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ECHA Requests Public Comment Regarding Use of Lead
- Issues and Advocacy
https://ww1.namm.org/issues-and-advocacy/regulatory-compliance/echa-requests-public-comment-regarding-use-lead
The European Chemicals Agency has requested public comment on the consequences of a restriction on the use of lead in a variety of products, including musical...
Ozzie Yue
- Oral History
Ozzie Yue started a group with school friends who later went on to be known as the band, The Hideaways.
Albie Donnelly
- Oral History
Albie Donnelly started playing saxophone at an early age and played with Merseybeat groups in Liverpool, England.
Billy Butler
- Oral History
Billy Butler started in the early 1960s singing with the Merseybeats group, The Tuxedos, having also sang with The Merseybeats a
CITES Conference to Strengthen Wildlife Trade Rules
- Issues and Advocacy
https://ww1.namm.org/issues-and-advocacy/regulatory-compliance/cites-conference-strengthen-wildlife-trade-rules
Update, June 2019: CoP18 Rescheduled
NAMM Hosts a Gathering at the CITES Conference of the Parties (CoP18) in Geneva, Switzerland
- Issues and Advocacy
https://ww1.namm.org/issues-and-advocacy/regulatory-compliance/namm-hosts-gathering-cites-conference-parties
GENEVA
August 17, 2019
International Stakeholders Gather at CITES CoP18 to Discuss Policies Supporting Both Conservation and International Music Activity
- Press Release
Earlier today at the CITES (Conference on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna) Conference of the Parties (CoP18) in Geneva,...
Ryan Hewitt
- Oral History
Ryan Hewitt grew up following his father, David, on musical adventures that took them around the world.
Robert Hobbs
- Oral History
Robert Hobbs is very proud of his father’s role in music.
Arthur Sloatman
- Oral History
Arthur Sloatman was working at Valley Sound in Los Angeles when he was called to the Record Plant to repair a synthesizer that r
David Kramny
- Oral History
David Kramny proudly joined his father in business to help run PPV Media.
Paul Leim
- Oral History
Paul Leim established himself as one of the top studio drummers in both Los Angeles and Nashville.
David Prater
- Oral History
David Prater has produced a series of successful albums for the bands Firehouse, Dream Theater and Night Ranger (among others).
Byron Berline
- Oral History
Byron Berline established the Double Stop Fiddle Shop in Oklahoma back in 1995.
Vic Russelavage
- Oral History
Vic Russelavage was hired by Chuck Levin as a repairman while Vic was playing his trumpet professionally.
Helen Meyer
- Oral History
Helen Meyer, Co-Founder of Meyer Sound in Berkeley California, remembers attending a rock concert while still dating John Meyer (whom she later m
Ep. 56 - Woodstock
- Blog Post
This year to the day marks the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival.
Tim Shaw
- Oral History
Tim Shaw is the Chief Engineer-Guitars for Fender Musical Instruments, helping the company create guitars, pickups and other products.
Aaron Friedman
- Oral History
Aaron Friedman was composing in his New York City apartment when he was distracted by the constant sound of car alarms.
Kyle Lehning
- Oral History
Kyle Lehning is a recording engineer and record producer who has worked with a string of artists in Nashville beginning in the l
David Davidson
- Oral History
David Davidson’s uncle, Bill Nimmo, was a professional drummer who opened a small music store on Long Island, New York in 1966.
Howard Lieberman
- Oral History
Howard Lieberman began playing the guitar at the age of 6.
Chet Roberts
- Oral History
Chet Roberts attended MTSU where he earned a degree in engineering.
Vail Johnson
- Oral History
Vail Johnson was the seventh son in his family, all of whom played a musical instrument. It was part of life, just like eating and sleeping.
Gary Burr
- Oral History
Gary Burr played trumpet in the school band and went on to become one of the top songwriters in Nashville in the 1980s and 90s.
Chuck Ainlay
- Oral History
Chuck Ainlay was a member of a band in school which is where his love and passion for music began.
Eddie Bayers
- Oral History
Eddie Bayers is the studio musician who was asked to assemble a group of players in the era following the Nashville A Team to act as the go-to gr
US and China Tentatively Agree to a Trade War Truce
- Issues and Advocacy
Update, 8/6/19: The US and China Tentatively Agree to a Trade War Truce
NAMM Archives Help Author Tell Story of Guitars at The NAMM Show
- Blog Post
Toward the end of 2018 the Resource Center was requested to assist with some research to assist author, Dave Hunter, in providing an overview of the history of...
Retail Disruptors-Intro (2019 Summer NAMM)
- NAMM U Post
At 2019 Summer NAMM, the opening NAMM U Breakfast Session explored what might be the biggest issue in music retail: disruption. NAMM President and CEO Joe...