The 2018 NAMM Show Activities
Each year the NAMM show attracts thousands of music enthusiast to explore the latest and best gear, gadgets and products in the market. This year is no exception with a full schedule of activities and performances NAMM kicked off in grandeur. Starting off on Tuesday January 23rd with the NAMM Foundation Day of Service at the Orange Grove Elementary School in Anaheim is a way that NAMM members come together to support music education....
NAMM 2017: Neumann supports women in audio with sponsorship of WiMN She Rocks Awards and NAMM U session Women in the Music Industry Sound Off
Studio specialist Neumann.Berlin announced its role as a lead sponsor for the 2017 She Rocks Awards, hosted by The Women’s International Music Network (WiMN). The awards ceremony, to be held during the 2017 NAMM show in Anaheim, Calif. on January 20th, is in its fifth year and pays tribute to women who display leadership qualities across a diverse range of roles within the music industry. The She Rocks Awards ceremony will be held on...
Vanessa Campagna’s star is rising fast as she crosses lines from classical to country to pop
Vanessa Campagna has sung with symphonies, she has shared the stage with Reba and Blake Shelton and Loretta Lynn, she can and does belt pop and rock with the best of them, she has been on Star Search, she wrote the music for an Oscar winning film, and has herself been the subject of a PBS documentary. And that is only the beginning of the career of a 22-year old woman the press has called a “vocal powerhouse”, a “precociously gifted...
A conversation with bluesman David M’Ore: Passion, Soul and Fire
Guitar pyrotechnics are no longer rare in blues or rock these days. Most lead guitarists can and do shred hot licks in the middle of blues and rock songs, giving audiences a bit of an electric thrill. But there is a difference between hot and heavy guitar shredding and chops that come from the heart and not just the fingers. One delivers electricity, the other delivers emotion along with the energy. This is what David M’Ore does; ...
Day 2 at NAMM 2016. Crowds, celebrities and a resurgence of acoustic instruments…plus even more technology.
The crowds at NAMM 2016 hit a new peak on Day 2 as late arrivals, global visitors and Dr. John fans streamed in, stretching everything from rest rooms to restaurants to their limit. But, despite the lines to get in, the lines to out, the lines to get food and the lines to get your album/hand/book/program signed by your favorite artist or musical inventor, you could not find a happier crowd. Part of the happiness was the sheer number...