Mid-Riff went to NAMM and spoke with 6 manufacturers, 4 MI media/demo folks, and 1 retailer to give you the goods re: the current state of the industry/diversity, equity, and inclusion!
The following questions were answered:
What’s rad at NAMM?
What changes have we seen in the industry regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion since 2020?
What changes still need to be made?
Which companies have made major strides re: DEI recently?
By the following awesome industry folks:
Ally Amarall / EarthQuaker Devices / earthquakerdevices.com
Mark Turley / Summer School Electronics / summerschoolelectronics.com
Rob Cavanna / Hiwatt Amplifiers / hiwatt.co.uk
Sasha Dunable / Dunable Guitars / dunableguitars.com
Loki Davidson / Poly Effects / polyeffects.com
Emily Harris / Get Offset / youtube.com/c/getoffset
Joan Braga / Get Offset + Pedal Playhouse / youtube.com/c/PedalPlayhouse
Steve Rowe / 60 Cycle Hum / youtube.com/@60CycleHumCast/podcasts
Ruben Zarate / Seymour Duncan / seymourduncan.com
Johnny Morales / Oakland Guitars / oakland-guitars.com
Jason Mays / Working Class Music / youtube.com/c/workingclassmusic
Also: Looking for an inclusive management training for you or your company? Small manufacturers, luthiers, and retailers, take a peak at the upcoming online course, No Stairway Denied: Creating Inclusive Workplaces in Music running May 9th-June 8th!
Learn more here: bit.ly/nostairwaydenied
Huge thanks to this episode’s sponsors!
EarthQuaker Devices / extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH / earthquakerdevices.com
Stompbox Sonic / personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA / stompbox-sonic.myshopify.com
Holcomb Guitars / custom guitars and guitar repair in RI/MA / holcombguitars.com
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Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report / bit.ly/gendergear
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Theme Music / "Hedonism" by Towanda / towanda.bandcamp.com
Artwork / Julia Gualieri / juliagualtieri.com
