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Making Music Creation Accessible
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Music product manufacturers, developers, educators and customers are joining in an accelerating effort to make their hardware, software, classrooms and studios...
Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategic Transactions in Pro Audio/MI
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Thinking about growing or selling your business? Each year major (and smaller) acquisitions take place in the audio industry – recent deals include Audiotonix...
Stephanie Brown & The Surrealistics
- Artist Profile
Meet five of your favorite Frankensteins. The Surrealistics is a five piece desert rock ensemble featuring front lady Stephanie Brown.
Michael Spriggs
- Oral History
Michael Spriggs is a session guitarist who got his start at the age of 14 when he joined “The Rogues”.
Charley Pride
- Oral History
Charley Pride was born one of 11 children in Sledge, Mississippi. Although he enjoyed music as child and learned to pick out songs on guitar by ear, Charley...
John Logan
- Oral History
John Logan became hooked on the Folk music craze and picked up the banjo as a result of the inspiration he felt from the genre.
Ernie Cefalu
- Oral History
Ernie Cefalu started his career in advertising and quickly found a niche as an artist, creative director, and graphic designer.
Chuck Perl
- Oral History
Chuck Perl and his childhood friend, Steven Bender, formed Ambico Incorporated in 1967 to supply music stores with a line of products and accesso
John Monteleone
- Oral History
John Monteleone grew up on Long Island, New York - the perfect spot for absorbing the rich history of the arch-top guitar. He studied the instrum
Bill Youse
- Oral History
Bill Youse is proud of the fact that his grandfather, George, worked in the Steinway & Sons piano factory on Long Island as did his father before Bill...
Wally Boot
- Oral History
Wally Boot spent 52 years working in the Steinway & Sons piano factory on Long Island New York!
Prenta Ljucovic
- Oral History
Prenta Ljucovic immigrated to the United States from Yugoslavia in 1973. A friend from back home suggested that she seek a job with Steinway &
Michael Mohr
- Oral History
Michael Mohr recalls Vladimir Horowitz coming to the house when he was a child, and he was just like a member of the family. The great maestro wa
Adam Ash
- Oral History
Adam Ash likes to joke that he never attended sleep away camp during the summers from school as his summer months were spent in the store, and he wouldn't have...
David Ash
- Oral History
David Ash recalls the story where his grandmother hocked her wedding ring to help fund the family's store, Sam Ash Music.
The NAMM Foundation Announces the 2018 President’s Innovation Award Winners
- Press Release
The NAMM Foundation is pleased to present 94 exceptional college music students with the President’s Innovation Award.
Understanding the Signal Chain and Computers in Home and Project Studios
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Wouldn't it be nice to have an IT person on staff—someone who knows audio every time you had a question about signal flow in your home studio, or when your...
Trends in Music Distribution
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Where are fans getting their music these days? How does an artist decide where to put the time, investment and energy in light of the spectrum of outlets,...
Thinking BIG—How to Create a Sustainable Career in Music
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Don't kid yourself about what you really want. Claim it and go for it! Drummer and producer Matt Starr (Mr. Big, Ace Frehley) shows you daily techniques for...
The Project Studio of 2025
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This session, featuring key engineers and industry experts, will discuss the evolution of the project studio during the next several years. New technologies,...
Why Live Sessions Are Still Crucial
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Why are live sessions still crucial in today’s loop-based and increasingly virtual recording environment? This session by author/producer Julian Colbeck will...
Silent Jam—Monitor Mixing for the Artist
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AES and TEC Tracks join forces to bring you this special Silent Jam session, where you will be able to audition, via wireless headphones, the specific monitor...
Big Studio Design Concepts for Home and Project Studios
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Learn how to incorporate high-end studio design solutions into your project room at a minimal cost from multi-TEC Award-winning architect and acoustician John...
The Future of Content Creation and Distribution
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Louis Hernandez Jr., chairman and CEO of Avid Technology—a leading provider of solutions to create, distribute and monetize media—envisions a broadminded new...
High-Fidelity Vinyl Release Panel
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Does it make sense for you to release your next project on vinyl? What are the costs, benefits, tradeoffs and requirements? Come hear a panel of vinyl...
Keeping Concerts Safe
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No one would have predicted the terrorist assaults on concert venues of the past two years. Tragic, frightening and something we don't really want to think...
KEYNOTE: Geoff Emerick
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Legendary Beatles' engineer Geoff Emerick will be interviewed by author Howard Massey in a penetrating and insightful firsthand account of what made the...
Interview With Tony Andrews: Acoustics, Loudspeakers and the Future of EDM
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Tony Andrews, one of the world’s most celebrated authorities on professional sound and loudspeaker design, will discuss his storied career, from creating a...
Deep Inside the Mind of the Music Executive
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Join Joe Solo, Music+Entertainment Inc. CEO and record producer (Macy Gray, Fergie, Michael Jackson), as he takes you on a ride into the mind of his surprise...
Smart Hearing—Protecting Your Critical Listening Abilities
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Whether you are a musician, engineer, producer or any other sound professional, your most valuable instrument is your hearing. How do you keep it protected and...