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Event Designed to Open Up Dialogue Between Industry Professionals and NAMM We’re Hittin’ the Road! SPRING 2008 Bringing Recreational Music Making to IRAQ {Ord BONUS MATERIALS ENCLOSED NAMM is now planning a four-state Town Hall Meeting tour this spring, coming face-to-face with Members to discuss the changes and issues facing the industry today. Join us for the upcoming Town Hall Meetings and share your opinions and ideas with NAMM President/CEO Joe Lamond, learn more about the state of the industry and enjoy a complimentary lunch as you get to know your local peers. {Define Your Future} { The Show Wrap-Up { NAMM TOWN HALL MEETINgS WILL BE HELD AT: Pasadena Hilton—Pasadena, California Hilton McLean Tysons Corner—McLean, Virginia Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare—Rosemont, Illinois Crowne Plaza Boston Natick—Natick, Massachusetts April 29, 2008 May 16, 2008 May 20, 2008 May 21, 2008 Editorial Director Deborah Brada Communications Specialist Lara Severson Art Director Stuart Robertson Graphic Designer Megan Nelson Production Manager Jonathan Moyer NAMM Executive Committee Chip Averwater, Chairman; Tom Schmitt, Vice Chairman; Kevin Cranley, Treasurer; Larry Morton, Secretary; Joe Lamond, President/CEO NAMM invites all music products industry retailers, suppliers and reps to attend these open-dialogue meetings. For more information about how to participate, please e-mail NAMM’s Director of Membership, Judy Dodds, at judyd@namm.org. NAMM Board of Directors Tom Austin, Robert Eastman, Jon Harris, Rosi K. Johnson, Brock Kaericher, Harvey Levy, Neil Lilien, Joel Menchey, William Mendello, Qian Ni, Barbara B. Paulsen, John Paulson, Lee Paynter, George Quinlan, Jr., Bill Reim, Liane Pieffer Rockley, Alan Rosen, Jim Rupp, John Tarpley, David Teeple, Joe Vasko, Mathias von Heydekampf, Robin Walenta, Robert Wilson and NAYMM President Michael Kirman NAMM Staff Directors Dominique Agnew, Associate Director, Trade Show Sales; Cathy Beckett, Director of Administration; Carolyn Grant, Executive Director, Museum of Making Music; Judy Dodds, Director of Membership Services; Betty Heywood, Director of International Affairs; Kevin Johnstone, Director of Trade Shows; Sandra Jordan, Associate Director, Public Affairs and Government Relations; Mary Luehrsen, Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations and Executive Director of NAMM Foundation; Larry Manley, Chief Financial Officer; Patricia Martin, Chief Operating Officer; Melanie Ripley, Associate Director, Member Contact Center; Scott Robertson, Director of Marketing & Communications; Morgan Ringwald, Director of Market Development; Ken Wilson, Director of Professional Development Governmental Affairs Goldberg & Associates; Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough LLP Washington, D.C. NAMM PLAYback is published quarterly by NAMM, the International Music Products Association® Inquiries should be sent to: Editor, NAMM PLAYback, 5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008 Phone: 760-438-8007, ext. 125 Fax: 760-438-7327 e-mail: playback@namm.org

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Playback - Spring 2008 Contents From the President NAMM Events Music in the News Bringing Recreational Music Making to Iraq Commercial Retail Reps in the Field New Domestic Members International Washington Watch NAMM Foundation Music Notes Resources Viewpoint

Playback - Spring 2008

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