2014-01-21

THE 2014 NAMM SHOW AT ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER – JAN. 23-26

Global Gathering for the Music Products Industry

NAMM SHOW MEDIA PREVIEW DAY – JAN. 22

A Preview of the Newest & Most Innovative Musical Products

THE NAMM SHOW – The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) will unite the global music products industry during its annual trade show, the largest of its kind, which will feature debuts of musical instruments and technologies, ongoing concerts, interactive demos, workshops and artist appearances. FACTS: nearly 96,000 registrants; 1,500+ exhibiting companies representing more than 5,000 brands; 280 new-to-NAMM exhibitors; NAMM Members from 90+ countries attend.

NAMM MEDIA PREVIEW DAY – Day before show opens, an invitation-only preview for media to experience the top 20 premier 2014 instruments and technologies. Pick up your media credential early and interview the designers and CEOs while getting one-on-one demos and visual presentations.

NAMM SHOW

Thursday, Jan. 23 – Saturday, Jan. 25, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and

Sunday, Jan. 26, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Not open to the public.

MEDIA PREVIEW DAY

Wednesday, Jan. 22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with celebrity stage presentations from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

NAMM SHOW – Anaheim Convention Center

800 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, 92802

NAMM Media Preview Day: IDEA CENTER, HALL B, Anaheim Conv. Cntr

Parking options during the show for media are highlighted in green -
http://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2014/parking-information

Cost is $12 a day with no in and out privileges. The Marriott and Hilton have parking options as well, at higher rates. News/Satellite trucks should contact jokeefe@lippingroup.com for access.

Media Preview Day

Park for FREE in the Car Park #1 lot, which is off Katella Avenue.

MEDIA PREVIEW DAY EXHIBITING COMPANIES

The Media Preview Day will feature products from the following companies: Touchmark Guitars, IK Multimedia, GJ2 Guitars, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, GoPro, SuperMegaUltraGroovy, Inc., C.F. Martin & Co., Kala Brand Music Co., Paul Jennings Music – Sela Cajons, Drum Workshop, Inc., Deering Banjo Company, Weber Fine Instruments, The Dube, Dave Smith Instruments, Hohner Inc., QRS Music Technologies, Pioneer DJ, daCarbo AG, ROLI, The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus and D’Angelico.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Schedule (subject to change):

11:00 a.m. Percussion Segment: Part I featuring The Dube with creator and English footballer, Dion Dublin

11:15 a.m. Percussion Segment: Part II featuring Paul Jennings Music – Sela Cajons

11:30 a.m. GJ2 Guitars presentation from GJ2 co-founder Grover Jackson and rising heavy metal guitarist, Mick Murphy

11:45 a.m. Dave Smith Instruments presentation from keyboardist, Peter Dyer

12:00 p.m. Hohner Inc. performance from keyboardist, Kim Manning of Parliament Funkadelic

12:10 p.m. NAMM welcome with Joe Lamond, NAMM President and CEO and Bernie Williams, Latin-GRAMMY-nominated jazz guitarist, music education advocate and former N.Y. Yankee

12:15 p.m. D’Angelico presentation from Bernie Williams

12:30 p.m. The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus presentation with Art Alexakis from Everclear

12:45 p.m. IK Multimedia welcomes DJ Ben Morrison on stage to demo the brand new iRings.

1:00 p.m. Weber Fine Instruments performance from Eva Holbrook of SHEL

Media Contact:

Jeanne O’Keefe

The Lippin Group

818-399-2464 (cell)
JOKeefe@LippinGroup.com

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