NAMM Foundation Grants $600,000 to Global Nonprofit Music Making and Music Education Programs
In 2015, the NAMM Foundation will invest $600,000 in grant funding into 17 global music making programs. This year’s list of grant recipients includes community, national and industry-based organizations that…
Trade Regrets: Gunther Schuller
Over the weekend, MMR received the following from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino regarding the passing of musician and author Guhther Schuller, who passed away on June 21: Gunther Schuller passed…
Trade Regrets: Peter Paul Prier
In mid-June the Violin Society of America announced the passing of Peter Paul Prier on June 14th. As a child in Germany Prier played the violin and then studied violin…
Trade Regrets: Lloyd Fillio
On June 9th, we received the following message from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino: Lloyd Fillio, a witness to some very important history within the band instrument companies of Elkhart, passed…
Trade Regrets: Dr. Alfio Leone
Dr. Alfio Leone, a well respected luthier of traditional Italian musical instruments, passed away on June 3. Leone learned his craft through years of studying vintage instruments in the region…
NAMM Foundation gives out international grants
The NAMM Foundation has announced it will invest $600,000 in funding to 17 music-making programs this year, including four international grants. This year’s list of grant recipients includes community, national and…
Breedlove’s Silver Jubilee – 25 Years of Acoustics
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 original…
Go All Night – The Lighting & DJ Market Hits Hard in 2015
MMR recently touched base with representatives from key players in the Lighting and DJ markets to get the suppliers’ take on the current state of this ever-evolving market segment… How’s…
What’s in a Name – From Visual Sound to Truetone
Some companies celebrate an anniversary with a new product release and maybe a party – a few streamers, party hats, and a cake – but Bob Weil wanted to do…
Imitated, Never Duplicated – The Story of SKB
The story of SKB is a story of innovation. With every good story most people start at the beginning, and in the story of SKB it all began with two…
RPMDA 2015
The 2015 RPMDA Convention in Las Vegas, attracted over 161 attendees – down from 183 in 2014 – including 40 exhibitors and 28 first-time attendees. Among the many convention attractions, members were treated…
We Must all Rise to Honor Schools for their Exceptional Music Education Programs
With this article, I happily share one example of the results of advocacy efforts for our Best Communities for Music Education program. I hope it inspires all of us to…