NAMM Event In Memoriam Industry Tribute 2014 and Trade Show Wrap Up from Jon Hammond

Summary: *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: NAMM Event In Memoriam Industry Tribute 2014 Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/NAMMEventInMemoriamIndustryTribute2014 Youtube http://youtu.be/nwOLPA3E8Yc Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/namm-event-in-memoriam-industry-tribute-2014-6724658 Very special annual NAMM event - Memorial Tribute to Industry Leaders Lost, always happens at the end of the first day of Winter NAMM Show, the NAMM Community gathers to pay tribute as this year 140 music heavies were memorialized on the giant outdoor screen at The GoPro Grand Plaza Stage with a film produced by the NAMM Historian and Archivist Dan Del Fiorentino and Tony Arambarri - covered stageside by Jon Hammond there with Michael Falkenstein who recently lost his father Professor Klaus Maier appears and other good friends Bill Lawrence, George Duke, Sam Ulano, Dale Hyatt, Robert Zildjian and too many others - Link for 2014 Memorial http://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/namm-memoriam-industry-tribute-2014 NAMM Stands Still as the L.A. Scots Bagpipers begin and end this poignant event - opening remarks by NAMM Chairman Larry Morton President of Hal Leonard Corporation - The NAMM Show — at NAMM Anaheim Convention Center Photo Credit: Lawrence Gay of The West Coast Live Radio Show JON HAMMOND RECEIVES NAMM AWARD February 14, 2014 *LINK: http://hammondorganco.com/jon-hammond-receives-namm-award/ At the recent 2014 Winter NAMM Expo, Hammond Artist JON HAMMOND received the “Beleive In Music” award from NAMM President Joe Lamond. Jon travels the World with his Hammond Sk1, swinging with his group, guesting with others and playing Solo. Jon also brings the joy of jazz to many folks who are ill or recuperating via his countless visits to Hospitals and Institutions everywhere. Congratulations, Jon! http://www.jonhammondband.com Special thanks Scott May, Gregg Gregory Gronowski, Steve Simmons, Peter Nguyen, Jennifer Landeros, Tachi Waichiro Tachikawa, Yu Beniya, Mr. Terada, Mr. Hiromitsu Ono, Presidents Manji & Shuji Suzuki Suzuki Musical Instruments Kunio Miyauchi Hammond Organ USA and Suzuki Engineering Team & NAMM Organization for all the wonderful work this Team does in Music education and promoting international harmony folks, merci beaucoup..and thank you! Sincerely, Jon Hammond Hammond Organ USA Stand #5100 photos by Larry Gay of West Coast Live Radio Program - Scott May, Scott and Ellis Hall, Ellis and Steve Simmons, Jon Hammond at the new Hammond A-162 Console organ with powerful internal sound system, every living room and Church needs one! INTRODUCING THE A-162 | Hammond USA - http://hammondorganco.com/introducing-the-a-162/ ON THEIR 80th ANNIVERSARY, HAMMOND ORGAN RE-IMAGINES THE CLASSIC “A-100” Popular model retains the legendary sound at a budget price While the HAMMOND B-3 remains the world standard for Electronic Organs, its “little brother”, the model A-100, has its devotees as well. HAMMOND USA announces the release of the A-162, inspired by the original, which was released in 1960. The classic A-100 was a self-contained instrument needing no external speakers, providing the inimitable Hammond tone in a compact “footprint”, having all the features of the Hammond flagship, at a more modest price. The New Model A-162 continues that tradition. Using the same VASE III Tonal “Engine” as their top-of-the-line B-3mkII, the new A-162 gives all the power and sound expected from a Hammond, with the familiar reverse-key presets, Touch-Response Percussion, Chorus-Vibrato, and twin waterfall keyboards with 25-note pedalboard. The new A-162 features a powerful 150-watt onboard sound system with a compliment of five heavy duty speakers, one of which is a 15” woofer for rich pedal/bass tones. This system even surpasses the beloved antique A-100 with the inclusion of a state-of-the-art Digital Leslie™, a benefit not found on the original. The option remains, however, to attach a physical Leslie speaker to expand the tonal range, if necessary. The demand for the