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Join Us in January 2022 for Believe in Music
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After the success of 2021’s Believe in Music Week, we are excited to present the next edition of Believe in Music, the global gathering to unify, support and...
Introducing NAMM Show+
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For the first time, select content and experiences from The 2022 NAMM Show will be shared through a new, unified and interactive platform, NAMM Show+.
Josh Wilbur
- Oral History
Josh Wilbur is a recording engineer who is well-known for his work with heavy metal bands.
Will Eggleston
- Oral History
Will Eggleston was always interested in how the music he heard on the radio as a kid was recorded.
Lisa Kaufmann
- Oral History
Lisa Kaufmann is the Managing Director of the American headquarters of Genelec.
Paul Stewart
- Oral History
Paul Stewart has a deep understanding of the Genelec line of speakers and not just because he is the company’s Senior Technical Sales Manager, bu
James Nicoloro
- Oral History
James Nicoloro worked in a few small piano shops in New England, learning the art of tuning and the skills of restoration.
Māhealani Uchiyama
- Oral History
Māhealani Uchiyama felt a passion for music and dance from a very young age and could see the importance of expressing yourself through the forms
Dusty Wheeler
- Oral History
Dusty Wheeler served as a medic in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War.
Art Olson
- Oral History
Art Olson brought his love for playing music together with his experience as an instrument salesman to form his own store, Artistic Pianos. The s
Ep. 111 - V-Discs
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During World War II special records were sent overseas to the troops with the goal of boosting morale.
Jim Hodson
- Oral History
Jim Hodsonis the co-founder of Advantage Post Sound Services specializing in complete sound design and mixing for Animated Tel
Mike Soldano
- Oral History
Mike Soldano says he was late to game, picking up the guitar when he was 20, but soon made up for lost time by jumping in with both feet!
Andy Marshall
- Oral History
Andy Marshall has had a deep and rich musical education both in the classroom and on stage.
Del Rey
- Oral History
Del Rey lives and breathes musical passion!
Glen Kersten
- Oral History
Glen Kersten and his wife were just married when they rented a small house that turned out to be owned by Frank Lohnes. Mr.
Deanie Sigafoos
- Oral History
Deanie Sigafoos began working for Prosser Piano when it was located on 6th Avenue in Tacoma, Washington.
Kerry Prosser
- Oral History
Kerry Prosser can trace his passion for the piano business directly to his parents who formed the family business.
Laurie Prosser
- Oral History
Laurie Prosser and her husband Duane worked together at a small piano store in Sioux Falls, South Dakota before moving to Washington state in 195
Earnie Bailey
- Oral History
Earnie Bailey was mesmerized as a kid, sitting in the front row of an Earth, Wind & Fire concert and seeing all the instruments up close!
Deb Olsen
- Oral History
Deb Olsen provided her views on just how the Guild of American Luthiers began during her NAMM Oral History interview.
Tim Olsen
- Oral History
Tim Olsen set out to build his own guitar out of a cigar box and other items found around the house. He was in the fifth grade at the time!
Leanne Trevalyan
- Oral History
Leanne Trevalyan was just twelve years old when she taught herself how to play the guitar using the Mel Bay method book on a no-name instrument h
Billy Stoops
- Oral History
Billy Stoops has always been a Fender Telecaster player!
Chris Arent
- Oral History
Chris Arent is the instrument repair technician for Ted Brown Music in Tacoma, Washington, a position that is near and dear to him.
Pastor Dave Brown
- Oral History
Pastor Dave Brown developed a rich and meaningful appreciation for music when he began playing cornet in his high school band.
Ellie Stevens
- Oral History
Ellie Stevens has a smile that lights up the room.
Hedges Capers
- Oral History
Hedges Capers rose to fame in the late 1960s as half of the folk rock duo Hedges & Donns.
Pam Aalbers
- Oral History
Pam Aalbers is a wonderful example of the notion that it take a team to accomplish great things.
Jeffrey Pellegrini
- Oral History
Jeffrey Pellegrini was mentored as a General Manager for Ted Brown Music by Kent Isenberg, who had been with the company for over 50 years.