It was a pleasure to take in and see all the new gadgets various companies had to offer at this years NAMM Media Day. The day was highlighted by a 5 minute speech from George Clinton talking about the importance of teaching kids music. He spent the day working with kids from Berklee School of Music (which were were able to get a sneak peek of.)Photos we took from the day were: Staff at Taylor Guitars debuting the new 600 series, Peavey with the new PV AT and PV 14 AT Series Mixers, Orange Amplifications with teh new music board, Blackbird Guitars with with the new Ekoa (flax linen) El Capitan composite guitar, Roland Corporation debuted the new JD-Xi Interactive Analog/Digital Crossover Synthesizer, 7 year old Elie Samouhi from Rock and Roll High debuting the new lightweight guitar for kids, Reijo Hiltunen from One Hour Guitar talking about his new app, Revpad that can turn any guitar into a smart guitar, Cordoba mini guitars, Line 6 with their Variax Standard, Marion Systems Two Voice Pro Synthesizer, IZ Technology/Rada studio with their new recording technology, NAMM President Joe LaMond and yours truly with Jordan from Vintage Rock.
Photos by BackstageAxxess Correspondent Diane Daybrow.
We would like to thank The Lippin Group for the credentials to attend and cover NAMM 2015.
