I Went To NAMM So You Don't Have To (2023 Ultimate Walkthrough)

[@rockon856]

Greatly appreciated! Will never get the chance living on the other side of the world so this was fun 😊

[@eliwilll]

Never say never🙏🏾

[@dannohite576]

NAMM is invite only

[@randalscandal1588]

Everyone that can go should. We all need to support it to keep it going. If you haven't been to one, it's a wonderland of gear, people, music, connects, and a hell of a party. It's my favorite time of the year.

[@maddog0342]

At the Yamaha enterance... "Can I see your badge please...?....." ( As the dude in front of you walks right in. Lol... ) Just thought that was funny. I would have kept on ,walking though, just to see what happened. 😆 In anycase, cool video ! Thanks for posting it !!! 🥁🥁🥁

[@ajmpatriot4899]

I love how you do these! The sound, editing, everything is perfect! I could watch for hours!

[@65Drums]

Thanks dude! The original footage was about 2 hours long, and I had to cut pretty aggressively to get it down to a sub 20 minute video

[@daltonidaho]

Thanks for this Justin! Does anyone else remember in the late 2000s, early 2010s when NAMM was this really big thing and it always felt like a second Christmas seeing all the new stuff being released? And eagerly waiting for the drum manufacturers to update their websites on the first day of NAMM to see the new finishes for the year. I always enjoyed it, but it seems like Tama is the only one updating their website now, and usually at the beginning of the year and not during NAMM anymore.

[@65Drums]

NAMM was massive in 2019 and 2020 as well. Then a ton of companies vanished when it came back after covid. I think it'll build back up, but it'll probably take 5 years. Companies in general announce stuff on their own time now.

[@bishopoftroy]

I can feel from here how tiring an event like this is. It`s just an overwhelming chaos.

[@ThePowerchimp]

Thanks for posting this! You must get recognised constantly in drum world! Notable moments: 5:42 Hampback - hadn't heard of them. Maybe some review content? 6:14 Subdrum - I could see mounting a small subwoofer speaker in an e-kit kick pad is a great idea. 7:04 Some drum legend I'd be crucified for not knowing who it is? 7:44 Does that kit foldaway completely into that box? 8:04 RGB pads - had to happen I guess.

[@RayanRawdrum]

Bernard Purdie is the drum legend!

[@paulussantosociwidjaja4781]

Thank you, Justin for showing us not only drums. My boss and a colleague going there, but I haven't been there for sometime now. Thanks to the internet and youtube and ....... YOU. Cheers!

[@wayneknazek7362]

Best NAMM overview video I ever watched. Production, sound and visuals are outstanding!

[@65Drums]

Thanks Wayne I appreciate it!

[@박하림-m4e]

Thanks for the virtual tour!

[@jphifer2848]

Justin, thank you!! It may not seem like it to you, but this was one of the most interesting videos you have done. I have never been able to fully visualize the NAMM layout & experience, but now I have good grasp of the scene. I also now understand why different instrument groups are placed separately. That drum hall must be loud when people are playing. The scale of the DJ & Tech & Pro Audio spaces give a person a good idea of how the music industry has evolved over 30 years. Too bad Roland & DW did not participate. Hopefully they will have big news in 2024. Thanks again!

[@65Drums]

Hey thanks dude glad you enjoyed it !

[@gittarpikk]

reminded me of my trip through CES back in 92 or 93 in Chicago. Every day I went through a different floor and carries all the literature in bags I could carry out,,,but what an experience!

[@drumteacher43]

Great walk through video!! I went to Namm with my teacher Dom Famularo a few years back. We got treated very well but the noise level was insane!! Dom was fine the whole time but I had to take noise breaks, it was too much, lol. It’s super cool at Namm and being with Dom I got to meet everybody and ended up setting up a few lessons with some great teachers while I was there!!

[@65Drums]

Yeah the noise level is out of control in the drum section. Usually there's the "sound police" but this time they just let everyone rip.

[@NintenDub]

Holy hell...manufacturing....is at an absolute all time greatness. Surethis stuffs expensive, but ive seen so many tthings ive never seen before/dont know even know what kt is,but damn thisstuff is mind blowing. How does a light make it look like bubbles are floating around?

[@rikvanderbrugghen6792]

Thanks Justin for showing us around!

[@flipnap2112]

10:50 I love the "price is right" hand gestures ha ha! Thanks for sharing and great editing, nice attention to audio and overlapping ambience through the cuts. And 12:26 isnt a framereate issue, its a shutter speed issue :) and the poor "iLok" guy ha ha.

[@65Drums]

Thanks man! You’re right it was probably a shutter setting that could have synced the blades up. Glad you enjoyed the video! It was mostly shot with an iPhone 13Pro on a DJI Gimbal. Just a ton of editing to get it cut down from 2 hours into something worth watching

[@jameshisself9324]

I used to work in the industry and got free tickets every year. You pretty much nailed it, and it hasn't change much since 20 years ago when I was there last. I really wish it was more artist than sales oriented. It would be cool to have band showcases or something like that in the side rooms.

[@65Drums]

I see what you're saying James, and thankfully there were a bunch of free concerts through the day and at night. There's a special outdoor stage for that. But I'll take devils advocate here and say that I'm glad NAMM is gear oriented. For me, NAMM is about keeping on top of music gear releases, and developing industry relationships. If NAMM just turns into a thousand little concerts, then it might as well be a standard music festival. I go with a media badge to review products and keep up on the industry. Instrument sales is what pays for everything at the end of the day. That's just my take though

[@jameshisself9324]

@@65Drums No I think your take is spot on and the reason the show even exists. To me it feels a bit less gear oriented than sales oriented, but it was always a place to get my fingers on necks and get a feel for whatever was new. I was advocating for both! lol Thanks for the response.

[@munkygrip1977]

Have watched a bunch of Namm run-throughs and this was great! Standout for me in all the videos was Cream Guitars. Great shapes, innovative features and amazing finishes!

[@progression_decibel]

Thanks for the recap Justin! While there was a lot of companies not there, it was neat to see other ones I had never touched or heard of their product before in person. The Piroth and Odery drums were stellar. Great to meet you in person at the show and chat all things e-drum and get to know you on a semi-personal basis - hope to see you again at the next NAMM! --Dominick

[@65Drums]

Hey Dominick! It was cool meeting you! I don't get to have many in-person conversations about obscure electronic drums very often. So that was a lot of fun, take care :)

[@66meikou]

Thanks for the vid J. I couldn't see me paying all that dosh to go there, I went to the London Drum Show back in the late 80's and I as all over it. It was only drums. They tech from Simmons did a wicked demo on the sds 9 playing midi keyboard chords. Plus afterwards, I spoke to him and said on of my sds8 pads had a buggered locking screw and he took my addy down and I got one in the post in two days for free.

[@douga8296]

Thanks for doing this, and for the varied content. Also "Everybody Loves iLok" just cracked me up.

[@blueeyedsoulman]

That was Bernard Purdy at 6:58. He was on Steely Dan recordings among many other brilliant artists. He's a legend.

[@360.Tapestry]

thanks for doing it, justin! i wouldn't mind an extended cut, either

[@robotx4242]

Thanks Justin!

[@ts4gv]

11:03 Ohhh they're bubbles i thought this was some crazy new hologram tech lol

[@katasiapa]

Love it

[@MM-kh7nx]

Nice Work NAMM reporter Justin!

[@65Drums]

Thanks dude! I appreciate it

[@KitCatStudio]

Justin this was fun and kinda trippy. it looks like all the (finest) instruments in the world playing in one room actually sounds like a headache. Still I wish I’ve been there. Tnx so much

[@drumarimber]

Hi from Tokyo! Great video and I could tour NAMM really comfortably👍🏻

[@pc2908]

Thank you. That was amazing stuff. Definitely bucket list for sure.

[@stidger]

awesome vid Justin. Great to see the NAMM show like this as ill never get there myself. Thanks for the vid

[@Corbrwl]

Thanks for doing this! I haven't been in several years so it was good to see it again. Hopefully you'll have another video that will focus on the drums, especially what's new with E-drums.

[@essenter4222]

I just love these "Yamaha Worlds" in NAMMs, i'd say it's even pretty 'epic'

[@dc9856]

Thanks Justin, I really enjoyed that . Yamaha world looks crazy cool. Some day i will make it all the way from Ireland. Adios

[@dilankarun9172]

It was awesome to see Roland & the DW booth. How 'bout the DW eKit ! Glad they decided to show up at NAMM 😛 Cool that Pearl, Sonor, Gretsch, Mapex. Alessis, Ddrum all showed up. 🤣 How much did this trip cost you again ? . Thanks for the upload Justin

[@daltonidaho]

My thoughts exactly! Each year it feels like NAMM is becoming more of a thing of the past. I recall Pearl updating their website with "New Finishes for 2022" sometime in late 2022. I wish drum manufacturers websites would be updated more frequently!

[@65Drums]

I'm thinking the DWe still isn't quite ready for prime time. But when Roland does get a booth, they spend ungodly amounts of money on it to make a big splash at the convention. ddrum was there, just in a tiny booth, i'll cover them later

[@dilankarun9172]

@@65Drums ​ Roland charges "ungodly" amt's for their stuff . Not complaining, jus sayin. Saw Sweetwaters NDV talking to Yamaha rep. He said Yamaha has the wireless capability for edrums at 0.4 ms or 0.04 ms latency ?The stupid camera guy didn't show it ! 😞 Infact I think they were saying the whole band could perform wireless !

[@65Drums]

@@dilankarun9172 Yamaha did launch some wireless headphones with low latency, which is what I think you're talking about. This is the press release: "Yamaha® YH-WL500 wireless stereo headphones are specially designed for practicing musicians. They offer ultra-low latency response (

[@ZaxDrumsGolfandMore]

I saw that drumeo is thinking about doing the own Music Convention. They must of been disappointed with NAMM. Thank you Justin for taking us along!! 👍

[@musiqsoundsproductions]

They just sour becazue they got (rightfully) called out on non professional behaviour.

[@Damnagora]

Love the iLok part haha, who doesn't love those guys?! they make it so easy!!

[@brad_neal]

Very cool! Two show I've always wanted to attend and have not been able - NAMM and CES. Maybe someday!

[@65Drums]

I'd love to go to CES some day

[@tomjones2348]

Thanks Justin. Many years ago, when I was in the business, I used to go to Music Messe in Frankfort. It was always beyond huge. I'd usually be there for most of a week and never see everything. I can only imagine how vast it must be now with today's technology.

[@65Drums]

Sorry to say I've been hearing it's shrunk in size. The internet has changed things. But I'm still glad the even hasn't gone away, it's important in my opinion

[@dougosborn547]

Great video with a great pace. Thanks!

[@alainpatry]

LOL the iLok guy. The one nobody wanted to talk to.

[@65Drums]

I feel kinda bad for him. But hey, he did choose to work there so...

[@pc2908]

Hey Justin, was there anything in the E-Drum world that blew your mind? Anything like a “this is gonna change the market/a totally new approach/this is should have been designed this way from the beginning” types of gear? Thanks brother!!

[@tomyg2766]

Thank you so much for uploading, really appreciate it

[@FEV369]

Thanks, I didn't even know it was like that there because usually videos ate so contained to a few booths.

[@65Drums]

Yeah it’s massive

[@hechogamermx4812]

Thank You, I was waiting for your NAMM video.

[@65Drums]

Awesome! Hope it was worth the wait :)

[@JesusLordOfLords455]

Absolutely loved the Turkish rivet hats ❤️‍🔥

[@scotth.johnson4901]

So great to see this….thank you!!

[@thedrumtutor]

Thanks for sharing this. Cool to see what’s happening as I didn’t get to go this year.

[@stefanusrheeder4162]

dont give me noise. give me a production.....a propper soul touching piece of meaningfull music.

[@RoofAndAMeal4UsAll]

This is awesome. I'm only 1/3 the way through & riveted to the video. Crazy stuff, love it. Would love to see a deeper dive into SD1250 some day

[@vinnyjr7029]

Excellent video. Thank-you for posting 👍👍 Have liked n subscribed ✨👍

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

Great video Justin thanks man . The stuff I could have purchased there I have no idea how to play was immense …but cool of course 😜👍

[@grahambeveridge9031]

Great Job Justin! Loved it!

[@raajnivas2550]

Thank you, for the great 20 minutes.

[@65Drums]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rolandserna7805]

I really want to go to NAMM sometime. I don't even live that far from the convention

[@LucvanVliet]

Thank you very much for this great video, well filmed. nice audio and very informative!

[@65Drums]

Thanks dude!

[@dianiskandar1270]

Unik autentik to legend cooooll we love that alright😊👍mister

[@DesignRhythm]

Beautifully shot + edited.

[@laptoples]

That was great dude !!!!! I should have payed you the $35 I spent on an online NAMM pass...lol Thanks !!! I hope you have more footage of just edrums and make a video !!! That would be great ! I could have watched an hour or MORE of what you just did !!! THANK YOU !!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@65Drums]

Namm charges $35 for an online pass??? And yes I've got plenty of edrum footage, there's just a time crunch to make a namm recap video first thing before people lose interest

[@jezusmylord]

I really like those videos.

[@65Drums]

Thanks! I chopped down about 2 hours of footage down into 19ish minutes. Takes forever, but I liked the end result

[@astronaut2005drummer]

A big thank you for sharing this video with us!

[@65Drums]

Sure thing!

[@cliffberry]

Easiest way to describe NAMM, imagine if 15 guitar centers were placed in row together... now, remove the walls between them. Imagine the noise of such a situation... that's NAMM in a nutshell. There are some cool things there but its definitely loud just all the time.

[@y.n.45]

Awesome video! Did you notice any drum companies displaying new acoustic kits which have 14” or 16” kicks? Thank you!

[@jeremychambers8736]

7:02 I do believe that’s “Pretty” Purdie!

[@gittarpikk]

@ 14:12 flat panel speakers, sub woofers and a tweeter array...correct?

[@NicleT]

Wait, I saw those exact images but with someone commenting (I remember the guy saying no one stops at the Rickenbacker booth because they don’t have something new for decades). Funny.

[@65Drums]

The video is all original to me, but yeah I agree the Rickenbacker booth hasn’t changed in ages

[@musiqsoundsproductions]

I expect the namm either to completely change to smaller office spaces for just doing bussiness (like the MusikMesse has on the top floors) or end completely. A lot of brands have other ways for shops to test their new gear, and in modern times internet and streaming save costs in a overflown market big time for all parties.

[@65Drums]

There's a whole section of those office spaces. But I think there's hope yet. I wouldn't be surprised if 5 years from now, the numbers get built back up to pre-pandemic levels. But you can tell it's going to be a slow process to get there.

[@jerrygamez5723]

Thanks for the video

[@OrganicaShadows]

So Cool!

[@mr_mike_verified]

Thank You !!!

[@RokDAWG1]

Wow it just looks so small & calm compared to years passed.

[@chairsmissing]

I really wanna see a dedicated video to the new Efnote!

[@SydneyDrums]

When Nick D’Virgillio says he likes your videos 💥

[@l8tapex]

proper coverage

[@recksmusic1487]

Man i would love to visit namm some day in the future. My country, Malaysia, doesn't do these kinds of stuff in the huge scale. They only do regional scale ones which not everyone musician or regular people can attend. I can feel the hype just by watching this walkthrough you did here. It would be a dream come true if only i can afford my way there. 😢 I love it man. 🙏

[@jamessullenriot]

At first I was wondering why in the world would there be a lung trainer there? Then I realized you were in the wind instrument section 😂

[@zorbadepaulazorba7854]

Era tudo que eu queria pelo menos ver,quanto mais ter um instrumento desses😢

[@alamdaaliartes]

nos eua é facil vc ter oq vc quiser pq sua vida basica é garantida se vc tem um trabalho... nao precisa se preocupar com aposentadoria nem reserva de emergencia, nem comprar a casa propria..

[@hankramos8663]

I've been once and that's more than enough for me...being elbow to elbow on the main concourse unable to move or budge is not my idea of a good time.

[@RikMaxSpeed]

Interesting, looks like NAMM is going down the tubes just the same as its European counterpart, the Frankfurt MusikMesse. Fortunately SuperBooth and other more niche/indie shows are taking over.

[@nicholascastucci4547]

15:29 Avishai :) I see you!

[@Cestariarts]

0:08 I thought he was going to play Honor Thy Father

[@TheAverageDrummer]

Great video .

[@garyt3hsna1l82]

gnarly dude

[@brad_neal]

Just curious - were you able to spend any time looking over the new EFNOTE PRO 7 series? Looks like they have done some pretty cool things with the module and that breakout box.

[@Mr-Keyes]

Thanks for sharing Justin. Did ddrum display their NIO percussion pad ? And if so, did you get to try it ?

[@frankfunke8689]

Justin, did you see anything regarding the DW/Roland wireless kits?

[@iheartswinub]

Thanks

[@DominikAklan]

2:11 That just looks like Loki's weapon hahaha

[@65Drums]

Yeah it really does. I tried to find the name of it online, and couldn't for the life of me

[@DrummerGrrrl]

Was anybody else thinking, "Okay, okay, enough with guitars, I wanna see the drums!"? 😂

[@65Drums]

I left video chapters so you could skip around to your instrument of choice ;)

[@Leonnoelmusic]

The guy at the iloc table is really hoping you would stop😂

[@Blackswanflymedia]

I want to go next year. Are there any chances of real networking amongst producers?

[@Richex112]

15:52 good playing

[@acidbath3226]

oh fuck those hempbacks look KILLER!!

[@davidwallace2950]

Fantastic Justin...! Sadly they must have banned bass guitars this year? ;)

[@goodtimejohnny8972]

So much to see and do. So little time.

[@djashjones]

That HXM Octapad looked interesting

[@thebackyardairgunner8776]

But maybe i wanted to ! Heh Tuning into the video now!

[@turke765]

3:48 guitar design straight out of 2003

[@LoveSpellzFB]

Looks like it would fit perfectly into a Korn or Limp Bizkit Nu-Metal music video or something lol

[@endezeichengrimm]

Do people take guns with them? Or are guns not allowed inside the building?

[@65Drums]

Bro I have no idea. Keep in mind, this is California tough laws. I've never felt the need to be armed inside any building

[@bobbyboombatz1489]

Bernard Purdie !!!!! OMG !!!!!! Living Ledgend !!!!!