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Fender Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary, Justin Norvell

Fender Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary

Fender celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2021, and the company is releasing a slate of new products to commemorate the occasion. And in honor of Fender's Diamond Anniversary, Justin Norvell, EVP at Fender Products, sat down with the Music & Soun...
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NAMM Calls on Members to Support Arts ARE Education Campaign

NAMM has joined Arts ARE Education. This new national campaign strives to support the value of music and the arts for K-12 students in the post-pandemic era. The organization is also calling on NAMM Members to sign a pledge of support for arts educat...
PMC, Percussion Marketing Council

PMC Rolls Out Expanded Programs for 2021

The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) is ringing in the new year with expanded programs for 2021. From monthly giveaways to free lessons and webinars, PlayDrums.com is helping connect drummers with percussion gear and instruction and providing acces...
The Music & Sound Retailer February 2021 Issue, NAMM's Believe in Music Week coverage

The Music & Sound Retailer: February 2021 Digital Edition

COVER STORIES Un-Believe-able Although nothing can replace an in-person show, NAMM’s Believe in Music Week was the best a virtual event gets. The Music & Sound Retailer offers its recap of the show. Another 21 Products for ‘21 We follow u...
Odyssey Innovative Designs' Rob Rivera

Odyssey Mourns the Loss of Veteran Employee Rob Rivera

Odyssey Innovative Designs' Rob Rivera passed away due to COVID-19 complications. The company is mourning the loss of its longtime employee, as is the MI industry as a whole. Robert began his career in the early-1990s in retail operations at a rec...

Gibson Unveils Brand Partnership With Universal Music Publishing

Gibson has formed a full-scale partnership with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) -- the world’s second largest music publishing company -- in China and Hong Kong. With a catalog of more than three million songs and offices in 46 countries worl...

Shure Celebrates 90th Birthday of Dr. James West

"If I had a screwdriver and a pair of pliers, anything that could be opened was in danger,” admitted Dr. James West about his curiosity as a child growing up in Prince Edward County in the 1930s and 40s. “I had this need to know what was inside." Sh...
NAMM’s Den Del Fiorentino and Chick Corea

In Memoriam: Chick Corea

Jazz artist Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea died earlier this week following a battle with cancer. He was 79 years old. Nominated more than 60 times for a Grammy, Chick was among the high-profile musicians NAMM interviewed for its Oral History program...