Mid-Riff

065 / NAMM 2023 + Diversity in MI Industry

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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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      Theme Music / "Hedonism" by Towanda / towanda.bandcamp.com

      Artwork / Julia Gualieri / juliagualtieri.com

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