Sharon and I are leaving in the morning for the Summer NAMM show in Nashville, along with a couple of members of our staff (Eddy and Eric). We love Nashville and have many old friends in the music industry there. We will return next week, and the office will be open during our absence.
This show, more than any other in recent memory, should give a pretty good indicator of the general health of the industry, and the saxophone business in particular. From the looks of the exhibitors list, saxophones are going to be pretty scarce in Music City USA. I guess the old saying that "only the strong survive" applies here. Many of the horn companies who used to exhibit regularly are conspicuous in their absence.
The main purpose of the NAMM show is to give the manufacturers an opportunity to show their products to existing and prospective dealers. Since our Nation of Music company is the ONLY dealer for Saxgourmet products in North America, we don't see much point in exhibiting. However, most of our vendors will be there (they don't exhibit, either) and we've got a full schedule of meetings with factory owners, Indian Chiefs, and industry insiders.
NAMM is a great organization, and there will also be plenty of seminars and clinics for people who own companies like ours. It's always good to hear what others around the world are doing, and we always feel like the educational aspect is well worth the price of admission.We're meeting a few of our friends and VIP's at the show, and plan to shoot a couple of YouTube videos featuring our products and a few "names you know" while we're there. I'll post them when I get back.
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