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Join Dan, Mike and Ashley as they go on a Surfin’ Safari this week with The Beach Boys! Enjoy the Good Vibrations and...

Derek “MixedByAli” Ali, disciple of Dr. Dre, Top Dawg Entertainment resident engineer, and longtime mixing engineer for Kendrick Lamar and other hip-hop greats (Snoop Dogg, Jay Rock, SZA and more), isn’t just great simply because of his work on one of the most prominent genre-bending records of all time (Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp A Butterfly”). It’s Ali’s dedication to supporting the youth of the recording engineering/pro audio community, which reveals a depth of humanity and artistry that truly cements him as a giant in his field. Ali will be learning about the latest gear, outfi

Singer-songwriter and musical icon Graham Nash inspired the audience at “Breakfast of Champions” during the 2016 NAMM Show. NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond interviewed Nash about his first guitar, the importance of music education in the schools and why he decided to uproot his life to join what was then a little musical startup: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Nash also received NAMM’s 2016 Music for Life Award. Here are Nash’s highlights from that interview: On following your instincts "My mother’s advice to me as a child was, ‘You’re a decent person. Follow your heart. It w

Synth pioneers Tom Oberheim and Dave Smith explored the analog synth revival with NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond during “Breakfast of Champions” at the 2015 NAMM Show. Oberheim, who exhibited at the show under Marion Systems, recently re-entered the business after a hiatus. “I’m back in the business, and analog is booming,” he said. Smith, who founded Sequential Circuits and now runs Dave Smith Instruments, attributed this trend, in part, to the individuality of analog synths. “It’s the interaction,” he said. “We strive to give our instruments personality. It’s like a guitar pl