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The 2018 Top 100 Dealer Awards Winners
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Summer NAMM attendees were treated to a star-studded evening, live music, great food and best practices from some of the world’s leading music retailers.
Michael Nesmith
- Oral History
Michael Nesmith is best known as the woolen hat-wearing member of iconic television pop band the Monkees, which enjoyed massive global success du
Bo Engberg
- Oral History
Bo Engberg was asked by a guitarist friend if he would please build a better amplifier. That one request from a friend change the direction of hi
Betty Comer
- Oral History
Betty Comer has owned and operated Gibson’s Music in Corbin, Kentucky since 1969.
Orianthi
- Oral History
Orianthi is an Australian born guitarist who, as a young teen, experienced what most aspiring musicians can only dream of.
Willie "Bam Bam" Parker
- Oral History
Willie Bam Bam Parker’s mother has said that at birth, her son came out swinging and she knew even then that he was going to be a drummer.
Women Inventors and Innovators
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With another NAMM Show in the books, many of us now have a fire lit under our feet to continue innovating and pushing the limits in the music products industry...
Steve Sykes
- Oral History
Steve Sykes found it easy to answer one of the biggest questions in a NAMM Oral History interview; “Did you have music in your house growing up?”
Chris Adamson
- Oral History
Chris Adamson worked as an engineer’s apprentice where he saved up enough money to purchase a van.
Ellis Hall
- Oral History
Ellis Hall is a man of many talents.
Bob Glaub
- Oral History
Bob Glaub is a respected American bass player and session musician who has performed with an incredible amount of high profile artists including;
Music in the Civil Rights Movement
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February marks African American History month and The Music History Project, a NAMM sponsored podcast, took an opportunity to highlight a few of the stories of...
Adriana Balic
- Oral History
Adriana Balic is a vocalist, keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter, producer, bandleader, and educator, covering styles from classical to pop/rock a
Nate Watts
- Oral History
Nate Watts grew up in Detroit, Michigan when Motown was in full swing, and it proved to be a major inspiration for the bass legend.
Carmine Appice
- Oral History
Carmine Appice looked up to drummers like Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich as he honed his talent and became an extremely successful rock drummer.
Yvan Miron
- Oral History
Yvan Miron is from a long line of craftsman, a family trade that he traces back to the mid-1600s. Born in Quebec, Yvan started playing guitar whe
Patrick Nettesheim
- Oral History
Patrick Nettesheim was a Milwaukee based guitar instructor when a life-changing meeting occurred in 2007 with Vietnam-era Marine, Dan Van Buskirk
Ep. 43 - Piano Stores
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The Music History Project examines the rich heritage of the piano retail industry by utilizing interviews with representation from long standing piano...
Omar Quezada
- Oral History
Omar Quezada is a singer and songwriter from the Dominican Republic whose music is defined by its Latin essence and rhythms.
2021 Summer NAMM Sponsorship Opportunities
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2019 Retail Resolutions
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You’ve returned from The 2019 NAMM Show, where you took in a range of NAMM U sessions.
Breakfast of Champions (The 2019 NAMM Show): Joe Lamond, Intro
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The 2019 NAMM Show began with “Breakfast of Champions,” hosted by NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond. The session featured a series of one-on-one interviews...
Breakfast of Champions (The 2019 NAMM Show): JC Curleigh
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In late 2018, James “JC” Curleigh took the reins as the head of Gibson after holding leadership positions with Levi Strauss & Co., Salomon and Keen. During...
Breakfast of Champions (The 2019 NAMM Show): Jun-ichi Miki
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Jun-ichi Miki has enjoyed a long and vibrant career at Roland, starting in engineering in 1977 and becoming president of the company in 2013. NAMM President...
Breakfast of Champions (The 2019 NAMM Show): SWIM
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Smart Women in Music (SWIM) launched last year as the brainchild of three music industry leaders: Robin Walenta of West Music (and NAMM chair), Crystal Morris...
Breakfast of Champions (The 2019 NAMM Show): Chris Gero and Nathan East
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During his career at Yamaha, Chris Gero has overseen the growth of the company’s artist relations and founded Yamaha Entertainment Group of America. At “...
Breakfast of Champions (The 2019 NAMM Show): Nancy Wilson
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Heart co-founder and guitar legend Nancy Wilson received NAMM’s 2019 Music for Life Award during “Breakfast of Champions.” There, NAMM President and CEO Joe...
Tom Thompson
- Oral History
Tom Thompson first heard an organ in a small church as a child and knew at that moment that somehow, someway, that instrument would be a part of
John Hood
- Oral History
John Hood was working music retail in the Sacramento area at a very heady time. The California capital was booming with innovative rock and pop b