John Vincent, Former NAMM Director of Trade Shows Passes Away
Former director of trade shows for the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), John Vincent, passed away September 7 after an illness. Mr. Vincent oversaw the planning and implementation of NAMM’s annual trade shows from 1984 to 1994. He brought NAMM’s summer trade show, then known as NAMM Summer Session, to its current home in Nashville, TN. His direction helped the NAMM Show, held in January in Anaheim, CA, become the powerhouse trade show that it is today.
"John Vincent was one of the good guys," said Larry Linkin, NAMM President/CEO Emeritus. "John oversaw the NAMM Show during a period of big growth and change for our industry. It was an honor to work with him." The industry’s thoughts are with his family.
PHOTO: 1988 -- Dominique Agnew, current associate director of trade show sales, and John Vincent, then-director of trade shows, confer over the trade show floor plan. From the NAMM Archives
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The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the not-for-profit trade association representing the $18.1 billion global music products industry, with a mission to strengthen the music industry and promote the pleasures and benefits of making music. Comprised of more than 9,000 member companies and individual professionals worldwide, NAMM supports an industry that employs more than 400,000 people globally. Through its programs, events and advocacy efforts, NAMM advances a shared vision of a thriving, innovative and inclusive music products industry where every person has access to the joy of music-making. NAMM also operates The NAMM Foundation, investing in the future of music through the support of education, global grantmaking and featured programs that expand participation in music across all ages and stages of life. Headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., NAMM serves as a leading voice for the global music products industry through public policy, advocacy, education and other member services. For more information, visit NAMM.org, and learn more about NAMM’s Vision, Mission & Objectives at NAMM About Page.