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NAMM Signatory with Coalition Concerning Marketplace Equity Act in US House
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Dear Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Conyers, On behalf of the undersigned 209 companies and state and national trade associations, we are writing to...
NAMM Global Report Now Available
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The NAMM Global Report is now available for Members to get the latest information and commentaries on industry business.
NAMM Brings Leaders of Music Product Industry Together for Three Days of Business, Education and Entertainment in Nashville
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From networking with current vendors and scoping out new brands to learning at NAMM U sessions and taking in the Nashville nightlife, the music industry stayed...
Alto Music Wins 'Dealer of the Year' at NAMM Top 100 Dealer Awards
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Alto Music wins ‘Dealer of the Year,’ while other retailers take home wins in ‘Best of’ categories, as the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)...
SUMMER NAMM TO WELCOME 74 FIRST-TIME EXHIBITORS IN NASHVILLE
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The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) welcomes 74 first-time exhibitors to the annual Summer NAMM musical instrument and products trade show.
Summer NAMM Public Day Offers Access into Exclusive Music Products Event on July 14th
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The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) will open the typically trade-only event, Summer NAMM held in Nashville, Tenn.
Dolores Crooks
- Oral History
Dolores Crooks remembered her husband working in the garage at all hours of the night on a new sound he was after. He tooled his own guitar ampl
Mike Lang
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Mike Lang was a well-respected keyboardist who can be heard on over 2,000 movie scores and countless studio recordings over his long and successf
Sam Radding
- Oral History
Sam Radding is the founder the famed American Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company, which was the training ground for several future iconic l
Richie Pidanick
- Oral History
Richie Pidanick was the Vice President of Culture and Values at Guitar Center. It was Richie’s job to train the company’s employees on the philo
Lance Freed
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Lance Freed is the award-winning music publisher who is the president of Rondor Music International, the music publishing company owned by Herb A
Howard Durbin
- Oral History
Howard Durbin was hired by RCA following World War II and worked within the engineering department on improving the phonograph record. He was as
Larry Breedlove
- Oral History
Larry Breedlove is the founder of Breedlove Guitars, although his brother Kim runs the company now. Larry fell in love shortly after opening the
NAMM Responds to Healthcare Ruling; Continues Efforts for Needed Changes
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Like so many Americans, NAMM awaited today's ruling from the U.S.
Summer NAMM and PLASA Focus Partner to Offer Two Business Events for One Badge in Nashville
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Visitors to Nashville this July 12-14, will have access to two simultaneous business events on July 12.
Summer NAMMN Show Returns to Nashville for Three Days & Nights of Music Product & Technolgy Showcases, Live Music and Entertainment
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The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) returns to Nashville, Tenn.
NAMM Supporting Make Music New York's Thousands of Free Concerts and Music Making Events On June 21
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"Make Music” celebrations will fill the air with music worldwide in 460 cities across 116 countries on June 21, 2012.
NAMM Foundation Accepting Applications for 2013 President’s Innovation Award for College Students Pursuing Careers in Music Products Industry
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The NAMM Foundation is accepting applications at www.nammfound
NAMM Supports Goals of Lacey Act with RELIEF for Musical Instruments Created Prior to 2008 Amendment and Innocent Owner Protection
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The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) applauds the House Natural Resources Committee’s approval of H.R. 3210, known as the RELIEF Act.
NAMM Announces Top 100 Dealers of Music Products and Instruments in America
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The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) announces the Top 100 Dealers of music products and instruments in the United States. The awards will be...
Debut of NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia lays groundwork for future success
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The highly anticipated launch of NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia brought together the latest music industry products from 190 companies...
Nicolas Hernandez
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Nicolas Hernandez played professional guitar when he met Bobby Dukoff in the early 1990s. The famed saxophonist and mouthpiece maker took Nic un
Lauren Wallace
- Oral History
Lauren Wallace was hired by the Baldwin Piano retail store in Cincinnati in 1997 as a salesperson. She had played piano as a young girl and took
Dick Waldron
- Oral History
Dick Waldron came to music in a most unusual way. His father was a house painter who completed a job only to find out the house owner did not ha
Russell Thomas
- Oral History
Russell Thomas was a band director for over 34 years. During his teaching years he often felt frustrated that simple repairs would take weeks an
Dave Surber
- Oral History
Dave Surber’s father was a United States Navy musician who worked for the Leblanc Company after he retired from the navy. When
Jim Stella
- Oral History
Jim Stella began playing the trumpet in the fourth grade and continued to play throughout college and went to instrument repair school right afte
Gerald Stanley
- Oral History
Gerald Stanley is without question one of the pioneers in pro audio, working as product engineer for Crown International for several decades. Ov
Jack Simpson
- Oral History
Jack Simpson worked for RCA for nearly 40 years beginning at the time when the electronics and recording company was a regular exhibitor at the N
John Simpkinson
- Oral History
John Simpkinson had a strong background in advertising when he was hired by the Baldwin Piano Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. Bob Cosgrove and Jame