NAMM 2017

  Day 22 we invite you to visit Zemaitis Guitars at NAMM!  You can find them at BOOTH 210C on the 2nd Floor Mezzanine of the Anaheim Convention Center. Their “Art Gallery” Style room will display a variety of stunning and unique instruments. Zemaitis Guitars is a guitar company since 1955. The company’s guitars are based on designs by the Lithuanian Luther Tony Zemaitis. Nowhere else on Earth will you find more love and attention poured into an object of such beauty. Zemaitis guitars are unique. Each one showcases the classic Zemaitis aesthetics in full glory. Each individual piece of abalone or pearl inlay is positioned to perfection. Each metal surface is masterfully engraved. Thin comfortable neck profiles allow fast effortless playing. These guitars easily feel at home in any musical situation. Whether you’re keen to be ripping classic rock tunes, slinging some country or melting the house with searing metal licks the specially designed pickups sound incredible and perfectly balanced. Their versatility is off the charts! Any Zemaitis guitar is fine art first and a [Read More]

  Day 23 we want to encourage you to Give the Gift of Music Education! Many of us have been influenced by the guidance and inspiration of a music teacher or a colleague in the music industry. The NAMM Foundation’s new donor program is an ideal way to thank or honor someone for their contributions to music or for their personal support of your ambitions for a life in music. Donations support the NAMM Foundation’s ongoing efforts to promote music education and advance support for its vital role in life and learning for every person. Visit www.nammfoundation.org/donate to learn more. Together, we keep music education strong! Since 2007, through the support of NAMM members the NAMM Foundation has contributed nearly $15 million to fund programs impacting people across a broad range of musical segments, genres and age demographics. While we have made great strides in helping people make more music, more often, we want to do more and with our new Believe in Music fund and your support we can. A message from the NAMM Executive Committee. “We are proud [Read More]

    Day 24 we invite you to check out Emily Faith as she performs on the NAMM Hilton Stage on Thursday, January 19th at 11:00 AM. At first glance, Emily Faith might seem like many other typical teen girls – growing up in a small town; spending her time attending school, playing basketball, cheerleading, and working with her church youth group.   But a closer look will reveal that she is anything but typical.  Blessed with an extraordinary voice and love for music she began entertaining at a very young age.  Unlike many teen artist who stick with one style of music – she began exploring and embracing many different musical genres at an early age; which led to the development of her own unique style – a mix of Pop, Country, and Americana.  Music professionals have pushed her to define her style into one genre.  She quickly and politely responds to them; “I am starting out my career as a cross over artist – I don’t want to be defined by one particular [Read More]

(Anaheim, CA) Guitar pyrotechnics are no longer rare in blues or rock these days.  Most lead guitarists can and do shred hot licks in the middle of blues and rock songs, giving audiences a bit of an electric thrill. But there is a difference between hot and heavy guitar shredding and chops that come from the heart and not just the fingers. One delivers electricity, the other delivers emotion along with the energy.  This is what David M’Ore does;  he delivers 6-string heart and lightening like no one else. His guitar playing and his corrugated voice encapsulate decades of blues, rock, R&B, acid, metal – everything about music that pierces the heart as well as the muscles.  You can dance to M’Ore’s blues, but you can also meditate to them.   Some call him a mystical guitar man from a bygone era. But this Argentine-born, world-raised virtuoso guitarist and singer/songwriter is in many ways on the cutting edge of the modern blues movement. He has created a blues style with his custom-made Fender Strats  that [Read More]

  Dona Oxford was excited.  Oxford is known for being excited about her music, but this time she was excited because she had just introduced me to Ray Kurzweil at the NAMM 2016 Kurzweil electric keyboard booth where, the day before, Stevie Wonder had shown up, sat down at the keyboard Oxford  had just vacated and started to play for the assembled crowd.  But she was even more excited about the fact that later in evening she would be playing for Wonder at the Kurzweil Private party. “He touched my sweat on the keys! Stevie Wonder touched my sweat on the keys,’ she exclaimed, “and now I will be playing for him”. But that is a common story for Oxford, known to her legions of fans as the Queen of Boogie-woogie and the Princess of Soul. Many, many greats have asked her to play for them on stage, in the recording studio and on tour.  Her keyboard chops (she also plays drums), her energy, her voice and her songwriting have been recognized over and over [Read More]

  For Day 27, we invite you to the ideaBench Booth on Saturday for a performance by Tommy Bolan! Tommy Bolan will be playing on Friday, Jan. 20 and Saturday, Jan. 21 at 1:00 pm. Stop by their booth, Hall E #1695, and watch him melt your face off. Location & Hours Anaheim Convention Center 800 West Katella Avenue Anaheim, CA 92802 Thursday, January 19 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Friday, January 20 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday, January 21 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Sunday, January 22 10 a.m.–5 p.m. *Hall E and Levels 2 & 3 open at 9:30 a.m.   NOTE: NAMM is an industry only event, see if you qualify for NAMM membership at https://www.namm.org/membership To see if you qualify or to register, you can head over here: https://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2017/badges   The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is a not-for-profit association with a mission to strengthen the $17 billion music products industry and promote the pleasures and benefits of making music. NAMM’s activities and programs are designed to promote music making to people of all ages. NAMM is comprised of approximately10,300 Member [Read More]

  For Day 289, we bring you DPA Microphones and how they are set to Make Music at NAMM 2017! Check out their latest new release: —DPA Microphones will showcase its sought-after range of modular microphones and accessories at the 2017 NAMM Show (Hall A, Booth 6013). Also at DPA’s booth will be Trout Steak Revival, a Colorado bluegrass band who will demonstrate DPA mics during their performance throughout the show. “ We are excited to return to NAMM this year,” says Anne Berggrein, Vice President of Marketing, DPA Microphones. “ The NAMM show gives us the opportunity to highlight our microphones for musicians and their instruments, including our popular d:vote™ and d:facto™series of microphones. DPA is also thrilled to bring another live musical performance to its booth, while having the chance to chat with our customers and potential users in person. The feedback we receive from this show allows us to bring new designs, upgrades and solutions to our musical customer base.” An exciting addition to DPA’s booth this year is Colorado bluegrass band, [Read More]