Blog Posts from the House Of Worship Community

2026 is a special year for NAMM, marking the 125th anniversary of the association’s service to the music products ind...

2026 is a special year for NAMM, marking the 125th anniversary of the association’s service to the music products ind...

2026 is a special year for NAMM, marking the 125th anniversary of the association’s service to the music products ind...

2026 is a special year for NAMM, marking the 125th anniversary of the association’s service to the music products ind...

2026 is a special year for NAMM, marking the 125th anniversary of the association’s service to the music products ind...

2026 is a special year for NAMM, marking the 125th anniversary of the association’s service to the music products ind...

2026 is a special year for NAMM, marking the 125th anniversary of the association’s service to the music products ind...

Ed Tomlinson is the CEO of California Keyboards Music Center in Bakersfield and a well-regarded piano technician and trainer. After touring the world as part of a Contemporary Christian group playing trumpet, Ed landed a job in a piano store in Portland, Oregon. He began working at Cascade Piano on his birthday in 1986 and soon realized he had a real passion for selling pianos. He realized that knowing how to tune pianos would be extremely helpful. So he took on the task of becoming a registered piano technician and joined the Piano Technicians Guild (PTG). An opportunity arose to

Helen Culleton recalls with a smile attending her first concert. The live event took place in London with AC/DC (with their original band members) and the opening act was Def Leppard’s first tour. It was the first of many for her as she lived close to several popular venues in an era of cutting-edge and popular bands such as Pink Floyd and Rush. With a love for audio, Helen began working in the industry in 1982 as a PA at Soundtracs. The small company focused on developing innovative mixing consoles and recording studio gear. Helen left the industry only to return 8 years later wh

Bruce Adolph is the energetic advocate of worship music and musicians who in 1998 established Christian Musician Magazine. As president of the Adolph Agency, Bruce oversees several publications as well as special events and educational programs which are all designed to assist worship and praise musicians and directors. Having a strong background with musical instruments, he ran The Carpenter Music store in California for over a decade, Bruce understands the needs of music makers. He attended the NAMM Show in 2003 when he was about to launch his magazine Worship Musician, where Ya

Join the Music History Project team as we dive a little deeper into gospel music as told by those interviewed for the...

The house of worship community is a staple of The NAMM Show, and for good reason. Houses of worship hold weekly productions, utilizing all of the awesome gear showcased across the NAMM Campus. Each year, equipment buyers, church lighting coordinators, live sound engineers, and worship musicians visit Southern California to preview the latest innovations in instruments, entertainment technologies, and sound products to help take their worship productions to the next level. Watch a video of how three House of Worship content creators explored The NAMM Show. And The 2022 NAMM Show wa