Canadian Music Trade - October / November 2019 | Page 11

2019 NAMM Global Report Now Available NAMM members can now download the 2019 NAMM Global Report, a detailed report on the latest MI industry trends and opportunities. This year’s statistics consist of data from more than 28 countries and regions, which is the largest report NAMM has created to date. Unsurprisingly, the U.S. is the largest market for music products by a large margin. In terms of market sales share, the U.S. leads with 44.3 per cent, and Canada ranks fifth with 4.5 per cent. Filling out the top five are China at 10.7 per cent, Japan at 6.1 per cent, and Germany at 6 per cent. The top-five rankings remain unchanged from last year. The NAMM report indicates that Canada’s imports of musical instruments increased one per cent in 2018. On NAMM’s list of the top sources of MI imports into the United States, Canada ranks 10 th , with China being the largest source of music product imports into the U.S. by a large margin; however, Canada is the second largest export market for MI products coming out of the U.S. China takes in 38 per cent of the United States’ MI exports, while Canada takes in 26 per cent, followed by Mexico at 16 per cent. NAMM members can download the report at www.namm.org/membership/global-report. ALLAN DRAKES inMusic Names New Sales Rep for Quebec & Atlantic Canada inMusic Canada has announced the hiring of Allan Drakes as its new sales representative for Quebec and Atlantic Canada. Drakes brings with him over a decade of sales and support experience in consumer and professional audio. As well, he has a wealth of DJ knowledge, having managed his own mar- keting and production company in the Greater Montreal Area. inMusic Canada says it has been search- ing for a while for a suitable bilingual outside representative in the territory. “We welcome Allan’s arrival and greatly look forward to a more personal and accessible touch point for our dealers,” says Paul McRonald, director of sales and marketing. Drakes can be reached at 514-268-6272 or [email protected]. For more information, contact inMusic Canada: 833-466-9165, [email protected], www.inmusicbrands.com. CANADIAN MUSIC TRADE 11