• 065 / NAMM 2023 + Diversity in MI Industry

  • May 4 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
  • Podcast

065 / NAMM 2023 + Diversity in MI Industry

  • Summary

  • 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 MID-RIFF LINKS Website / hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast Instagram / instagram.com/midriffpodcast Facebook / facebook.com/midriffpodcast Blog / hilarybjones.com/blog Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report / bit.ly/gendergear Check out more from Ruinous Media / ruinousmedia.com Thanks for subscribing, rating, and reviewing on your podcast player! Theme Music / "Hedonism" by Towanda / towanda.bandcamp.com Artwork / Julia Gualieri / juliagualtieri.com
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