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September 28, 2022 I Obituary

In Memoriam: Boss’s Jeff Slingluff Passes Away at 55

Jeff Slingluff, Boss’s former strategic product manager for the U.S., passed away on Sept. 9, 2022, following complications from COVID-19.

September 23, 2022 I Philanthropy

A-T Supports Ukraine with Limited-Edition Slipmats

All profits of the slipmats will be split evenly between the largest children’s hospital in Ukraine and the animal charity UAnimals.

September 23, 2022 I Philanthropy

NAMM Foundation Announces $482.5K Given in Grants in 2022

The grants have provided funding to 23 recipient organizations to create more music makers globally.

September 22, 2022 I Acquisition

ACT Entertainment Acquires Ultimate Support Systems

The announcement was made in Windsor, Colorado, at the home office of Ultimate Support Systems on September 15.

September 22, 2022 I Supply

TMP Named Top Workplace for 6th Time

The Music People has been selected as one of Hartford Courant’s annual Top Workplaces for 2022.

September 19, 2022 I Event

NAMM Holds Hill Day to Advocate for Music Education

The NAMM Music Education Advocacy Hill Day welcomed 60 advocates in support of music education policy and equitable access to music education.

September 19, 2022 I Technology

AEDP Study Finds Millions of U.S. Students Still Denied Access to Music Ed

The new AEDP report revealed that, while 92 percent of students in U.S. public schools have access to music education in school, some 3,609,698 students don’t have that same opportunity.

September 19, 2022 I Retail

Guitar Center, Southwest Surprise Passengers with Ukes

Passengers aboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Long Beach, California, to Honolulu were surprised with Mitchell Ukuleles and an in-flight ukulele lesson taught by Guitar Center instructors.