NAMM Celebrates the Top 100 Music Products Retailers
NAMM’s Top 100 Dealer Awards honor standout retailers in music product industry
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is honored to announce the final selections for 2016’s Top 100 Dealer Awards. Now in its sixth year, the Top 100 Dealer Awards spotlight the very best industry retailers who demonstrate exceptional commitment to their stores, neighborhoods and customers, and play an important role in acting as music making ambassadors in their communities.
“The ‘Top 100 Dealer’ program has certainly grown a bit since it was launched a few years ago. Our retail members who enter the competition are passionate about their businesses and really know how to tell their stories of service to their customers and their communities,” said NAMM President and CEO, Joe Lamond. “In my opinion, we owe a debt of gratitude to all our retail members, through their tireless efforts, they are providing access to music products and services which help to foster the next generation of music makers.”
The Top 100 Dealers will be honored at an awards gala on Friday, June 24 at the annual Summer NAMM show in Nashville. Of the Top 100, seven standout dealers will also be honored in “Best of” categories including: Best Store Turnaround, Best Customer Service, Best Store Design, Best Marketing and Sales Promotion, Best Online Engagement, Best Emerging Dealer/”Rookie of the Year,” and one recipient will be honored with the Music Makes a Difference Award. The coveted NAMM Dealer of the Year award will go to one of the recipients in the aforementioned categories.
Each Top 100 submission was reviewed by an independent panel of judges and numerically rated across categories that included customer service, music advocacy, store design and promotions and were scored in accordance to determine the Top 100 list, the category winners, and the overall award, Dealer of the Year.
The Top 100 Dealer Awards presentation will be held in the Davidson Ballroom at Music City Center Friday, June 24 at 6:00 p.m. All Summer NAMM badge holders are invited to attend this evening honoring excellence in music retailing.
Congratulations to the 2016 Top 100 Dealers:
| Store Name | City | State/Country |
| A & G Central Music | Madison Heights | MI |
| Absolute Music | Bournemouth | United Kingdom |
| All County Music | Tamarac | FL |
| Amro Music | Memphis | TN |
| Andertons Music Co. | Surrey | United Kingdom |
| Andy's Music | Mobile | AL |
| Antonio Violins | Cincinnati | OH |
| Art's Music Shop, Inc. | Montgomery | AL |
| Bertrand's Music | San Diego | CA |
| Bill Harris Music | Provo | UT |
| Bill's Music | Baltimore | MD |
| Bluedog Guitars | North Vancouver | BC, Canada |
| Blues Angel Music | Pensacola | FL |
| Bridgepoint Music | Menlo Park | CA |
| Brighton Music Center | New Brighton | PA |
| Buddy Roger's Music | Cincinnati | OH |
| C.A. House Music | St. Clairsville | OH |
| Capo's Music Store | Abingdon | VA |
| Carter Vintage Guitars | Nashville | TN |
| Casino Guitars | Southern Pines | NC |
| Central Instrument Co. | Cuyahoga Falls | OH |
| Contemporary Music Center | Haymarket | VA |
| Creative Music Center | Monroe | CT |
| Day Violins | Chantilly | VA |
| Dietze Music | Lincoln | NE |
| Downtown Piano Works | Frederick | MD |
| EatMyBeats | Tuscaloosa | AL |
| Family Music | Louisville | KY |
| Family Piano Co. | Waukegan | IL |
| Farley's House Of Pianos | Madison | WI |
| Five Star Guitars | Hillsboro | OR |
| Fox Music House | Charleston | SC |
| Front Stage Music | Katy | TX |
| Guitars Etc | Athens | TX |
| Hartland Music | Hartland | WI |
| Heid Music | Appleton | WI |
| Hell Creek Music & More | Glendive | MT |
| Hillje Music Center | Boerne | TX |
| Instrumental Music | Ventura | CA |
| Instrumental Music Center | Tucson | AZ |
| Island Music Company | La Plata | MD |
| Ken Stanton Music | Marietta | GA |
| L.A. Music | Mississauga | ON, Canada |
| Lafargue Pianos | Metairie | LA |
| Larry's Music Center | Wooster | OH |
| LAWK STAR Guitars | Clackamas | OR |
| Legend Music | Manteca | CA |
| Lock 12 Music | Bellevue | IA |
| Lowe Vintage Instrument Company | Burlington | NC |
| Matt's Music | Weymouth | MA |
| Maxwell's House of Music | Jeffersonville | IN |
| Middle C Music | Washington | DC |
| Mike Risko Music | Ossining | NY |
| Mojo Music | Oakville | ON, Canada |
| Music Authority | Cumming | GA |
| Music Go Round | Minneapolis | MN |
| Music Land | Bel Air | MD |
| Music on the Hill | Washington | DC |
| Music Royale | Powell | OH |
| Music Villa | Bozeman | MT |
| Musical Innovations | Greenville | SC |
| N Stuff Music | Pittsburgh | PA |
| Owensboro Music Center | Owensboro | KY |
| Paige's Music | Indianapolis | IN |
| Pellegrino Music Center | Canton | OH |
| Plum Grove Music | Lowell | IN |
| PM Music Center | Aurora | IL |
| Port Mac Guitars | Port Macquarie | NSW, Australia |
| Progressive Music Center | Durham | NC |
| Quinlan & Fabish Music Co. | Burr Ridge | IL |
| Red Dragon Guitars | Sparta | NC |
| Rice Music House | Columbia | SC |
| Romeo Music | Dallas | TX |
| Royalton Music Center | North Royalton | OH |
| Sam Ash Music | Hicksville | NY |
| San Diego Music Studio | San Marcos | CA |
| Santa Barbara Guitar Bar | Santa Barbara | CA |
| Schmidt's Music | Pensacola | FL |
| Shoreline Music | Durango | CO |
| Sinasoid | Lynnwood | WA |
| Spicer's Music | Auburn | AL |
| Springfield Music | Springfield | MO |
| Steelwood Guitar Shop & Club | Mexico City | Mexico |
| Strait Music Company | Austin | TX |
| Ted Brown Music | Tacoma | WA |
| The Acoustic Shoppe | Springfield | MO |
| The Candyman Strings & Things | Santa Fe | NM |
| The Drum Shop | Tulsa | OK |
| The Music Room | Palatine | IL |
| The Strum Shop | Roseville | CA |
| The Upper Bout | Champaign | IL |
| TJ's Music | Fall River | MA |
| Ukulele Station America | Oregon | IL |
| Uncle Ike's Music & Sound | Dubuque | IA |
| Wadsworth Music | Wadsworth | OH |
| Wentworth Music | Kelowna | BC, Canada |
| West Music | Coralville | IA |
| Willis Music | Florence | KY |
| Wondersound Music | Menomonee Falls | WI |
| Zeswitz Music | Reading | PA |
To register online for Summer NAMM badges, please visit: https://ww1.namm.org/summer/2016/badges
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The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the not-for-profit association with a mission to strengthen the $19.5 billion music products industry. NAMM is comprised of 15,400 global member companies and individual professionals with a global workforce of over 475,000 employees. NAMM events and members fund The NAMM Foundation's efforts to promote the pleasures and benefits of music and advance active participation in music-making across the lifespan. For more information about NAMM, please visit www.namm.org.