News Releases
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is inviting NAMM Members to attend an “IP Academy” event on March 29, 2012 in Washington, D.C. to learn how to protect their company’s intellectual property, brand and trademark.
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and PLASA, the international trade association for the event, entertainment and installation technology industries, recently announced an agreement between the two groups to bring more audio, lighting, video & stage technology professionals to Nashville during the 2012 Summer NAMM event. As part of the agreement, PLASA will hold its new PLASA Focus: Nashville 2012 event to overlap with 2012 Summer NAMM.
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) announced today that it is now accepting entries for its Second Annual “Top 100 Dealer Awards” which will take place at the 2012 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville, Tenn. this July. This exciting program, now in its second year, will recognize outstanding NAMM Retailers during a gala event on Friday evening of Summer NAMM.
The International Society for Music Education (ISME) presented its inaugural ISME Global Sonar Award to the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and the NAMM Foundation during the 2012 NAMM Show's live SupportMusic Coalition webcast for the organizations' invaluable support and ongoing efforts to understand, celebrate and promote music learning across the lifespan.
The NAMM Foundation announced today that employees of NAMM-Member companies who are pursuing education and careers in the music products industry can submit applications to be considered for a William R. Gard Memorial Scholarship. The deadline for submitting an application is March 31, 2012.
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced details about how Members can participate in the association’s upcoming 2012 Advocacy Fly-In for Music Education event in Washington D.C. to support issues at the Congressional-level concerning the music products industry.
The most important deadline in corporate America today is the call for entries for the FORTUNE Battle of the Corporate Bands. For the 12th consecutive year, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (Rock Hall), will showcase the most talented musicians in the corporate world representing the nation’s most progressive companies.
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced that its popular Wanna Play? television public service announcements (PSAs) featuring actors Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black will run during the Super Bowl game on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) presented Wanna Play? Awards on the last day of its world-famous NAMM Show Jan. 22 to honor eight companies from outside of the music products industry that use music products in their television ads, helping to inspire people to make music.
The recipients of the 2011 Wanna Play? Awards are:
• SunTrust Bank for its Rock Stars In the Financial Industry print ad
A crowd of nearly 500 gathered at Downtown Disney District on Saturday, Jan. 21, for NAMM’s third annual SchoolJam USA, a national teen battle of the bands that rewards aspiring musicians and their respective school music education programs with more than $50,000 in cash and prizes. The event, produced by National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), took place during the world-famous NAMM Show held at the nearby Anaheim Convention Center.