The Top 100 Music Product Retailers to be Honored at Summer NAMM
-Standout music stores recognized at industry’s annual awards show-
NAMM, The National Association of Music Merchants, is pleased to announce the list of enterprising music product retailers to be recognized at The Top 100 Dealer Awards. The annual awards show recognizes the industry’s outstanding music retailers 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.
“At the heart of every music store, there is a story of inspiration, dedication and a pursuit to create a more musical world,” shared Joe Lamond, NAMM President and CEO. “The Top 100 Dealers exemplify a commitment – to their communities, their staff, and the industry to create a space which welcomes and inspires music makers through their products and services.”
The Top 100 Dealers will be honored at an awards gala on Friday, July 14 at the annual Summer NAMM Show at Nashville’s Music City Center. From the Top 100 honorees, seven music retailers will be recognized in “Best Of” categories including: Best Store Turnaround, Best Customer Service, Best Store Design, Best Marketing and Sales Promotion, Best Online Engagement, Best Emerging Dealer/Rookie of the Year, and one recipient will be honored with the Music Makes a Difference award. The coveted Dealer of the Year award will go to one of the recipients in the aforementioned categories.
From a self-submission process, an independent panel of judges numerically rated the Top 100 Dealers across several categories including customer service, music advocacy, store design and promotions. Each submission was scored to determine the Top 100 list, the category awards and the overall Dealer of the Year award.
The Top 100 Dealer awards party will be held in the Karl F. Dean Grand Ballroom at Music City Center during the Summer NAMM show. All Summer NAMM badge holders are invited to attend this evening honoring excellence in music retailing.
Congratulations to the following winners:
| A & G Central Music | Madison Heights | MI |
| All County Music | Tamarac | FL |
| Amro Music | Memphis | TN |
| Andertons Music Co. | Surrey | United Kingdom |
| Antonio Violins | Cincinnati | OH |
| Backstage Music | Starkville | MS |
| Bailey Brothers Music Company | Montgomery | AL |
| Bertrand's Music | San Diego | CA |
| Big Music | Sydney | NSW, Australia |
| Bluedog Guitars | North Vancouver | BC, Canada |
| Blues Angel Music | Pensacola | FL |
| Brighton Music Center | New Brighton | PA |
| C.A. House Music | St. Clairsville | OH |
| Carter Vintage Guitars | Nashville | TN |
| Casino Guitars | Southern Pines | NC |
| Cassell's Music | San Fernando | CA |
| Chicago Music Exchange | Chicago | IL |
| Contemporary Music Center | Haymarket | VA |
| Cosmo Music | Richmond Hill | ON, Canada |
| Cream City Music | Brookfield | WI |
| Day Violins | Chantilly | VA |
| EatMyBeats | Tuscaloosa | AL |
| Farley's House Of Pianos | Madison | WI |
| Five Star Guitars | Beaverton | OR |
| GarageBand Music | Utica | MI |
| George's Music | Berwyn | PA |
| Guitars Etc. | Athens | TX |
| Heid Music | Appleton | WI |
| Hollywood Piano | Burbank | CA |
| Hot Licks Guitar Shop | Waldorf | MD |
| Instrumental Music Center | Tucson | AZ |
| Ish Guitars | Syracuse | NY |
| Island Music Company | La Plata | MD |
| Kidder Music Service | Peoria | IL |
| Larry's Music Center | Wooster | OH |
| LAWK STAR Guitars | Clackamas | OR |
| Legend Music | Manteca | CA |
| Lowe Vintage Instrument Company | Burlington | NC |
| Matt's Music | Weymouth | MA |
| Maxwell's House of Music | Jeffersonville | IN |
| Menchey Music Service, Inc. | Hanover | PA |
| Merriam Music | Oakville | ON, Canada |
| Middle C Music | Washington | DC |
| Midwood Guitar Studio | Charlotte | NC |
| Mike Risko Music | Ossining | NY |
| Millers Music | Cambridge | United Kingdom |
| Monster Music | Levittown | NY |
| Moore Music | Evansville | IN |
| Mozart Einstein & Me | Benicia | CA |
| Music Authority | Cumming | GA |
| Music Go Round | Minneapolis | MN |
| Music Land | Bel Air | MD |
| Music Man | W. Palm Beach | FL |
| Music on the Hill | Washington | DC |
| Music Royale | Powell | OH |
| Music Villa | Bozeman | MT |
| Musical Innovations | Greenville | SC |
| NOVA Music Center | Manassas | VA |
| Ottawa Pianos | Ottawa | ON, Canada |
| Paige's Music | Indianapolis | IN |
| Pecknel Music Company | Greenville | SC |
| Plum Grove Music | Lowell | IN |
| PM Music Center | Aurora | IL |
| Port Mac Guitars | Port Macquarie | NSW, Australia |
| Progressive Music | Mckeesport | PA |
| Quinlan & Fabish Music Co. | Burr Ridge | IL |
| Red Dragon Guitars | Sparta | NC |
| Righteous Guitars | Roswell | GA |
| Robert M. Sides Family Music Centers | Williamsport | PA |
| Royalton Music Center | North Royalton | OH |
| Sam Ash Music | Hicksville | NY |
| San Diego Music Studio | San Marcos | CA |
| Schmitt Music | Brooklyn Center | MN |
| Shoreline Music | Durango | CO |
| Shuffield Music Company | Arkadelphia | AR |
| Sims Music | Columbia | SC |
| Sinasoid | Lynnwood | WA |
| Spicer's Music | Auburn | AL |
| Springfield Music | Springfield | MO |
| Strait Music Company | Austin | TX |
| Strings and Beyond | Southport | NC |
| Summerhays Music | Murray | UT |
| Symphony Supply | Paducah | KY |
| Ted Brown Music | Tacoma | WA |
| The Acoustic Shoppe | Springfield | MO |
| The Candyman Strings & Things | Santa Fe | NM |
| The Loft Violin Shop | Columbus | OH |
| The Minor Chord Music Outfitters | Littleton | MA |
| The Music Room | Palatine | IL |
| The Music Store | Garland | TX |
| Third Rock Music Center | Cincinnati | OH |
| TJ's Music | Fall River | MA |
| Ukulele Station America | Oregon | IL |
| Uncle Ike's Music & Sound | Dubuque | IA |
| Unga Bunga Music | Paducah | KY |
| Wentworth Music | Kelowna | BC, Canada |
| West Music | Coralville | IA |
| Westlake Pro | North Hollywood | CA |
| Willis Music | Florence | KY |
| Zeswitz Music | Reading | PA |
To register online for Summer NAMM badges, please visit: https://ww1.namm.org/summer/2017/badges
Media Contacts
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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.