New NAMM report reveals global market shares
NAMM’s latest Global Report has been released, revealing the estimated market value of some 23 different countries across the world. The annual publication, created by the National Association of Music…
Orange opens Summer NAMM showroom
Orange Amplification is opening a new showroom in Nashville during Summer NAMM, 9th to 10th July. The new showroom is located at 1310 Clinton Street, Suite 105, Nashville, Tennessee, 37203,…
Prolight + Sound Guangzhou Sets 2016 Show Dates & Expands Show’s Scale
After months of negotiation, China’s leading pro audio and lighting show, Prolight + Sound Guangzhou, has nailed down its 2016 show dates. Being held from February 29 to March 3…
Trade Regrets: Henry Wickham
On July 1, NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino got in touch with the sad news that Henry Wickham passed away on June 29th: Henry Wickham has passed away after a long…
Trade Regrets: Gordon Pfund
Gordon Pfund passed away on June 20th at the age of 90. At an early age Pfund began working for Werlein For Music in Louisiana and became enamored with…
Loog Guitars – If You Build It, They Will Play
“If you build it, they will come.” – Field of Dreams, 1989. It sounds pretty simple in theory, at least it did to Rafael Atijas, founder and CEO of Loog…
4 Steps to Making The Most of the Changing MI Landscape
It’s a new time and a new landscape for the music retailer and musicians as well. Every aspect of the music business is changing, but changes are not just in…
2015 NAMM D.C. Fly-In: Largest Advocacy Gathering Yet!
“Overall, the Fly-In was memorable on several levels,” notes NAMM Foundation executive director, Mary Luehrsen, regarding this year’s trip to Washington D.C. “We were thrilled with the number of new…
Vigilance All Year Long Is Crucial For Local Music Education
As a music education advocate and strategist, I find the spring school budget season my most worrisome time of the year, because this is when districts lay out budget proposals…
US breakthrough for JHS guitar brands
JHS has made major strides internationally with its Vintage and Fret King brands, appointing a US distributor in the form of RBI Music in Texas. The firm is now the official…
Ready for Summer NAMM?
Music City Center will fill with the sweet sounds of live music as Summer NAMM returns to Nashville, July 9-11. The mid-year music industry gathering will play out with dozens of live…
Breedlove celebrates 25 years
If you were to ask Kim Breedlove about his greatest accomplishment at Breedlove, he wouldn’t be able to name just one. “To have preserved, taught and passed on the…