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Arne Berg
- Oral History
Arne Berg always thought of himself more as an inventor than an engineer, but nevertheless, his forward thinking and creative designs led to a nu
NAMM Announces 2013 Top 100 Dealers
- Press Release
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) announces 2013’s Top 100 Dealers.
Tips for Music Professionals 40 and Under Series: Management & Operations
- NAMM U Post
Key management and operations strategies from "40 Tips for Music Professionals 40 and Under"—a NAMM U session presented at The NAMM Show 2013. The session was...
Mark Wentling
- Oral History
Mark Wentling is the CEO and President of Ashly Audio in upstate New York. As an engineer Mark established himself within the industry as a crea
Gail Warnaar
- Oral History
Gail Warnaar started a double reed camp for high school band students in the Michigan area, which lead to her involvement with the music products
Rick Valentine
- Oral History
Rick Valentine is the founder and president of Valentine’s House of Music, a retail store dedicated to piano sheet music and method books. Over
Jim Trimper Sr.
- Oral History
Jim Trimper, Sr. is the president of Denton, Cottier & Daniels, a chain of piano and organ stores in the upstate New York area. The company
Bill Price
- Oral History
Bill Price was active in the band instrument business after being involved with other industries and as a result has a very unique and positive p
Jerry Olson
- Oral History
Jerry Olson purchased a small music store in the early 1950s after teaching along-side his wife in their home town. Soon the store grew and othe
Dave Olsen
- Oral History
Dave Olsen’s passion for music began when he was eight years old and his mother, who also played, gave Dave lessons. He later played French horn
Big Jay McNeely
- Oral History
Big Jay McNeely was there when the emotions of rhythm and blues gave birth to rock and roll. His honkin' sax style gave raw and bold tones to the feelings...
Art Kubera
- Oral History
Art Kubera began taking accordion lessons when he was eight years old growing up in Buffalo, New York. His love of music continued to develop an
The NAMM Foundation and Northwestern University Partner on First-of-Kind Music Training Research Projects
- Press Release
Just how large a role musical training plays in developing children’s critical language and learning skills is what Northwestern University’s Dr.
Paul Monachino
- Oral History
Paul Monachino grew up in the Rochester, New York area during the big band era. He played trumpet and set out to see as many of the dance bands
Paul Musilli
- Oral History
Paul Musilli opened his drum shop in upstate New York called Buffalo Drum Outlet. The year was 1980 and as Paul recalled in the early days his c
Barbara Meeks
- Oral History
Barbara Meeks fell in love with music at an early age and played flute all though school and into college where she majored in music education.
Bob Lynch
- Oral History
Bob Lynch is a pioneering independent representative in the era when many manufacturers were slowly phasing out the inside rep. Bob began playin
Dave Luce
- Oral History
Dave Luce grew up in a musical home and in fact wrote his doctoral thesis on the analysis of musical instruments back in 1959. As an interesting
Jay Leonhart
- Oral History
Jay Leonhart's long and often celebrated career as a bassist has included recording and performances with Frank Sinatra, Carly S
Michael Laiacona
- Oral History
Michael Laiacona wanted to create a guitar box with special effects just for himself. In fact, when he first showed it to the members of Taj Mah
Michael Kubera
- Oral History
Michael Kubera grew up in the music store his father established in Buffalo, New York. Kubera Music was a full line store that specialized in th
Bob Kohl
- Oral History
Bob Kohl was hired by Music & Arts in Maryland just before turning sixteen years old and has been in the industry ever since that time. The
Paul Graves
- Oral History
Paul Graves began delivering pianos in 1957 up in Minnesota before moving to Alabama where he continued to deliver. He soon discovered that he w
Preston Epps
- Oral History
Preston Epps was the percussionist who had a top 20 hit recording in 1959 entitled "Bongo Rock." The success of the song led to additional recor
Fred Davis
- Oral History
Fred Davis began playing saxophone as a boy and started his own band, the Freddy Davis Orchestra, which played around Ohio during World War II.
Russ Bullis
- Oral History
Russ Bullis took up the trumpet as a child and played throughout high school. During his college years he gave trumpet lessons at the local musi
Betsy Bullis
- Oral History
Betsy Bullis began singing in church at an early age and fell in love with music and music making. After college she taught choir where her husb
Bob Berkman
- Oral History
Bob Berkman has a passion about the player piano and the player piano rolls. Bob's grandparents had a player piano when he was a child and he gr
NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia 2013 Boast Record Attendance
- Press Release
130 companies from 14 countries, including major industry brands, took part in the second edition of NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russ
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Demo Rooms Now Available at Summer NAMM!