Live blog bringing the latest news direct to consumers
Future’s MusicRadar is giving its readers an exclusive insight into the very latest gear and music news, as it reports live from the NAMM Show, the largest music products trade show in the US.
Running from 13 January, the team from MusicRadar will be updating the site 24 hours a day giving readers unrivalled access to the trade-only show. There will be video demos of the latest kit, exclusive footage of stars, behind-the-scenes gossip from the show floor, plus the latest press releases on the gear you’ll want to buy in 2009.
Experts from Future’s leading music magazines Total Guitar, Rhythm, Guitarist, Computer Music and Future Music will all be at the show, and will be reporting live on the most exciting news and product launches, with daily opinion blogs.
MusicRadar is Future’s newest website, leveraging over 20 years of experience in music-making magazines and covers all aspects of modern music making – across guitar, drums and technology. Alongside the latest news from dedicated US and UK editorial teams, MusicRadar brings together thousands of kit reviews and other content from Future’s magazines, including the world’s best-selling guitar title, Guitar World and the UK’s leading drumming magazine, Rhythm.
Michael Leonard, Editor of MusicRadar.com said:
“With over a dozen journalists and editors working in Anaheim and the UK, MusicRadar and Future’s musicians’ magazines are primed to deliver the best NAMM show coverage possible.
MusicRadar will be publishing video/photo/text reports and opinion blogs direct from the show, expert opinion on new product releases from the UK, plus all possible press releases for anyone interested in the latest gear.
MusicRadar’s 2009 NAMM coverage plans to set a new standard for international coverage of the winter NAMM show.”
The NAMM Show takes place in Anaheim, California between 15-18th January, the MusicRadar blog will run from Tuesday 13 January at www.musicradar.com
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Jen Campbell, Communications Executive, 01225 732269
