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NAMM U at 2016 Summer NAMM
- NAMM U Post
NAMM U at 2016 Summer NAMM will spotlight the most innovative and proven ideas in music retail. Discover how to grow your business with more than 30 NAMM U...
Jimmy Gravity
- Oral History
Jimmy Gravity was setting up a newly made electric guitar as he talked with several of his customers gathered around his work bench.
Sheilah McDowell
- Oral History
Sheilah McDowell is a saleswoman and Lowrey class instructor at Piano Craft in Springfield, Missouri.
Jim Hearn
- Oral History
Jim Hearn brings a great deal of experience to his position as Vice President at Piano Craft in Springfield, Missouri.
Mike Newman
- Oral History
Mike Newman adds a special approach to repair and guitar set-ups at Jimmy Gravity Guitars in St. Louis, Missouri.
Eric Strouse
- Oral History
Eric Strouse's NAMM Oral History interview had several special moments, such as his reflection on the mentorship his father provided him during h
Shelley Wilson
- Oral History
Shelley Wilson and her husband, Greg Murdaugh, opened the Piano Craft store in 1999.
Greg Murdaugh
- Oral History
Greg Murdaugh is the president of Piano Craft in Springfield, Missouri. The store, which is co-owned by his wife Shelley, opened in 1999.
3 Strategies to Grow Your Lesson Program
- NAMM U Post
Have you invested in your music lesson programs and watched the money drain from your store, rather than go back in your pocket? At the 2016 NAMM Show, Joel...
Calling All Music Professionals: NAMM Announces Music Industry Day June 25 in Nashville
- Press Release
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) invites musicians, songwriters, sound and recording professionals, music educators and students to...
Band Instrument Repair Vignette
- Oral History
Band Instrument Repair Technicians are always working behind the scenes to save the day when instruments come in damaged and in need of some repa
How can I get involved?
- faq
As a highlight of Summer NAMM the Top 100 Dealer Awards is well beyond an awards show and becomes an opportunity for all retailers to learn proven strategies,...
How are the Top 100 winners selected?
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The Top 100 Dealer Award winners are selected by an independent panel of industry thought-leaders and category experts across retail, sales, marketing, social...
How can my store enter the Top 100 Dealer Awards?
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The nominating period for the 2017 Top 100 Dealer Awards is March 1– March 31, 2017.
What are the Top 100 Dealer Awards categories?
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Best Store Turnaround
What are the Top 100 Dealer Awards?
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The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is honored to produce the Top 100 Dealer Awards.
NAMM Celebrates the Top 100 Music Products Retailers
- Press Release
Ralph Peer II
- Oral History
Ralph Peer II is the Chairman and CEO of Peermusic, which was formed by his father in 1928.
Tom Steuckert
- Oral History
Tom Steuckert is a veteran of the music industry having served as store manager at Union Grove Music in Santa Cruz, a road rep and sales manager.
Richard Gellis
- Oral History
Richard Gellis remembers the early days of the vintage guitar movement when greater value was being placed on "used instruments." As his small s
Fat Dog
- Oral History
Fat Dog is the founder of Subway Guitars in Berkeley, California.
Jason Berg
- Oral History
Jason Berg is a guitar tech at Union Grove Music in Santa Cruz, where he was interviewed for the NAMM Oral History program to discuss his involve
Accordion Vignette
- Oral History
Accordions make a sound when the bellows are expanded or compressed with air, while pressing keys causing the pallets to open. The air moves acr
Education Takes Center Stage with Robust Schedule from NAMM U
- Press Release
Summer NAMM is on its way to Nashville, June 23-25, and with it, a robust education program from NAMM U, the industry’s only professional development program.
The Importance of Video in the Studio and on Stage
- NAMM U Post
Expectations of high-quality video content have become woven into the fabric of modern pop culture.
Recording on the Fast Track
- NAMM U Post
Who says you can’t write songs on a DAW?
Dream Team Session Idols
- NAMM U Post
Nashville’s studio “A Team”—the best session players in the business—talk about how to become a top session player, get the gig, create on the spot and keep...
Acoustical Considerations for Houses of Worship
- NAMM U Post
Perhaps nowhere is speech intelligibility more crucial than in houses of worship.
Easy Live Recording: Modern Multi-tracking Panel
- NAMM U Post
Multi-track recordings of live shows made directly from individual console preamps are affordable assets that can provide several benefits.
Studio Talk, With Tony Brown and Friends
- NAMM U Post
Want to get the lowdown—and hear the outrageous stories—of how Nashville became the country music recording capital of the world?