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Jim Horn
- Oral History
Jim Horn, part of the “Wrecking Crew”, started playing the saxophone as a child and eventually expanded his musical reach to include the flute, o
Crystal Morris
- Oral History
Crystal Morris started in the music industry as a child working with her dad at his booth at the NAMM show. In 2000, Gator Cases was launched at
Summer Pittman
- Oral History
Summer Pittman began taking piano and voice lessons at Contemporary Music Center when she was seven years old.
Menzie Pittman
- Oral History
Menzie Pittman is the founder and owner of Contemporary Music Center located in Virginia.
Susan Carson
- Oral History
Susan Carson opened her first music store, Taylor Guitar Shop, at just 18 years old in Johnson, Tennessee.
Networking Opportunities
- Page
NAMM members attending The 2018 NAMM Show are encouraged to connect with NAMM Foundation partners, grantees, and nonprofits while at
Clarification on UPS Shipments with Rosewood to U.S.
- Issues and Advocacy
https://ww1.namm.org/issues-and-advocacy/regulatory-compliance/clarification-ups-shipments-rosewood-us
Action protecting more than 250 species of rosewood (dalbergia) taken at the recent meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (...
Andy Allen
- Oral History
Andy Allen established the custom shop within the Maton Guitar Company in Melbourne, Australia.
Tommy Emmanuel
- Oral History
Tommy Emmanuel played bass to his brother's lead guitar as a kid and knew playing music was his calling. Tommy has become a world renown player a
The Score Magazine
- Article
The driving mantra at Score Media Pvt Ltd is that
Laura Whitmore
- Oral History
Laura Whitmore’s passion for music began at a young age, learning to play guitar and writing songs as a teenager. She attended Hofstra University where she...
The Music History Project Podcast
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NAMM’s resident Music Historian Dan Del Fiorentino and co-hosts Michael Mullens, and Elizabeth Dale examine the innovative creations, evolution of musical...
Clint Strait
- Oral History
Clint Strait was born in Austin, TX and is the 3rd generation to work for the Strait Music Company. Clint is carrying on his family’s tradition o
Artie Kornfeld
- Oral History
Artie Kornfeld was originally a trumpet player in symphonic orchestras.
Neal Pomerantz
- Oral History
Neal Pomerantz developed a passion for music at a young age. He started on the guitar and had aspirations to become a rockstar.
Evan Skopp
- Oral History
Evan Skopp is the president of Inside Track International, which is a boutique sales & marketing firm that works with luthiers and guitar man
Lesson Program Do’s and Don’ts
- NAMM U Post
Lesson programs need constant fine-tuning to stay relevant and successful. During the past 23 years, The Music Room has regularly refined its program to keep...
Music Research
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The NAMM Foundation is a non-profit supported in part by the National Association of Music Merchants and its 10,300 members around the world.
Innovative Store Design Ideas: Nashville Edition
- NAMM U Post
Discover how some of the best-looking and most successful music stores in Nashville merchandise and design their showrooms—and what you can take away from...
Professor Fritz Sennheiser
- Blog Post
Professor Fritz Sennheiser had a deep interest in audio, long before he designed a tube voltmeter and his first microphone after World War II, which launched...
1965 Chesbro Music Co. Catalog
- Blog Post
Nothing beats finding and purchasing a gem of a historical item in an online auction site and that is what we did just recently when the archives acquired an...
Jim Phiffer
- Oral History
Jim Phiffer accepted a position at Pearl Drums which would lead him to a 20 plus year career in the music business. While at Pearl, Jim was the V
"White Goods" Found in Music Stores
- Blog Post
Among the interesting items in the NAMM Archival Collection are advertisements like this one that echoes of a bygone era.
When the radio became popular in the...
Peter Yarrow
- Blog Post
One element I enjoy capturing for the NAMM Oral History collection is the social aspects of the music that represents an artist. A rather complete example of...
Ikutaro Kakehashi
- Blog Post
No one I have ever interviewed embodied the wide-eyed excitement of a child and teamed it with the creative engineering of a world-class scientist like Ikutaro...
Garth Hudson
- Blog Post
Strange and delightful things happened the closer I got to the Dylan inner circle. When I interviewed Garth Hudson, I could not get over the depth of...
Grinnell Brothers Music
- Blog Post
Grinnell Brothers Music House was founded by Ira L. Grinnell in 1879 and was headquartered in Michigan. While this "Cool Item From the Archive" boasts 24...
Piano Stickers Vignette
- Oral History
The piano sticker represents a NAMM program of the early 1900’s until World War I and again briefly in the 1950s. The sticker program was an effort to...
Event Tech Education to Take Center Stage at The 2018 NAMM Show
- Press Release
As the global crossroads of the music products, pro sound and event technology industries, The 2018 NAMM Show will offer a wealth of opportunities for...