Michel Dergham grew up immersed in the world of pro audio and musical instruments, watching his father, Chahoud, build a successful retail chain in Sāo Paulo. By the time Michel officiall...
Chahoud Dergham was born in Syria, but as he fondly recalls, a woman led him to move to Sāo Paulo Brazil, his future wife! Once in Brazil, Chahoud began working for an audio retail compan...
James Bernard is a versatile and accomplished California-based audio engineer with an extensive career in the dynamic music industry over three decades. His multifaceted roles include sol...
Josh Vittek has always been immersed in music, his deep voice leading him to choir and Doo Wop groups in middle school. When his uncle gifted him a guitar, he discovered the thrill of ble...
Darryl Jones was born on the south side of Chicago into a musical family. His father taught him drums and xylophone at 7 years old. But when Jones saw his neighbor, Angus Thomas, playing ...
Bobby Vega has been hailed as a bass master of pick-style funk, a tone connoisseur, and a professor of the grooves. His effortlessly fluid bass playing and impeccable rhythmic instincts h...
Jonas Hellborg has been labeled an innovator, a rule-breaker, and a fearless explorer of the bass guitar. His approach is defined by a relentless pursuit of musical truth, stripping away ...
Toshihiko Miki is the ninth-generation leader of the esteemed Miki Musical Instruments Company in Japan, with deep roots in Osaka, where his mother was a piano teacher. His early exposure...
Bryan Beller has maintained a multi-faceted career as a bassist, composer, solo artist and clinician for over 25 years, earning his reputation as a uniquely talented yet supremely tastefu...
Sufesh Adhikari, a dedicated music advocate from Nepal, has spent his career fostering a love for music and providing opportunities for aspiring musicians. A talented bassist and pianist,...
Rachel Ombredane is a captivating performer and classically trained musician who forms one half of RoSaWay, a stylish and forward-thinking electro-pop duo from Paris, France. Known for th...
Stéphane Avellaneda was born in Sisteron, southern France, and developed an insatiable passion for drumming from an early age. As his career flourished, so did his drive to incorporate di...
John Paice has always been deeply passionate about strategic marketing, a skill he honed during his tenure at Motorola before cementing his career at the esteemed Celestion loudspeaker co...
Nigel Wood, the visionary managing director of the renowned British-based Celestion company, was on hand at the 2024 NAMM Show to receive the 100-Year Milestone Award. Established by pion...
Gayle Alldredge joined the NAMM Show team in 2014 and has since become a highly valued floor manager. Her diverse professional background began in catering, where she successfully built a...
Mike Reininger has always had an unwavering love for drums. Growing up surrounded by music, he often sang with his brother and developed a keen sense of rhythm through tap dancing. In fif...
Luann Alesio has been a familiar and beloved presence at the NAMM Show since 1998, serving primarily as a dedicated and detail-oriented floor manager. Her very first job out of school was...
Xianggui Wang is the president of Soundking, a leading pro audio manufacturing company based in China. Founded in 1988, Soundking initially specialized in audio connectors before expandin...
Amanda Palmer first came to our attention as one-half of the punk cabaret act Dresden Dolls, a band she formed with drummer Brian Viglione in 2000. The band recorded three albums and tour...
Gary Thielman is President of Harrison Audio, the Nashville, Tennessee-based company that has been an innovator in the audio industry since 1975. He joined Harrison right out of college i...
John Lehmkuhl started playing music at the age of four, beginning with piano lessons in the music store his parents had opened in 1977. By his teenage years, he owned a Minimoog and, in 1...
Samantha Fish has earned numerous accolades for her unique self-expression, which she channels through explosive riffs, visceral rhythms, and spine-tingling vocals. She was born and raise...
John Baccigaluppi is a skateboarder, recording engineer/producer, studio owner, and surfer. He studied with Dr. John Chowning at Stanford's CCRMA in 1983 and later developed the VDS edito...
Elton Bradman, a musician since the age of 7 and a writer at 15, has been fortunate to stay busy in both professions. Landing his dream job at Bass Player Magazine just in time for Y2K le...
Steven Rosen began his career as a rock journalist in the mid-1970s and has articles published in major music magazines and newspapers from all over the globe. His archive of stories, whi...
Sharon Bechor grew up in the music store her parents established in New York City back in 1975. Today she is the owner and CEO and enjoys sharing the passion her parents had for their cus...
Peter Nyboer’s journey through music has tracked a certain technological vein. Born in the same town as the Fender guitar he grew up with, he wandered into the experimental landscape of e...
James Terris, originally from Humboldt County, relocated to San Francisco in 1993. Fascinated by synthesizers and music production from a very young age, he started experimenting with and...
Segun Adegbite is the managing director of one of Nigeria’s top distributors and installers of music and pro audio gear, New Media Technologies LTD. The company began in 2002 with the mis...
Honoring Scott Mandeville for his invaluable contributions to the NAMM Resource Center, helping secure exceptional interviews for the NAMM Oral History Program. This video highlights the ...
