NAMM, of course, takes place in Anaheim, a city outside LA in Orange County. However, despite what he describes as the “unprecedented tragedy,” NAMM President and CEO John Mlynczak has ...

Returning to Anaheim Tuesday through Saturday — one day longer than last year’s edition — the 2025 NAMM Show (NAMM is short for National Association of Music Merchants) will welcome ...

as drummer Rene Barthen waves to a friend during The NAMM Show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) ...

The more experienced we’ve become at handling the insanity that is the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA every year, the less daunting it’s become. Sure, the 16-hour days of standing and walking are still ...

This year’s NAMM – held in Anaheim, California – showcased the usual broad sweep of introspection and innovation. In a world where bedroom producers can become international megastars, every ...

For a couple of thousand L.A. try-hards, the NAMM Show, which begins this Thursday, probably feels like heaven on earth: sexy new instruments everywhere! music celebrities to gawk at! signatures to ...

The 2025 NAMM Show is over. Every year music gear manufacturers ... and even companies making fog machines and knobs descend on Anaheim to show off their latest wares. It is chaos in all the ...

The sculptural guitar designs this year include Escher-sketch-y designs by the German STS Guitars, and another Germany-based company, Verso, creators of deconstructed elements, in wood, sheet metal, ...

Credit: Jimmy Leslie The NAMM Show came back at its usual winter ... of the pandemic returning in at least in some fashion to Anaheim, California amid the tragic backdrop of the L.A. fires ...