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Alan Friedman Predicts the Future of MI at Summer NAMM

Brian Berk
Although predicting the future can be next to impossible as recent history as shown, certified public accountant and MI aficionado Alan Friedman took out his crystal ball on July 16 during his Summer NAMM speech titled: “The Next Decade: The Biggest ...
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Lzzy Hale Named First Gibson Female Brand Ambassador

Brian Berk
Gibson announced that Lzzy Hale, frontwoman of the GRAMMY Award-winning hard rock band Halestorm, will join Gibson as the first female Brand Ambassador. The new Collection will span acoustic and electric guitars across Gibson, Epiphone and Kramer. ...

Summer NAMM Makes Its Return to Nashville

Brian Berk
For the first time in 18 months, NAMM hosted an in-person event on July 15 when it officially opened Summer NAMM at Nashville’s Music City Center. NAMM president and CEO Joe Lamond (left) chats with Nick Rail Music president Laura Penrose (right)...
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Jimmy Blackmon Inspires With His Closing NASMD Speech

Brian Berk
Jimmy Blackmon, who has led high-risk military missions all around the world, including serving as the air mission commander on the operation that netted No. 2 and No. 3 in the “Iraqi Deck of Cards,” on July 13 delivered the closing keynote session a...

Lamond Talks Leadership at NASMD

Brian Berk
In his first in-person interview since the beginning of the pandemic, NAMM president and CEO Joe Lamond on July 13 spoke at the National Association of School Music Dealers (NASMD) meeting to offer his take on leadership. He first remarked that he hi...

NASMD Marks MI’s Return to In-Person Events

Brian Berk
Spirits ran high on July 13 at the Hilton Nashville Downtown as many in the MI industry saw each other for the first time in 18 months as the National Association of School Music Dealers (NASMD) show commenced. Whitney Grisaffi, president of NASMD...