Billboard.biz Features 2012 NAMM Show Activities

The 2012 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show saw 95,709 registered attendees checking out 1,441 exhibitors, educational seminars, jam sessions and artist signings over four days in Anaheim, California. The turnout was up from 90,114 in 2011, and big-name attendees included Brian Wilson, Alice Cooper, Stevie Wonder, Jackson Browne, John Mayer, and the usual huge complement of metal artists from newer bands like Between the Buried and Me to established lineups including Anthrax, Testament, Alice In Chains, Megadeth and Slayer. Rumors included a Van Halen hotel suite set and a visit from Paul McCartney, but neither materialized. Read full article here.