NAMM Celebrates Global Retail Excellence, Announces The Top 100 Dealer Awards
The National Association of Music Merchants is pleased to announce the list of independent music product retailers to be honored at the organization's Top 100 Dealer Awards. Now in its twelfth year, the annual awards honor retailers worldwide who demonstrate exceptional commitment to their stores, neighborhoods, and customers and share in a vision of creating a more musical world through their local communities.
The Top 100 Awards will be held on Thursday, June 2 at The 2022 NAMM Show. At the awards, the category winners of “Best Community Retail Store;” “Best Customer Service;” “Best Store Design;” “Innovation Award;” “Best Marketing and Sales Promotion;” “Best Online Engagement;” “Music Makes a Difference Award;” and the “Customers’ Choice Award,” will be announced. From the winners of these categories, one store will be recognized with the coveted “Dealer of the Year” Award.
To make the Top 100 Awards list, each submission was evaluated for effectiveness in marketing, customer engagement and innovation in retail by a panel of independent judges.
Congratulations to the Top 100 Dealer Award winners:
A & G Central Music Madison Heights, MI United States
Absolute Music LLC Reno, NV United States
ALFASONI S.L. Barcelona Spain
All County Music Tamarac, FL United States
Amro Music Stores, Inc. Memphis, TN United States
Anderton's Music Co. Guildford United Kingdom
Andy's Music Inc Mobile, AL United States
Antonio Violins and Ukes Cincinnati, OH United States
Artist Guitars Yennora NSW Australia
Austin Music Co, LLC Miramar Beach,FL United States
Backstage Music Starkville, MS United States
Bananas At Large San Rafael, CA United States
Bandwagon Music & Repair Nashville, TN United States
Beacock Music Co., Inc. Vancouver, WA United States
Bertrand's Music Enterprises, Inc. San Diego, CA United States
Bill Harris Music Provo, UT United States
Billy Hyde Music Daw Park SA Australia
Blues Angel Music Pensacola, FL United States
Brass Bell Music, Inc. Glendale, WI United States
Brighton Music Center New Brighton, PA United States
B's Music Shop Mount Pleasant, MI United States
Buddy Roger's Music Cincinnati, OH United States
C.A. House Music St. Clairsville, OH United States
Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center Wheaton, MD United States
City Music Co. Pte. Ltd. Singapore Singapore
Contemporary Music Center Haymarket, VA United States
Cosmo Music Co, Ltd. Richmond Hill ON Canada
Cottonwood Music Emporium Costa Mesa, CA United States
Creative Music & Arts, LLC Monroe, CT United States
Day Violins LLC Chantilly, VA United States
Dietze Music House Lincoln, NE United States
Ernie Williamson Music Springfield, MO United States
Eusica | Music Store CDMX DF Mexico
Five Star Guitars Beaverton, OR United States
Forrests Music Berkeley, CA United States
Fox Music House, Inc. N Charleston, SC United States
Full Compass Systems, Ltd. Verona, WI United States
GarageBand Music Utica, MI United States
Guitar Wishes, LLC Lincolnton, NC United States
Hartland Piano & Conservatory Hartland, WI United States
Heid Music Company, Inc. Appleton, WI United States
Hollywood Piano Company Burbank, CA United States
Impulse Music Co. Santa Clarita, CA United States
Instrumental Music Center Tucson, AZ United States
Island Music Company La Plata, MD United States
J. Landress Brass, LLC. New York, NY United States
Kidder Music Service Inc Peoria, IL United States
Lafayette Music Co Inc Lafayette, LA United States
Logans Pianos Sydney NSW Australia
Loud and Clear Audio Visual Cotati, CA United States
Lowe Vintage Instrument Company Burlington, NC United States
Mad Jive Incorporated Granite City, IL United States
Marich Music Corning, NY United States
Matt's Guitars Manassas, VA United States
Maxwell's House of Music Jeffersonville, IN United States
Menchey Music Service, Inc. Hanover, PA United States
Mike Risko Music Ossining, NY United States
Mom's Music Inc Louisville, KY United States
Monster Music, Inc. Levittown, NY United States
Moore Music Evansville, IN United States
Music Authority, Inc. Cumming, GA United States
Music Man, Inc. West Palm Beach, FL United States
Music On the Hill LLC Washington, DC United States
Musical Innovations, LLC Greenville, SC United States
N Stuff Music LLC Pittsburgh, PA United States
N Tune Music & Sound Inc. Odessa, TX United States
Ottawa Pianos Ottawa ON Canada
Peach Guitars Limited Colchester Essex United Kingdom
Pecknel Music Co Inc Greenville, SC United States
Pellegrino Music Center Canton, OH United States
Plum Grove Music Lowell, IN United States
PM Music Center Aurora, IL United States
Portmans Music Superstore Inc Savannah, GA United States
Quinlan & Fabish Music Co. Burr Ridge, IL United States
Rice Music House Columbia, SC United States
Riff Music Salons Warsaw Poland
Righteous Guitars, LLC Roswell, GA United States
Rocky Mountain Music Repair LLC Broomfield, CO United States
Royalton Music Center North Royalton, OH United States
Sam Ash Music Corp Hicksville, NY United States
San Diego Music Studio San Marcos, CA United States
Schmidt's Music Pensacola, FL United States
Senseney Music Wichita, KS United States
Sound Productions, LLC Irving, TX United States
Spicer's Music, LLC Auburn, AL United States
Summerhays Music Center Murray, UT United States
Sweetheart Deals Spencer, MA United States
Tarpley Music Amarillo, TX United States
Ted Brown Music Co Tacoma, WA United States
The Acoustic Shoppe Springfield, MO United States
The Candyman Strings & Things Santa Fe, NM United States
The Music Connection Forest Lake, MN United States
The Music Den Randolph, NJ United States
The Music Shoppe Normal, IL United States
Third Rock Music Center Cincinnati, OH United States
Tone Shop Guitars, Inc. Addison, TX United States
Wentworth Music Kelowna BC Canada
West Music Co., Inc. Coralville, IA United States
White House of Music, Inc. Waukesha, WI United States
Zeswitz Music Reading, PA United States
The NAMM Show returns to Anaheim, California, June 3-5, 2022. Over three days, the industry crossroads will convene to network and renew business relationships, partake in professional education sessions and launch and discover new products. More than 3,500 brands will take part in the show, including Adam Hall; Allen & Heath; American Music & Sound; C.F. Martin & Co.; Casio; Conn-Selmer; Ernie Ball; ESP; Hal Leonard; KMC Music; Taylor Guitars; and Yamaha, among others. In the pro audio and live sound space, more brands include 4Wall Entertainment; ADJ; Apogee; Audio-Technica; beyerdynamic; Dolby; Harman; IK Multimedia; Korg; L-Acoustics; Pioneer DJ; Shure; TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik; Ultimate Ears; and more.
The show will also see the return of much-loved industry award events, including the Parnelli Awards, TEC Awards and She Rocks Awards, as well as other event gatherings and networking opportunities including Saturday’s Grand Rally for Music Education, featuring composer and founder of the Virtual Choir Eric Whitacre for a memorable, hybrid choral experience and performance by Gateways Brass Collective.
In addition, the show will offer education sessions for professionals in pro audio and live sound, entertainment tech, music retail and brands, as well as music educators and more, from the likes of the Audio Engineering Society (AES); Advanced Audio + Applications Exchange (A3E); TEC Tracks; Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA); Event Safety Alliance (ESA); The Pro Production Sessions from PLSN and FOH magazines; Lighting&Sound America; NAMM U; GenNext; Music Education Days; and more. Future-forward NAMM U Breakfast Sessions will open each day of the show, with “Breakfast of Champions” on Friday, June 3; on Saturday, branding expert Scott Stratten, President of UnMarketing, will present “Leadership in a Post-Pandemic World”; and the annual favorite “Best in Show” returns on Sunday, June 5.
Registration for The 2022 NAMM Show is now open. Additional information about The 2022 and 2023 NAMM Show is available at NAMM.org
For additional information about the Top 100 Awards, please visit https://topdealer.namm.org
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About NAMM
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the not-for-profit association with a mission to strengthen the $19.5 billion music products industry. NAMM is comprised of 15,400 global member companies and individual professionals with a global workforce of over 475,000 employees. NAMM events and members fund The NAMM Foundation's efforts to promote the pleasures and benefits of music and advance active participation in music-making across the lifespan. For more information about NAMM, please visit www.namm.org.