Worship Musician Magazine September 2020 | Page 3

SOUND CHECK DELAYED BUT NOT DENIED Besides your friendly publisher of [WM], I am also a live event producer and this COVID virus has not only affected the entire touring world of musicians/artists, it has also shut down live events like conventions, conferences and festivals. Personally, we have had to cancel the Christian Musician Summit conference (it would have been our 18 th year here in the Great Northwest), my Tacoma Guitar & Drum Festival at the Tacoma Dome and my Seattle-Tacoma Guitar Show. Rats! Now the consequences have reached further as the annual pilgrimage to Anaheim, CA in January for the Winter NAMM Show has been postponed. Say it isn’t so! This would have been my 40 th anniversary of attending this huge meeting of the musical instrument manufacturers. Over 115,000 people visit this four-day event with over 2,000 exhibitors displaying every musical instrument, recording, pro audio and lighting piece of gear that you can imagine. Before the postponement I have been teasing the leadership of NAMM with the suggestion that they should give me a NAMM watch to wear, as it is my 40 th year… similar to what companies give to their retirees. But I am definitely not retiring from attending NAMM shows. Both the Summer NAMM in Nashville and the Winter NAMM in Orange County are the highlights of our publications year! I asked our good friend Wayne Yuan / Marketing Manager for NAMM (and a wonderful ambassador to our worship community at NAMM) to fill us in on the new plans… “We're excited to launch Believe in Music Week, a new platform for house of worship professionals to connect with brands, get inspired with new ideas, and experience live concerts and performances. While it does not replace The NAMM Show, this digital event will highlight some of the best education and events from the show. To be notified when registration opens, we invite you to visit believeinmusic.tv.” Thank you Wayne! So, even though we can’t gather as hoped for (and my new watch may not be here quite yet) it is more of a “delayed but not denied” scenario – as the NAMM Shows will return in the future. But in the meantime, don’t miss what NAMM is offering to our worship musician community with these interactive digital options. [WM] will be deeply involved in them… and we encourage you to be as well. Be a part of it! Bruce & Judy The Cast Publisher + Editor: Bruce Adolph Vice President: Judy Adolph Editorial + Ad Director: Doug Doppler Associate Editor: Michael Hodge Social Media Director: Lance Seymour Transcription Editor: Shelley Cush Ad Sales Manager: Andrew Adolph Ad Acct Exec: Steve Sattler Higher Ed Acct Exec: Alex MacDougall Production Manager: Mike Adolph Layout + Design: Matt Kees Customer Experience: Brian Felix ©2020 Worship Musician published by Adolph Agency, Inc. The Details [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] WorshipMusician.com AAI Office: 253-445-1973 September 2020 Subscribe for Free... 3