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Jan Petrof
- Oral History
Jan Petrof is the fourth generation in his family to operate the Petrof Piano Company, located in the Czech Republic. Jan’s great grandfather fo
Charlie Ollmann
- Oral History
Charlie Ollmann is the co-founder (with his wife) of the retail shop Music Connection in Minnesota. They both taught music and had an opportunit
Martin Kobza
- Oral History
Martin Kobza is an instrument designer for the Petrof Piano Company, located in the Czech Republic. His unique skills as a piano designer and hi
Jerry Hovey
- Oral History
Jerry Hovey grew up in a musical home as his father was a professional drummer. Jerry’s own love for music began at an early age but it wasn’t u
Jerry Grote
- Oral History
Jerry Grote grew up in Minnesota and began playing guitar after seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964. As a high school st
Cassie Brueckner
- Oral History
Cassie Brueckner is the president of Pete’s Music store and the daughter of the founder. She grew up in the Anaheim, California store, where she
NAMM Honors the Best in Music Retailing with Top 100 Dealer Awards
- Press Release
Entries are now being accepted for NAMM’s 2013 Top 100 Dealer Awards, which spotlight the music instrument and products industry’s best, brightest and most...
Jim Ransom
- Oral History
Jim Ransom is the Chairman of the Board for United Wire Technology, which is located in Cleveland, New York. The company was established in 1938
Don Ransom
- Oral History
Don Ransom is the Vice President of United Wire Technology, located in upstate New York. While the company was formed in 1938, it wasn’t until D
Plan for Profit, One Department at a Time
- NAMM U Post
Do you know what’s profitable at your store and, more importantly, exactly what products and operations are not? Having a hunch doesn’t count. Only when you...
AR Rahman
- Oral History
AR Rahman can be thought of as the Quincy Jones of Indian Music! His love and passion for music began when he was exposed to electronic keyboard
Qian Ni
- Oral History
Qian Ni is a classically trained flutist and the President of the Eastman Music Company, making him one of the passionate music makers within our
Rocco Prestia
- Oral History
Rocco Prestia grew up in Northern California where he began playing guitar as a teenager before joining the group Tower of Power just after the f
Scott Peterson
- Oral History
Scott Peterson is the President of Peterson Electro-Musical Products, which his father, Richard, established in the pursuit of his passion for au
George Lynch
- Oral History
George Lynch has become a regular attraction of the annual NAMM Show in Anaheim. George has been endorsing musical products most of his celebrat
Vic Lillo Sr.
- Oral History
Vic Lillo Sr. and his wife Doreen started business in 1963, opening Lillo’s School Of Modern Music Ltd, a music school and retail music store in
Victor Lillo Jr.
- Oral History
Victor Lillo Jr. grew up in the music industry attending his first NAMM when he was 12 years old at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, CA.
Les Lillo
- Oral History
Les Lillo grew up in the music industry; his parents founded Lillo's Music in 1963. Les recalls growing up and working in the family business, p
Karl Leong
- Oral History
Karl Leong participated in the International Coalition during the NAMM Show beginning in 2012 to discuss collaborative efforts in creating more a
Bakithi Kumalo
- Oral History
Bakithi Kumalo grew up in South Africa where he began playing the saxophone. He later switched to the bass guitar and worked hard to perfect his
Dewey Kuhn
- Oral History
Dewey Kuhn grew up listening to his grandmother playing the organ, which she did in her younger days accompanying silent movies. His passion gre
Bob King
- Oral History
Bob King worked at Hal’s Music in Mountain View, California after returning from Vietnam in the early 1970s. He was introduced to the wholesalin
Ken Kantor
- Oral History
Ken Kantor is the president of ZT Amplifiers and the inventor of the compact amp technology used in such products as The Lunchbox and The Club.
Sarah Glew
- Oral History
Sarah Glew began her career in the music industry by selling records in a small store just south of San Francisco in Pacifica, California. Over
David Garibaldi
- Oral History
David Garibaldi is the innovative drummer for Tower of Power and a much respected clinician well known throughout the world. He joined the group
How to Keep Your Freight Costs From Breaking the Bank
- NAMM U Post
A recent news report estimated that the average American household spends about 4 percent of its annual income on gasoline. Plus, most freight shipments that...
Retail Time Management: What to Do When You Have Too Much to Do
- NAMM U Post
Do you find yourself saying, "I have too many things to do to worry about being productive"? The good news is managing your time is easier than you think. A...
Make Purchasing a Team Effort
- NAMM U Post
Does your company handle purchasing as a team? Are the voices of your sales and support staff heard before you place purchase orders?
David Thomas
- Oral History
David Thomas is the second tenor for the singing group Take 6. He joined the group only five years after they were formed and soon became an imp
Claude McKnight
- Oral History
Claude McKnight formed an a cappella quartet on the campus of Oakwood College in 1980. The group signed with Warner Brothers Records seven years