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T he MIDI Association and AMEI jointly released the MIDI-CI Profile for Piano (Version 1.0), together with its companion Implementation Guide. It is a milestone years in the making: a shared, formally specified agreement for how a piano performance travels from one instrument to another and arrives with its musical intent intact. The Profile standardizes a common velocity curve mapping musical…
M ake Music Day is less than 2 weeks away, June 21st! "Launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, Make Music is celebrated on the same day in more than 2,000 cities in dozens of countries around the world. Completely different from a typical music festival, Make Music is open to anyone who wants to take part. Every kind of musician — young and old, amateur and professional, of every…
B enn Jordan discusses innovation and the future of music production with FL Studio at the NAMM Show at the XCHANGE Stage. This video recording is the last part of that discussion. Watch it below:
T he day of exhibits opened and music enthusiasts flooded the convention center to see and hear the latest musical instruments, gear, software, and more! Charlie Puth made a special appearance presented by Mix With the Masters demonstrating how to make a song with the latest technology for songwriters concluding with a Q&A. Mix With the Masters also had a number of guests at their booth on the…
Day 2 of the NAMM Show 2026 included Global Media Day - Watch the full video recording here - with some new surprises from DW Drums and Slingerland - Watch Scott Donnell tell you more about it here - and while at the NAMM International Member Reception, we met William and Trenton of Liquid Robot Music Toys. They've invented a fashionable wrist band that holds a pick on a string so you never lose…
S cott Donnell shows us what's new from DW Drums and Slingerland! Watch the video below:
P erformances by Roland Grant, Dolly Ave, and Too Hot For Leather and Speeches on Music Advocacy sum just of few of the fantastic events on the first day of the NAMM Show in Anaheim California 2026. Watch the video below:
W atch the NAMM Show 2026 Global Media Day featuring Fender, PRS Guitars, Gibson, inMusic, AKAI, RANE, SHURE, KORG, Roland, Yamaha, PMC, Lutefish, Martin Guitars and performances by The Runarounds, Margaret Glaspy, J Black, DJ K-Swizz, Rachel K Collier, Chris Buck, and Molly Tuttle. Watch the video below:
The 2026 NAMM Show is celebrating an astounding 125 years and Tuesday was just the beginning of this triumph! It kicked off with The NAMM Foundation Day of Service bringing together volunteers for community service to support music education and industry professionals. Meanwhile, The Retail Financial Summit offered financial training for music retailers. More sessions began to unfold throughout…
T rue Entertainment brings their iconic event back again this year, but for 2 days instead of one, full of connection, movement, and music! Tickets are now on sale! Get them here, get them early for a discount
