Stephen Fortner Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 With NAMM meeting in person this June for the first time since January 2020, I was reminded of the old wisecrack “Not Available, Maybe May” to refer to manufacturers who are pokey about getting their shiny new product to market after thirst-trapping us all with their trade show demo. But why should NAMM only have one alternate meaning? My fevered brain thought of a few in the car today, and I’ll bet SSS can do even better. In spite of the ageless wisdom to never explain a joke, I’ve added brief ones because, well, not everybody goes. - Nearly Adjacent Mickey Mouse (proximity to Disneyland) - Nice After Making Money (it can be expensive to attend) - Newbies Always Make Mistakes (like interrupting a red badge and blue badge who are talking to each other) - Nobody Artist Menaces Marketers ("My EP is totally going to blow up! I'll endorse you for free gear!") Can we keep this going? Quote Stephen Fortner Principal, Fortner Media Former Editor in Chief, Keyboard Magazine Digital Piano Consultant, Piano Buyer Magazine Industry affiliations: Antares, Arturia, Giles Communications, MS Media, Polyverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Never A Melodious Moment (dedicated to the Drum Hall - as the old saying goes, "You can never have too many people all playing drums loudly, at different rhythms, at the same time") Nightmarish Anaheim Motel Madness (if you've stayed at the Desert Inn, you know what mean) Neverending And Meaningless Meetings (aka marketing purgatory) Noisy Advertising & Marketing Men (they follow you around, telling you that you just HAVE to see the most amazing invention in the history of western civilization) 1 Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Newbie Aussie Meets Mates (getting to go in 2020 and having the joy of meeting a bunch of people in the flesh including @Anderton @Dave Bryce @Joe Muscara@Doerfler and many others (sorry to tagging got the better of me ) 1 1 Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Not Available Maybe May 1 1 Quote -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Never Again, Mike Martin Nobody Ask Mike Martin and just to be fair, Not Again, Muscara! Man! 3 Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Mike Martin said: Not Available Maybe May The standard. Used to be maybe March... dB 1 Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techristian Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Not American Music Manufacturers Mostly imported tech and parts. Dan Quote TEACHMEDRUMS.COM My Music Videos RED PILL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogika Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Not Another MusikMesse Quote "The Angels of Libra are in the European vanguard of the [retro soul] movement" (Bill Buckley, Soul and Jazz and Funk) The Drawbars | off jazz organ trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 42 minutes ago, analogika said: Not Another MusikMesse Ha! Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 I've got nothing right now. However, I will point out that this acronym also stands for "National Association of Margarine Manufacturers". 1 Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Dave Bryce said: The standard. Used to be maybe March... dB that's what I first remember, never went to NAMM until the mid 1990's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 National Association of Musical Masturbators. Nasty Ass Music Maggots Nearly Amusical Money Makers Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Nubile And Magnificent Models (a tribute to the thankfully almost extinct species of hired "booth babes") Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonizer Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Noisy Anderton Music Monument. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Anderton said: Nubile And Magnificent Models (a tribute to the thankfully almost extinct species of hired "booth babes") They did seem to be disappearing, didn't they? When I first began attending NAMM, one of the things that struck me as odd were seeing tons of people lining up to take a photo with a beautiful woman that they had probably never seen before. The other odd things? How many '80s metal people there were, how insanely loud it was, and how putrid the air was. Notoriously Awful Metal Music (it's not super funny, but eh, it's the best I could do on short notice and for free). Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 22 hours ago, KenElevenShadows said: [Booth babes] did seem to be disappearing, didn't they? When I first began attending NAMM, one of the things that struck me as odd were seeing tons of people lining up to take a photo with a beautiful woman that they had probably never seen before. One of my secret techniques for getting really good NAMM demos was going up to the women at booths and assuming they weren't booth babes. They were so happy that some dude took them seriously they really got deep into the products. Of course, sometimes they were booth babes and shuttled me off to some marketing guy, but you can't win 'em all. Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Motif Max Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Not Another Music Meetup Quote Yamaha: Motif XF8, MODX7, YS200, CVP-305, CLP-130, YPG-235, PSR-295, PSS-470 | Roland: Fantom 7, JV-1000 Kurzweil: PC3-76, PC4 (88) | Hammond: SK Pro 73 | Korg: Triton LE 76, N1R, X5DR | Emu: Proteus/1 | Casio: CT-370 | Novation: Launchkey 37 MK3 | Technics: WSA1R Former: Emu Proformance Plus & Mo'Phatt, Korg Krome 61, Roland Fantom XR & JV-1010, Yamaha MX61, Behringer CAT Assorted electric & acoustic guitars and electric basses | Roland TD-17 KVX | Alesis SamplePad Pro | Assorted organs, accordions, other instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Now A Medical Mishap 1 Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG11 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Nothing About Music Making! Quote Akai EWI 4000s, Yamaha VL70m, Yamaha AN1x, Casio PX560, Yamaha MU1000XG+PLGs-DX,AN,VL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Noisy Assembly of Many Musicians. Best, Geoff 1 Quote My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Nary A Mature Musician! Although admittedly, I wouldn't want it any other way 1 Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 23 hours ago, Anderton said: One of my secret techniques for getting really good NAMM demos was going up to the women at booths and assuming they weren't booth babes. They were so happy that some dude took them seriously they really got deep into the products. Of course, sometimes they were booth babes and shuttled me off to some marketing guy, but you can't win 'em all. Haha! I did that too, but...well, they always shuttled me off to someone else. Every single time. Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Anderton said: Nary A Mature Musician! Although admittedly, I wouldn't want it any other way Rock music stunts growth! Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Noise Attenuation Methods Mandatory. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSynth Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Noisy Artist Mashup Mishaps Normal Annual Musical Madness No Artists Making Money Nerds Associate Midst Musicians Quote People assume timbre is a strict progression of input to harmonics, but actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timbrally-wimbrally... stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSynth Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 On 3/4/2022 at 12:22 PM, Anderton said: Nubile And Magnificent Models (a tribute to the thankfully almost extinct species of hired "booth babes") Nubile Augmented Modified Models ? Quote People assume timbre is a strict progression of input to harmonics, but actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timbrally-wimbrally... stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Not At My Mom’s Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadslayer Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Nearby Anaheim Merchandising Machine Quote Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Nary A Monotonous Moment! Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 North American Marketing Managers Quote "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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