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Day 64 on our NAMM Countdown: GRUV Gear announces GRUV Live, global artists concert event

November 15, 2016

  We continue our countdown to NAMM 2017 and on Day 64, we feature Gruv Gear. Gruv Gear announces  GRUV Live, a global artists event! Their debut concert event on the opening night of NAMM!! Some of the top GRUV GEAR Artists will be performing with more being confirmed. In-N-Out Burgers on-site, can’t get any better! Less than 2 miles away from the convention center, and a special Lyft 50% off promo code will be offered. PLUS, giveaways from our special co-sponsors (to be announced soon). You can pick up VIP Tickets by heading over to here: http://www.gruvgear.com/gruvlive/ GRUV GEAR designs and builds innovative accessories for musicians, DJs, photographers, cinematographers, producers and other creative pros! Whether you are carrying around your most prized guitars. cameras, or gig gear, they have what you are looking for.Check out some of their products below:       Information & Links: Website: http://gruvgear.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gruvgear Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gruvgearproducts   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 [Read More]

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Day 65 on our NAMM Countdown: Reliable Hardware DIY Road Case – 2016 highlight

November 14, 2016

We continue our countdown to NAMM 2017 and on Day 65, we wanted to bring you one of our NAMM 2016 highlights. It was Reliable Hardware. Check them out below: NAMM 2016 had so many incredible gear highlights of NAMM 2016, we can’t wait to share with you our quick chat with Chuy Gonzalez of Reliable Hardware. What a great company to check out. Your single source for Road Case, Photobooth and DJ Case Hardware along with Custom Speaker Grills. Reliable Hardware Company has been in the business of manufacturing a full line of Road Case Hardware and accessories that exceed ATA Case Hardware Standards (American Transportation Association) for more than 20 years. Check out our chat with Chuy as he shares with us details on their custom imprint logos for latches, corners and handles. If you want to keep your brand in the eye of the public at all times, make sure to check out how you can get your own custom imprint for your road cases. These are great for artists, band, photographers, [Read More]

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Day 66 on our NAMM Countdown: A look back at our interview with Jared James Nichols from NAMM 2016

November 13, 2016

For our Day 66, we take a look back at NAMM 2016 as it was filled with great new gear, demonstrations, and incredible artists. We were excited when we ran into Jared James Nichols and had a chance to catch up with him. He truly is an amazing guitarist and is setting out on tour in March. Check out our quick chat with him here: In case you missed it, Jared was featured on Uncharted chronicles. It shares his amazing story of how performs and how he is achieving his dream of making music. Check it out here: Make sure to visit his social media sites and stay up to date on the latest news. Information & Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jaredjamesnichols/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JJNicholsMusic Instagram: http://instagram.com/jjnicholsmusic   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 [Read More]

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Day 67 on our NAMM Countdown: NAMM GenNext

November 12, 2016

  We continue on counting down the days to NAMM 2017. For 67, we feature NAMM GenNext! Check it out below: What is The NAMM Show? Each January, college music students and music faculty members are invited to attend The NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, the global gathering of the music and sound communities. This music industry event is the largest music products trade show in the U.S. and as a result has been the industry trend-setter in unveiling cutting-edge technologies; creating household product names; showcasing emerging brands; and uniting every segment—large and small—in the music products industry. While The NAMM Show is open to the music trade only, college music students and music faculty members are eligible to attend The NAMM Show by registering for The NAMM Foundation’s GenNext program. Who is GenNext? GenNext is anyone currently enrolled in a college music program and college music faculty. Programming for GenNext is developed by The College Music Society (CMS) in collaboration with The NAMM Foundation. GenNext attendees are granted an exclusive, all-access pass to carefully curated CMS [Read More]

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Day 68 on our NAMM Countdown: a look back at our NAMM 2014 Interview with members of We Are Harlot

November 11, 2016

We continue on counting down the days to NAMM 2017. For 68, let’s take a look back at one of our favorite interviews. It was with 3/4 of the members of We Are Harlot at the NAMM 2014 convention. We had been talking about them and their fast rise as one of the Spotlight bands to rule 2014 and they continued to rule 2015 as well! So take a look back at our NAMM 2014 Inteview with Danny, Jeff and Brian : Information & Links: We Are Harlot Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weareharlot We Are Harlot Twitter: https://twitter.com/weareharlot We Are Harlot Instagram: http://instagram.com/weareharlotofficial * * * * *     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 [Read More]

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Day 69 on our NAMM Countdown: Can-Do Musos to perform at NAMM, Empowerment for Disabled Musicians

November 10, 2016

  For Day 69 on our NAMM Countdown, we feature Can-Do Musos, empowerment for disabled musicians. They are set to perform at NAMM 2017 on Thursday January 19th from 11:00 to 11:40 at the CenterStage. Check out more details on this amazing organization that has more than 200 members from 22 countries and continues to inspire and bring hope to musicians with challenges. Can-Do Musos – The global voice for challenged musicians from all over the world. On this cold New York day, -2C (31F) and snow, Drummers Dom Famularo (http://www.domfamularo.com) , David Segal  (http://www.davidsegaldrums.com) from New York who lives with a condition called Arthrogryposis, Mike Mignogna from Tennessee who lives with Cerebral Palsy, and Andrew Hewitt (http://www.drummerstix.com.au) from Sydney Australia who also lives with Cerebral Palsy came together to throw around some ideas. During the meeting the frustrations of being musicians with challenges was discussed in depth, how so much talent gets overlooked because of disabilities. We decided then and there we wanted to change people’s views of how they saw musicians  with disabilities. [Read More]

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Day 70 on our NAMM Countdown: IK Multimedia announces iRig Pro Duo Studio Suite Bundles

November 10, 2016

  For Day 70 on our NAMM Countdown, IK Multimedia announces iRig Pro Duo Studio Suite Bundles. iRig Pro Duo Studio Bundles give musicians an incredible value with all the hardware, accessories and software they need to play, sing and record with GarageBand and more. IK Multimedia is pleased to announce two new complete bundles – the iRig Pro Duo Studio Suite and iRig Pro Duo Studio Suite Deluxe. iRig Pro Duo Studio Suite includes the iRig Pro Duo dual-channel audio/MIDI interface, the new iRig Mic Studio XLR professional compact analog condenser microphone and XLR cable, iRig professional closed-back monitoring headphones, plus AmpliTube 4, SampleTank 3 SE, T-Racks Deluxe, Miroslav Philharmonik 2 CE software and more. iRig Pro Duo Studio Suite Deluxe includes everything above, plus the addition of iRig Keys Pro, IK’s 37-key MIDI controller for sequencing and playing virtual instruments. The iRig Pro Duo Studio Suite bundles give players a complete solution ideal for making and recording music in GarageBand for iOS and Mac, as well as other compatible digital audio workstation software (DAWs).   [Read More]