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Special 2019 Financial Update: Worker Classification
- NAMM U Post
Alan and Daniel discuss new labor laws related to worker classification and their impact on the music products industry.
Special 2019 Financial Update: Tax Cuts & Jobs Act
- NAMM U Post
Alan and Daniel weigh in on what the new Tax Cuts & Jobs Act means to most every music retailer.
Special 2019 Financial Update: Introduction
- NAMM U Post
Alan and Daniel recap the new tax and labor laws and why music business professionals will want to be aware of these changes.
Music and Mardi Gras
- Blog Post
Mardi Gras is a tradition of indulgence in the days leading up to the beginning of Lent, a period of time before Easter, wherein many sects of Christianity,...
Keith Taylor
- Oral History
Keith Taylor strongly believes that every recording engineer should have a foundation in music. Understanding the elements and structure of music
Al Slivinski
- Oral History
Al Slivinski was in the third grade when a salesman visited his school with the pitch “you too can be an accordion player!” Al developed great techniques on...
Viola Schimmel
- Oral History
Viola Schimmel proudly recalls the mantra of her great grandfather, the founder of Schimmel Pianos, “Quality will prevail.” These words provide m
John Schauer
- Oral History
John Schauer grew up in Indiana where his father offered him some sage advice; “if you listen, you will know what to say.” The quote stayed with
Rob Meads
- Oral History
Rob Meads recalls his father purchasing a Lowrey Organ and how he could think of nothing he would rather do than have a career making music! As a
Buddy Linn
- Oral History
Buddy Linn likes talking trash!
Chris Kelly
- Oral History
Chris Kelly has always thought outside the box, which has proven to be a perfect element for marketing guitars to rock bands.
Carlos Hidalgo
- Oral History
Carlos Hidalgo was just thirteen when he learned the guitar and fifteen when he switched to drums. A year later he was working in a local music s
Ilja Krumins
- Oral History
Ilja Krumins is a co-founder of Gamechanger Audio. He was born in Latvia and studied music in London while playing rock, surf, and rockabilly in
Rob Hanson
- Oral History
Rob Hanson joined the brass band as a school kid in a small town in England.
Ep. 44 - NAPBIRT
- Blog Post
The Music History Project celebrates the work of the unsung heroes of the music products world, the instrument repair technicians.
Jim Mathews
- Oral History
Jim Mathews was playing drums and formed a band when he was just ten years old. He was encouraged by his mother, who was a singer in the big band
Neil Larrivee
- Oral History
Neil Larrivee was just four years old when he began playing drums. His father was a manager for rock bands and music was all around Neil as he gr
Gabriela König
- Oral History
Gabriela König is the CEO of König & Meyer, a music manufacturing company for which her grandfather started in the 1930s. He was a tool maker
NAMM TEC Awards Submissions Open March 13
- Article
The NAMM TEC Awards is the highest honors dedicated to the pro audio and sound recording industry.
Jens Ritter
- Oral History
Jens Ritter is the innovative luthier who gained wide attention after a three page article about his instruments ran in a 1996 issue of Guita
New at the Top 100 Dealer Awards
- Article
A longtime highlight of Summer NAMM, the Top 100 Dealer Awards honors the best of the best in music retail and the Dealer of the Year.
Little Willie G.
- Oral History
Little Willie G. sang in one of the most successful bands to come out of East Los Angeles in the early 1960s, Thee Midniters.
Summer NAMM Preview
- Article
Summer NAMM’s mid-year gathering will return to Nashville, July 18–20, 2019, bringing inspiration and innovation.
Wes Lane
- Oral History
Wes Lane is respectfully known as The Voice of God at the NAMM Show.
Joe Pestka
- Oral History
Joe Pestka understands the values and procedures behind each NAMM Show because he has been a key part of the show since he was a teenager.
Tom Pistone
- Oral History
Tom Pistone has been a dedicated member of the NAMM Show family since 2002.
Jade Yu
- Oral History
Jade Yu has always treated her employees at Tycoon Music like family.
Carl Verheyen
- Oral History
Carl Verheyen is a noted studio musician who has been a member of the popular rock band Supertramp.
Presidential Performances
- Blog Post
Young musicians often dream of playing sold-out venues all over the globe and some may say there is no venue more prestigious than the White House. Since the...