"BE A HIT" @ NAMM

Free Business Counseling Opportunities at Summer NAMM!

Also at NAMM 2010 they will have a session called "Be A Hit". This will be geared towards the small businesses that are looking for tips and hints. They will get an hour long counseling session that will provide you with helpful hints to grow your fan base!

Representatives from SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business, will be on show site (in room 212) offering FREE one-on-one, hour-long counseling sessions to help provide solutions to your business questions and provide mentoring to help you grow your customer base. If you are interested, make an appointment today—times are limited! In addition, counselors will also be available in Exhibit Booth #162 throughout the show and will allow people to register online for counseling outside of the event.

http://www.namm.org/summer/2010/articles/free-business-counseling-opportunities-summer-namm

NAMM HAS RELEASED NEW NEWS ON: “Wanna Play Summer”

At summer NAMM 2010 there will be seminars by some of the biggest names in the industry! Apple, Samson, Taylor guitars, D'Addario and many more! Summer NAMM is really offering many good options for their fans this summer! NAMM is also doing a great job of using these seminars to bring in some up-and-coming talent, or even just the "tire kickers". Below are some of the sessions that NAMM will be offering!

Education session topics include:

Garage Band Test Drive - presented by Apple

Logic Pro Test Drive - presented by Apple

Setting Up a Home Studio

Computers & Technology for Songwriters

How to Get More Gigs

How to Lay Down Tracks - presented by Samson

Techniques to Hook Up Your Gear - presented by Taylor Guitar

Recording Tips and Tricks

How to Get Endorsed - A Panel of Top AR people

And Many More!

Additional features include:

"The Reunion Blues Vintage Guitars Roadshow," where professionals will appraise used instruments

Free Guitar Re-strings - D'Addario

Live Music

Drum Circle

The Best Band You Never Heard - presented by JamHub

And Much More!

http://www.namm.org/wannaplaysunday

NAMM 2010 Wanna Play Music Sunday

NAMM JUST ANNOUNCED: WANNA PLAY MUSIC SUNDAY!


NAMM has announced that they will have a new event called Wanna Play Music Sunday.

From: http://www.namm.org/wannaplaysunday

For the first time, NAMM welcomes music students, parents, music advocates and enthusiasts in the Nashville region to attend our first "Wanna Play Music Sunday" at 2010 Summer NAMM, one of the largest musical instrument and product trade shows in the country. Come and see all of the latest and greatest music and sound products under one roof!

It looks like NAMM is trying to reach out to a new crowd... students, parents,music advocates etc. After the drop in attendance NAMM is now going to be inviting a whole new crowd out to the shows. NAMM is going to have a lot different class options for amateurs and bands. Some of these classes are very basic, and not geared towards the industry professionals, such as, techniques on hooking up your recording gear. These classes may not be as beneficial to the industry professionals, but having the pros put on clinics will open up jobs for themselves and also education students on recording and music gear. I believe NAMM is making a good move by bringing in the uneducated crow. This will allow companies to pitch their product to the beginners. I hope we see an increase in recording interest from the amateurs and also an increase in summer NAMM 2010!

From: http://www.namm.org/wannaplaysunday

• Catch Unique Live Music Performances
• Attend Musician-Friendly Workshops, including:
• Clinics from top professional players
• How to get more gigs
• How to break into the pros
• Effects 101
• Techniques to hook up your gear
• Recording tips and tricks
• How to get endorsed
• Compete in Drumming Competitions
• Get Free Guitar Set-ups & Restringing
• Talk with Music Products Industry Insiders and Legends
• Get your Vintage Guitars Appraised by Professionals at the Vintage Guitar Roadshow

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