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Founded in 1879—22 years before NAMM was formed—MMR has documented the companies, products, retailers, leaders and ideas that shape the global music products industry. This is MMR's living digital NAMM archive.
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On November 2, NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino shared the following sad news: Mel Wisniewski, founder of the Wisniewski Brother’s Music and longtime music advocate, passed away last month.…
As schools across the nation welcome the return of the joyous sounds of music programs, districts and individual schools have the opportunity to celebrate the resilience of music…
The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) announces the expansion of the organization’s Board of Directors, as long-term PMC board member David Jewell transitions to an advisory role upon his…
On Wednesday, October 6, generous arts, civic and music patrons gathered to enjoy an evening of musical performance by GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement award-winner, acclaimed musician, and trailblazer, Emmylou Harris.
PlayDrums.com, the online hub connecting drummers and the percussion community with members of the Percussion Marketing Council, announces the expansion of the new Experience Drumming! education program to…
Music & Arts is in the midst of an eventful 2021, with a large number of new store openings and acquisitions expanding the reach of Music & Arts into…
Visiting the Gibson Garage should be on any guitarist’s bucket list.
A mastering engineer who has worked on Grammy nominated projects, Mike Monseur and mix engineer Webster Tileston have become more familiar with the immersive audio format over the…
Today, The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) announced that The NAMM Show, the annual “family reunion” of the global music, sound, and entertainment technology industry, will reconvene…
Know what I hate? Reality shows. Why? They’re not real. Why call it “reality” when it’s not?
Nearly 25 U.S. piano dealers, veteran music products professionals and logistics specialists came together in Skokie, Illinois, on August 19 – 21 to participate in the first Pearl…
Harmony (harmony.co) has announced that the highly anticipated Series 6 Amplifiers, including the all-tube driven H650, H620 and H605, are now available and rolling out across the USA.
The Bernice Ash Memorial Award honors the remarkable life and legacy of Bernice Ash, a music retail visionary who spearheaded the expansion of the Sam Ash family-owned music…
Hal Leonard has announced eighteen retailer winners of over $10,000 worth of prizes from their “Colossal Summer NAMM Giveaway.”
“From the moment I arrived in Nashville on Monday and attended the NASMD opening reception to the final NAMM YP session Friday afternoon that featured Andy Zildjian, Summer…
Here we are, smack-dab in the middle of summer, and I’m about to ask you to think about events in December.
Allen & Heath has been announced as a finalist for the 37th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards in the category of Outstanding Technical Achievement in…
Industry icon Hillel Resner passed away on July 30, 2021 after an extended battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 79. Resner had a long and varied career in…
The Music People National Account Manager and On-Stage Brand Director Jeremy Payne is the newly elected president of NAMM Young Professionals (NAMM YP).
The Smart Women in Music Fund (SWIM) is pleased to announce the nineteen women selected to attend the 2nd Annual SWIM Leadership Summit, October 12-15, 2021, at the…
Music & Arts, one of the nation’s largest musical instrument retailers and lesson providers, announces it has acquired the four Mississippi Music stores, located in Flowood, Biloxi, Hattiesburg…
At Summer NAMM in a special celebration of the spirit of the independent retailer, the industry gathered at the Top 100 Dealer Awards.
Earlier today, NAMM announced the finalists for the 37th annual NAMM TEC (Technical Excellence and Creativity) Awards.
Augspurger, the studio monitor specialist, announces its new 2-way near-field monitoring solution, the MX-65 ‘MinimaX’, at Summer NAMM.
