Bill Foley has endeared himself to guitar lovers and would-be luthiers alike when he wrote the book How Your Guitar Works: An Introduction to Music Instrument Science. Bill has also writt...
David Mandelbrot is CEO at Reverb, a position he accepted in 2020. The journey to Reverb was an interesting and fortuitous voyage. He was born in San Francisco and earned his law degree a...
Marcel Messner grew up surrounded by the sound of the accordion, making it no surprise that he became a passionate player. Music was in his blood! At that time his uncle served as preside...
Norwood Fisher and his brothers, along with Angelo Moore, formed a high-energy punk and ska band in 1979. Their first gig was at the legendary Madame Wong’s in Los Angeles’s Chinatown. In...
Marek Eneti played several instruments as a child growing up in Poland, thanks to his father who was a trumpeter. Young Marek discovered his love for the violin and had great fun using th...
Leroy Emmanuel often shares a telling story about his musical heritage—his parents met in their school band, both playing the violin. Born in Georgia, he moved to Detroit at the age of ei...
Olivia Dvorak is a gifted and heartfelt singer-songwriter whose distinctive sound, poetic lyricism, and intricate guitar work have set her apart in the country and bluegrass music scene. ...
Jeremy Rollefson is a visionary producer and skilled sound engineer who, alongside his wife Olivia, co-owns Lumuh, a cutting-edge stage lighting company specializing in custom, immersive ...
Michel Dergham grew up immersed in the world of pro audio and musical instruments, watching his father, Chahoud, build a successful retail chain in Sāo Paulo. By the time Michel officiall...
Chahoud Dergham was born in Syria, but as he fondly recalls, a woman led him to move to Sāo Paulo Brazil, his future wife! Once in Brazil, Chahoud began working for an audio retail compan...
James Bernard is a versatile and accomplished California-based audio engineer with an extensive career in the dynamic music industry over three decades. His multifaceted roles include sol...
Josh Vittek has always been immersed in music, his deep voice leading him to choir and Doo Wop groups in middle school. When his uncle gifted him a guitar, he discovered the thrill of ble...
Darryl Jones was born on the south side of Chicago into a musical family. His father taught him drums and xylophone at 7 years old. But when Jones saw his neighbor, Angus Thomas, playing ...
Bobby Vega has been hailed as a bass master of pick-style funk, a tone connoisseur, and a professor of the grooves. His effortlessly fluid bass playing and impeccable rhythmic instincts h...
Jonas Hellborg has been labeled an innovator, a rule-breaker, and a fearless explorer of the bass guitar. His approach is defined by a relentless pursuit of musical truth, stripping away ...
Toshihiko Miki is the ninth-generation leader of the esteemed Miki Musical Instruments Company in Japan, with deep roots in Osaka, where his mother was a piano teacher. His early exposure...
Bryan Beller has maintained a multi-faceted career as a bassist, composer, solo artist and clinician for over 25 years, earning his reputation as a uniquely talented yet supremely tastefu...
Sufesh Adhikari, a dedicated music advocate from Nepal, has spent his career fostering a love for music and providing opportunities for aspiring musicians. A talented bassist and pianist,...
Rachel Ombredane is a captivating performer and classically trained musician who forms one half of RoSaWay, a stylish and forward-thinking electro-pop duo from Paris, France. Known for th...
Stéphane Avellaneda was born in Sisteron, southern France, and developed an insatiable passion for drumming from an early age. As his career flourished, so did his drive to incorporate di...
John Paice has always been deeply passionate about strategic marketing, a skill he honed during his tenure at Motorola before cementing his career at the esteemed Celestion loudspeaker co...
Nigel Wood, the visionary managing director of the renowned British-based Celestion company, was on hand at the 2024 NAMM Show to receive the 100-Year Milestone Award. Established by pion...
Gayle Alldredge joined the NAMM Show team in 2014 and has since become a highly valued floor manager. Her diverse professional background began in catering, where she successfully built a...
Mike Reininger has always had an unwavering love for drums. Growing up surrounded by music, he often sang with his brother and developed a keen sense of rhythm through tap dancing. In fif...
Luann Alesio has been a familiar and beloved presence at the NAMM Show since 1998, serving primarily as a dedicated and detail-oriented floor manager. Her very first job out of school was...
Xianggui Wang is the president of Soundking, a leading pro audio manufacturing company based in China. Founded in 1988, Soundking initially specialized in audio connectors before expandin...
Amanda Palmer first came to our attention as one-half of the punk cabaret act Dresden Dolls, a band she formed with drummer Brian Viglione in 2000. The band recorded three albums and tour...
Gary Thielman is President of Harrison Audio, the Nashville, Tennessee-based company that has been an innovator in the audio industry since 1975. He joined Harrison right out of college i...
John Lehmkuhl started playing music at the age of four, beginning with piano lessons in the music store his parents had opened in 1977. By his teenage years, he owned a Minimoog and, in 1...
Samantha Fish has earned numerous accolades for her unique self-expression, which she channels through explosive riffs, visceral rhythms, and spine-tingling vocals. She was born and raise...
