AKAI PRO NAMED BEST IN SHOW AT SUMMER NAMM
The results are in and Akai Pro was chosen as a company to watch!
The results are in. We came, we saw, we won! Akai Professional was chosen as a "Company to Watch" in the 2009 Summer NAMM Best in Show awards. The awards are moderated by Frank Alkyer, Publisher, Music Inc. magazine.
Check out all of the new gear that helped make Akai Professional the company to watch!
NASHVILLE, TENN. — On the final day of Summer NAMM, held July 17–19, a panel of music retail experts presented some true gear fireworks during Best In Show, a NAMM University session. Six retail buyers, representing single-store operations, small- to mid-sized chains and e-tailing, offered their views on the best products and services they saw during Summer NAMM.
Nearly 300 attendees were treated to Best In Show. The panelists were asked to discuss their choices in four specific categories:
Grabowski said of Akai Professional:
"A lot of dealers may hear “Akai” and immediately think of kids making beats on MPCs, but Akai Professional has a strong, expanded direction that includes a full range of keyboard controllers. Most notable, though, is the APC 40, which they developed in cooperation with the software manufacturer Ableton. Going forward, I think the integration of hardware and software is going to be an important trend to watch."
Here are some images from the show floor in Nashville:
The results are in. We came, we saw, we won! Akai Professional was chosen as a "Company to Watch" in the 2009 Summer NAMM Best in Show awards. The awards are moderated by Frank Alkyer, Publisher, Music Inc. magazine.Check out all of the new gear that helped make Akai Professional the company to watch!
NASHVILLE, TENN. — On the final day of Summer NAMM, held July 17–19, a panel of music retail experts presented some true gear fireworks during Best In Show, a NAMM University session. Six retail buyers, representing single-store operations, small- to mid-sized chains and e-tailing, offered their views on the best products and services they saw during Summer NAMM.
Nearly 300 attendees were treated to Best In Show. The panelists were asked to discuss their choices in four specific categories:
- Something Small — A great product that’s either small in price or small in size.
- Gotta Stock It — A product that retailers want to stock right now, if they haven’t already got it.
- Companies to Watch — An exhibitor that is making a difference with trendsetting products or services.
- Best In Show — The best product or service that panelists saw at NAMM.
- John Grabowski, director of purchasing for Sweetwater Music, an e-tailing superstore based in Fort Wayne, IN.
- Mike Guillot, director of purchasing for Mississippi Music, a four-store chain based in Hattiesburg, MS.
- George Hines, owner and president of George’s Music, a 10-store chain headquartered in Berwyn, PN.
- Jim Rupp, owner and president of Columbus Pro Percussion in Columbus, OH
- Myrna Sislen, owner of Middle C Music in Washington, D.C.
- Todd Skaw, owner of Guitars Etc. in Longmont, CO.
Grabowski said of Akai Professional:
"A lot of dealers may hear “Akai” and immediately think of kids making beats on MPCs, but Akai Professional has a strong, expanded direction that includes a full range of keyboard controllers. Most notable, though, is the APC 40, which they developed in cooperation with the software manufacturer Ableton. Going forward, I think the integration of hardware and software is going to be an important trend to watch."
Here are some images from the show floor in Nashville:
