Current Member Benefits
As a NAMM Member, you are an industry insider with access to hot new products that set your business up for success, free professional Education, discounts on business services and the opportunity to network with retailers just like you who are passionate about music. And, as a NAMM Member, you will also play an important part in your industry’s efforts to strengthen our business and create more music makers of all ages.
Benefits of Belonging
Trade Shows
NAMM’s world-class trade shows in the winter and summer give you the opportunity to build personal relationships through face-to-face meetings, check out the global market of products and services, stay up-to-date on important happenings and network with other industry professionals. In addition, each day of the show starts with a NAMM U Breakfast Session, followed by short, focused sessions throughout the day in the NAMM Idea Center, which are presented by industry experts who focus on the needs and concerns of the entire music products industry.
Money-Saving Business Services
The everyday costs of doing business can add up, but NAMM can help you save money and time with carefully selected service providers. NAMM’s group-buying power makes it possible to negotiate with companies to provide the most competitive business products and rates possible on many of the services you use every day, from freight and shipping to merchant card processing and a health care broker service.
Market Development Programs
There are several ways you can take an active role in creating more music makers. One way is to opt-in to NAMM-sponsored initiatives where you can be on site promoting your business to a variety of market segments—from the young to the young at heart—nationwide.
Government Relations/Public Affairs Efforts
NAMM gives your company a voice in Washington and lobbies for the issues that affect your business—like import/export laws and music education. NAMM’s advocacy efforts promote the benefits of making music to keep music in schools and create music makers of the future.
A Variety of Informational Publications and Assistance
From the statistics and trends presented in the NAMM
Music Advocacy
The NAMM Foundation works to advance active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs from the international music products industry. The Support Music Coalition, a public service led by U.S.-based NAMM and MENC: The National Association for Music Education and comprised of more than 200 organizations and businesses, seeks to strengthen community commitment and support for quality music education in schools. There are many ways for you to get involved in these important efforts as a NAMM Member.
Library and Resource Center
Established in 1946 when NAMM was only 45 years old, the NAMM Resource Center provides Members, the media, academic researchers and the general public with access to the industry historical data from more than a century of NAMM research, records and archives and more than 1,000 videotaped interviews with people who have shaped the industry. The broader scope of the collections is the history of the music products industry, categorized into five main subject categories:
- NAMM History
- Manufacturer History
- Retail History
- Music History (especially as it pertains to instrument and product innovations)
- Legacy Collections
A Variety of Informational Publications and Assistance
From the statistics and trends presented in the NAMM
Wanna Play?
NAMM’s Wanna Play? public awareness campaign recognizes the vital role that music and music education play in people’s lives, and how recreational music making can directly impact the health and social well being of people in all stages of life.
Renew Your Membership
To take advantage of all the benefits of belonging, you must be a current NAMM Member. Log in to the NAMM Web site to review your status and take care of renewal online.