2017 NAMM Advocacy Fly-In
In late May, nearly 100 music industry leaders, notable artists and arts education activists joined together to advocate for all school-aged children to have access to quality, comprehensive school music education…
NAMM boosts audio presence with AES link-up
NAMM and The Audio Engineering Society (AES) have announced a new collaborative alliance which will integrate pro audio educational training activities related to live sound, performance audio, recording technology and other…
Musikmesse 2017: Numbers Down Slightly From Last Year, but Positive Reaction to Ongoing Restructuring
Visitor numbers at this year’s Musikmesse and Pro-Light and Sound fell somewhat from last year’s total and remain significantly lower than 2013’s peak of 113,000. The combined figures for this…
AES to Join the 2018 NAMM Show
With a vision to continue to strengthen the music and pro audio industries, The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and The Audio Engineering Society (AES) have announced a new…
St. Louis Music Supports Make Music Day
St. Louis Music has announced that they will be participating in Make Music Day 2017, a worldwide celebration of music that takes place on the summer solstice. The event, which originally…
Alfred Music’s Manus Wins RPMDA’s Dorothy Award
Alfred Music’s chief business development officer, Ron Manus, was the recipient of the 2017 Dorothy Award at the annual Retail Print Music Dealers Association (RPMDA) Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2016…
NAMM Top 100 Dealers to be Honored in Nashville
NAMM has announced the list of music product retailers to be recognized at The Top 100 Dealer Awards. The annual awards show recognizes the industry’s outstanding music retailers who demonstrate exceptional…
NAMM reveals Top 100 dealers
MIA favourites Andertons and Millers Music have made this year’s NAMM Top 100 dealers list. The two are the only UK representatives on the list, which only features stores from…
UK set for Make Music Day
MI industry charity Music For All is staging a day of free music events across the UK on 21st June, called Make Music Day. It is part of an…
Trade Regrets: Guy Ward
On April 27th, we received the following message from NAMM‘s Dan Del Fiorentino: Guy Ward passed away on Friday [April 21]. He was 93 years old. Guy was the president of…
Tracktion releases MOK Waverazor
Tracktion Corporation has just released the MOK Waverazor – a virtual synth that splices waveforms to make new sounds. The patent-pending oscillator design represents a new approach to synthesis, says the…
US distribution deal for Warwick
US dealer and distributor St Louis Music has struck a new partnership with Warwick Music Group and will be distributing its complete range in North America. Warwick Music Group is the manufacturer of the pBone…