MARCH 15, 2007 - VOLUME 23, No.3
Hot For NAMM: Winter Show Smashes
Another Attendance Record
NAMM put another attendance record to shame this year. Here’s a recap of what happened during the star-studded event.
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Behringer’s Big Birthday Bash
We traveled to Zhongshan in the Guangdong province
of China to report on the fifth anniversary of Eurotec
Electronics, which produces Behringer products. There
were tons of surprises. Find out what and take a look at
Behringer City.
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MI BUZZ
The Latest, Industry, Dealers, People and Product Buzz and Showcases.

COLUMNS
Music & Sound Award Winners/Photo Spread
A complete list of award recipients. Congratulations to the winners!
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NAMM Photo Spread
NAMM just wouldn’t be complete without showing you some of the sights.
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MI Spy
Proving that Spy can be anywhere, he/she journeyed to the Missouri/Illinois border this month.

Five Minutes With...
After her husband passed away suddenly on New Year’s Day in
2003, Ronni Ginott, a grant writer, assumed the helm at EM Winston and Rayburn Music. Here’s why the transition was so smooth.

Retailer Review
This month, we enlisted the help of percussionist Eric Darken to
review Trash Kat.

Ravi on Record
Ravi, a man of many words, has plenty to share about his NAMM
experiences.

Veddatorial
Tag-teaming with Ravi on NAMM talk is Dan Vedda. Also on the
docket: the 20th anniversary of his Ohio store.

Column of the Month
If you wanted tips to specifically help you at your store, the NAMM Breakfast session about profitability was a “must-attend” event. If you didn’t make it, don’t fret. George Hines, owner of George’s Music and a panelist at the event, recaps the event for you.

CURTAIN CALL
Adam Schlesinger, co-founder of the band Fountains of Wayne,
started playing music at 5. He is certainly no stranger to MI stores.
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