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Mark Sampson
- Oral History
Mark Sampson and his friend, Rick Perrotta, formed Matchless Amplifiers in Mark’s kitchen back in 1989. Two years later they pulled all of their
Enrico Monaci
- Oral History
Enrico Monaci loved to hear the stories of his uncle, who started the ORLA Company to make parts for accordions. The company expanded over the y
Keisuke Kobayashi
- Oral History
Keisuke Kobayashi is the Director and Chief Marketing Officer for Audio-Technica in Japan. His long and very interesting career in the music pro
Frank DeVille
- Oral History
Frank DeVille grew up in New Jersey and recalls the many musical instrument stores he visited as a kid, dreaming of becoming a famous musician an
Where are the Best Communities for Music Education?
- Press Release
NAMM Foundation and University of Kansas recognize 388 school districts and 120 individual schools with 2015 Best Community designation.
Tax Credit Proposed for New York Music Production Companies
- Article
March 16, 2015
Peter Sprague
- Oral History
Peter Sprague smiled as the audience at the NAMM Foundation’s Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, California continued their applause. It was on
Bob Smakula
- Oral History
Bob Smakula built his first dulcimer when he was 14 years old. Having grown up all around the roots music of West Virginia, Bob loved all aspect
Jasbeer Siingh
- Oral History
Jasbeer Siingh enjoys the people in the music industry. He lists working with the passionate people of the industry as one of the key factors in
Mike Remenyi
- Oral History
Mike Remenyi represents the fourth generation of family members running the Remenyi House of Music located in Toronto, Canada. It was his great-
Michael Remenyi
- Oral History
Michael Remenyi has been the proud third generation of the company his grandfather founded in Hungary in 1890 to build and repair violins and oth
Ryo Okumoto
- Oral History
Ryo Okumoto began his professional musical career as a keyboardist during the height of the electronic musical instrument boom of the 1970s. The
Ira Nepus
- Oral History
Ira Nepus is the type of musician who is always looking to expand his knowledge in order to be as useful a player as possible for each of his gig
Peter Hix
- Oral History
Peter Hix loves the ukulele. Well, he loves every instrument but does have an extra fondness and appreciation for the ukulele. He was exposed t
Lita Ford
- Oral History
Lita Ford asked her father to use his old reel to reel tape machine as an amp for her newly purchased electric guitar. With a little soldering,
Adrian Belew
- Oral History
Adrian Belew had the NAMM attendees on their feet when he joined the All Star Guitar Night in Nashville 2003.
NAMM Top 100 Dealer Awards Applaud Music Products Retailing Excellence
- Press Release
New categories include success stories designed to inspire the industry.
Supreme Court Remands Internet Sales Tax Case
- Article
March 9, 2015
Florence Wilfer
- Oral History
Florence Wilfer was born in France and was working for a musical distribution company when she met HP Wilfer, her future husband. The two have b
Dave Starkey
- Oral History
Dave Starkey is the engineer who served on the teams that brought us such innovative instruments as the Lowrey MX1 in 1979. For that special pro
Dave Gantz
- Oral History
Dave Gantz watched the Beatles on television and instantly he knew that he wanted to play bass.
Marcus Spangler
- Oral History
Marcus Spangler cut his teeth in the furniture business, working with his hands, seeing products to completion and adding his own ideas to the de
Sheldon Sazant
- Oral History
Sheldon Sazant began working for Steve's Music in Canada in 1978. What he recalls as his first impression of the store was the very tall, big, r
Mary Faith Rhoads-Lewis
- Oral History
Mary Faith Rhoads Lewis grew up on a farm outside of Allentown, Pennsylvania, where her mother played the piano and encouraged her children to pl
Marilyn Puccio
- Oral History
Marilyn Puccio and her husband run a true mom and pop music store in Corning, New York. The store was established as Kelly's Music and young Mar
Dick Puccio
- Oral History
Dick Puccio opened a music store with his wife after working in both general retailing and the banking industry. The couple took over a small st
Daniel Puccio
- Oral History
Daniel Puccio grew up in the music store his mom and dad ran in Corning, New York. As you might guess, the passion for music was passed along to
Scott May
- Oral History
Scott May knew since he was five years old that he wanted to play the organ! He fell in love with the endless possibilities of the instrument as
Phil Upchurch
- Oral History
Phil Upchurch was a teenager when he joined the solid studio musicians for Chess Records in Chicago. The old veterans took Phil under their wing
Mike Olsen
- Oral History
Mike Olsen has worked in the very shop his grandfather established right after World War II to make parts for band instrument makers in and aroun