Fender
On July 23 NAMM‘s Dan Del Fiorentino shared the following sad news: Our dear Phyllis Fender passed away yesterday in her home in Fullerton, California, not far from the factory where…
Christian Martin IV to Step Down as CEO/President of C.F. Martin & Co.
On July 16, C.F. Martin & Co. Inc. announced that Christian Martin IV has decided that, at the conclusion of his NAMM Chairmanship in July 2021, he will step into…
FMIC’s Billy Martinez
The “Ukulele Craze” that began back in 2007, and which many predicted would be a short-lived fad, never really went away. These days, with more folks staying at home in…
Santa Monica Music: Their Story Could be Your Story
What could be worse for any business to experience than the pandemic? Lately, when you visit the websites of most music stores, you will see a pinned notice that pertains…