News Releases

Wanna Play Music Day, which will be held on Saturday July 23 during 2011 Summer NAMM (July 21-23, 2011) in Nashville will get some additional promotional help from several of the leading musician-targeted consumer magazines in the industry thanks to a new alliance announced today by NAMM, and publishers New Bay Media and Modern Drummer Publications.

 The NAMM Foundation announced today that employees of NAMM-Member companies who are pursuing education or careers in the music products industry can submit applications to be considered for a William R. Gard Memorial Scholarship. The deadline for submitting an application is March 31, 2011.

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced that Steve Schmidt, one of the top public affairs and political strategists in the country and senior advisor to John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign, will be the keynote speaker for the association’s 2011 Washington D.C. Advocacy Fly-In training luncheon on May 10, 2011.

In a major new push to encourage more Americans to play a musical instrument, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced the launch of its first national "Pledge to Play" initiative. Aimed at the more than 85 percent of Americans who never played an instrument but said they wish they did in a recent Gallup poll, the national call to action is part of the activities leading up to NAMM's fifth annual National Wanna Play Music Week May 2-8.

The TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio and NAMM announced today that the 27th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards®, the professional audio and sound production industry's most prestigious awards event, will once again be held at the NAMM Show, the largest trade show for the international music products industry, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012, in Anaheim, California.

The NAMM Foundation announced today that it is now accepting applications for its Music Products Industry Scholarship Program. The effort supports individuals enrolled in college and university music and/or music business programs who are preparing for careers in the music products industry or related professions.

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) announced today that it will host its inaugural “Top 100 Dealer Awards” at the 2011 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville, Tenn. this July. This exciting new program will recognize outstanding NAMM Retailers during a gala event on Friday evening of Summer NAMM.

The NAMM Foundation announced today that employees of NAMM-Member companies who are pursuing education or careers in the music products industry can submit applications to be considered for a William R. Gard Memorial Scholarship. The deadline for submitting an application is March 31, 2011.

 The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced details about how Members can participate in the association’s upcoming 2011 Advocacy Fly-In event in Washington D.C. to support issues at the Congressional-level concerning the music products industry.

The most important deadline in corporate America today is the call for entries for the FORTUNE Battle of the Corporate Bands. For the 11th consecutive year, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (Rock Hall), will showcase the most talented musicians in the corporate world representing the nation's most progressive companies. All proceeds from the FORTUNE Battle of the Corporate Bands will benefit the Rock Hall's education programs.

A crowd of hundreds gathered at the Downtown Disney District on Saturday to cheer on 10 teen bands from across the country as they battled for the national title of "Best Teen Band" at the second annual SchoolJam USA. Peligro from Gahanna, Ohio took home the first-place platinum record in the live competition presented by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) during the weekend of the music industry's celebrated NAMM Show.

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced the final registration and exhibitor numbers for the 2011 NAMM Show, the largest and longest-running musical instruments and products trade show in the United States.