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The fourth day of the 2012 NAMM Show featured the “Best In Show—This Year’s Hottest Products” at the morning’s Breakfast Session. Frank Alkyer, publisher of Music Inc. and a panel of experts announced the recipients in the following categories:
Best In Show
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced the final registration and exhibitor numbers for the 2012 NAMM Show, the largest and longest-running musical instruments and products trade show in the United States.
The sound engineers, editors, producers and other audio professionals behind Robert Plant’s Band of Joy, Adele’s 21, Roger Water’s “The Wall Live” Tour, Inception and NBC’s Saturday Night Live were among the many winners at the 27th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards. The gala, co-presented by the TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio and NAMM, was held Friday evening at the Hilton Anaheim as a special event of the 2012 NAMM Show.
The third day of the 2012 NAMM Show continued to offer attendees more industry insight and business tips to take home with them, starting with a Breakfast Session called “The Top Web Marketing Trends for 2012” presented by John Arnold, marketing author and columnist at Entrepreneur.com.
The second day of the 2012 NAMM Show kicked off with another lively Breakfast Session held at the Hilton Anaheim.
The event started with the Milestone Awards presented by NAMM Historian Dan Del Fiorentino and NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond for companies in business 75, 100 and 125 years. Next, they recognized Keith Bardak, president of Hal Leonard, for his contributions to NAMM’s Oral History Program, which features interviews with industry laureates.
The NAMM Foundation launched its annual effort to recognize and support schools across the United States that support music education as part of a complete and quality education for all children. The Best Communities for Music Education recognition program celebrates the positive impact of music education on schools, students and communities. As school districts face mounting financial pressure, arts and music programs are often the first to face cutbacks.
The NAMM Show, one of the largest music products trade shows in the world hosted by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), opened today at the Anaheim Convention Center, welcoming an expected crowd of 90,000 musical instrument manufacturers, retailers, associates and their invited guests from all over the world to the industry’s annual gathering.
Themed “Make It Count,” the 2012 NAMM show kicked off on day one with its traditional Breakfast of Champions session, welcoming droves of attendees from all over the world to gain valuable insight about the music products industry and the innovation that is being used by successful businesses.
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) yesterday hosted a Congressional briefing in partnership with the U.S. House Manufacturing Caucus in support of the RELIEF Act (H.R. 3210), legislation that would fix the unintended negative consequences resulting from the 2008 amendments to the Lacey Act.
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced its after-show entertainment schedule for the 2012 NAMM Show.