Trade Regrets: Jim Dunlop
On February 7, we received the following sad news from NAMM‘s Dan Del Fiorentino: Jim Dunlop passed away last night, ending a very special era in music. He started the Dunlop…
Hal Leonard Honors Centerstream
Hal Leonard honored one of its longest-standing distribution partners at the 2019 NAMM Show. Hal Leonard chairman and CEO Keith Mardak presented Centerstream president Ron Middlebrook with a plaque commemorating…
Best in Show win for Rockboard
Warwick picked up a Best in Show Award in the accessories category at this year’s Winter NAMM for the RockBoard range. New announcements in the line-up included: New RockBoard Mini Board Duo…
Original Gigbag Co. Launches Coda Range
The Korg USA stand at NAMM saw the international launch of the new Coda series 40mm padded gigbags from Britain’s Original Gigbag Company. Coda gigbags are claimed to have the…
Smart Women in Music Announce Summer NAMM Scholarship Opportunity for Emerging Leaders
At the “Women@NAMM presents The SWIM (Smart Women in Music) Fund” networking event last week, the chairs of the SWIM Fund announced a scholarship opportunity for six emerging female leaders…
JodyJazz Honors P. Mauriat Music with Top Global Customer Award
Kenny Chang, Assistant of VP/P. Mauriat Music, Yao Hsieh, Export Manager/P. Mauriat Music, Alex Hsieh, President/P. Mauriat Music, Jody Espina, President/JodyJazz Inc., Colin Schofield, VP Sales & Marketing/JodyJazz Inc. At…
PRS Guitars Celebrates Growth at 2019 NAMM Show
PRS Guitars celebrated significant growth at this year’s Winter NAMM Show, which was held January 24-27 in Anaheim, California. With special guests like Carlos Santana and a packed booth, PRS…
Roland and BOSS Present Fourth Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards
Jun-ichi Miki, Roland Corporation CEO and representative director; DJ Pierre; Dolores Smith-Kitchen and Maurice Kitchen (mother and uncle of DJ Spank, respectively, who received award for DJ Spank posthumously); and…
La Bella Strings Unveils New Logo and Packaging
La Bella Strings has unveiled their new logo and packaging at NAMM 2019. Richard Cocco Jr., president of E. & O. Mari, Inc. / La Bella said of the news,…
CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK Pyxis Wins Parnelli Award For Indispensable Technology
The CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK Pyxis was given the Parnelli Award for Indispensable Technology at the NAMM Show on January 25. The Maverick MK Pyxis was recognized for the way…
ILIO Celebrates 25 Years at NAMM
Virtual instrument and audio processing software distributor ILIO celebrated its 25th anniversary at NAMM this past weekend, January 24-27. ILIO showcased synthesizers from Spectrasonics, like the Omnisphere 2.6, a new…
Pearl Rolls Out New Ranges
Pearl Drums unveiled a raft of new products at this year’s NAMM, led by its new Masters Maple/Gum Series Drums. Available in Hand-Rubbed Satin Natural Maple (#189) Black Diamond Pearl (#421,)…