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SUMMER NAMM REVIEW ISSUE SUMMER NAMM REVIEW ISSUE SUMMER NAMM REVIEW ISSUE SUMMER NAMM REVIEW ISSUE<br />
THE NEWS MAGAZINE FOR MUSIC PRODUCTS RETAILERS<br />
Largest E<br />
Builds On<br />
ver NAMM Fly-In<br />
Past Successes<br />
Music Speaks <br />
By Dan Ferrisi <br />
Twenty-fifteen ended on a triumphal note for<br />
many in the music products industry, as Congress<br />
passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)<br />
on December 9 and, the next day, President<br />
Obama signed it into law. MI industry members,<br />
who have traveled to Capitol Hill annually since<br />
2005 for the NAMM Music Education Advocacy<br />
DC Fly-In, had fought hard for the ESSA. The<br />
law, which replaced the No Child Left Behind<br />
Act (NCLB), for the first time explicitly defines<br />
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NASHVILLE HOT<br />
Dealers Attending By Dan Ferrisi<br />
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<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=3"> Experience PRS Open House Thrills Attendees E</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=4"> VOLUME 33 NO.7 ON THE C</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=5"> THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR MUSIC GEAR WEBSITE S</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=6"> EDITORIAL You’ve Got A Friend I am writing th</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=7"> New. And Improved. Meet the new H4n Pro. Cleaner.</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=8"> ATEST L Universal Percussion Drops Action Against</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=9"> 10” 10”</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=10"> L ATEST Turnover Hits An All-Time High At Senn</a>
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<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=12"> P EOPLE Right As Ron Last month, Guitar Cen</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=13"> Super-</a>
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<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=15"> The NAMM Show at a Glance Gathering of the Tribe</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=16"> P RODUCTS Teacher’s Assistants </a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=17"> Let’s Duet Over view: VocoPro’s Karaoke</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=18"> ‘POWER’ YOUR RETAIL STORE: PRO-AUDIO MANUFACTURER</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=19"> There is huge revenue in what I refer to as “MI P</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=20"> ‘Our strongest and most successful dealers have a</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=21"> NASHVILLE HOT: DEALERS ATTENDING SUMMER NAMM GAIN</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=22"> SIGHTS OF SUMMER NAMM 1 </a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=23"> Hayzlett, NAMM U veteran speaker. He energized th</a>
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<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=25"> MUSIC SPEAKS: LARGEST EVER NAMM FLY-IN BUILDS ON </a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=26"> THE It was awe inspiring to be one of 91 caring,</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=27"> I N DUSTRY Our entire industry exists because kid</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=28"> Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN). Bernie Williams and </a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=29"> Delegates got an audience with Sen. Jack Reed (D-</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=30"> Mike Risko Music Named Among Top Dealers Mike</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=31"> We Take Full Responsibility — For Protectin</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=32"> FIVE MINUTES WITH IAN ROBINS Managing Directo</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=33"> brand that innovates and pro- duces quality produ</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=34"> Blackstar has established a well-defin</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=35"> the Fly 3 at home and, sometimes, I’m happy to us</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=36"> MI SPY BABY, LET’S ‘CRUZ’ I was roused </a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=37"> mission, an older male staff member walked by and</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=38"> SPECIAL TO THE RETAILER education [ reflec</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=39"> S P E C I A L F R O M G U I TA R C E N T E R </a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=40"> FROM THE TRENCHES REVIVING THE OLD SPARK By </a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=41"> FRONT AND CENTER JANET DEERING, CEO, DEERING</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=42"> SHINE A LIGHT SPINNING A WEB O</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=43"> These days, the store mainly focuses on new i</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=44"> R E TA I L E R R E B E L CONTENT IS KING PART</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=45"> MUSIC SPEAKS The music products industry </a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=46"> VEDDATORIAL By Dan Vedda SUPPLY</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=47"> AUGUST 15-18, 2016 TRUMP TAJ MAHAL ATLANTIC CIT</a>
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<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=51"> SPECIAL TO THE RETAILER: REFLECTIONS ON OUR MISSI</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=52"> to a lot of effort to find out why amplifiers, and </a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=53"> UNDER THE HOOD: DEERING BANJO COMPANY’S ARTISAN G</a>
<a title="MSR 07 2016 July page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1a2eda69?page=54"> UNDER THE HOOD Deering Banjo Company’s Artisan</a>
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