If you’ve been following me on Twitter lately you’d no doubt know I’m positively giddy with excitement about going to NAMM in a few weeks. I’ve never even left Australia before so this whole NAMM business is terrifically exciting. I’ve started setting up meetings with various companies who would like to show off their new gear (and if you’re from a guitar company and you’re reading this, feel free to get in touch – especially you, Ibanez!), and on the 17th of January I’m getting a guitar lesson from Paul Gilbert. Cool! Anyway, news is starting to flood in now about who will be at NAMM and what they’re doing. I got this press release this morning and it’s only made me even more excited.

By the way, if you’re going to NAMM and you have an iPhone, why not go to the app store and download the official NAMM iPhone app?

Lots of Live Music Planned and Celebrities Coming to See the Hottest, Most Innovative New Products Introduced at NAMM

The NAMM Show starts each morning with live music from many exciting and diverse acts. On Thursday, the show kicks off with the 40th anniversary of the Petiot All-Industry Marching Band who will join forces with the Get a Life Marching Band from Portland, Ore., a group of passionate seniors who love playing music just for fun, to lead the parade. On Thursday, the day’s events conclude with a stirring Tribute to Industry Leaders Lost, featuring legendary guitarist Doyle Dykes and the L.A. Scots, followed by a powerful concert from The Mark Wood Orchestra featuring Jesse Spencer from FOX’s House.

On Friday, the raucous Wicked Tinkers will open the show with plenty of energetic Celtic music. That evening, the NAMM Icon Jam takes center stage and feature a variety of music legends, including Alan White, Lee Oskar, Liberty DeVito, Peter Tork and more.

Saturday opens with the 350-piece Los Angeles Unified School District’s All-City Marching Band thundering up Convention Way in front of the Anaheim Convention Center. Then, the U.S. Airforce’s Mobility band will take the main lobby stage. In the afternoon, NAMM will present the finals of the SchoolJam USA teen battle of the bands competition, featuring a performance by Jive Recording artists, The Dares. That evening, Michael Jackson guitarist Orianthi will play a special concert on the main lobby stage, presented by PRS Guitars.

Steel Pan Palooza will kick off the last day of the show and later, the final act on the main lobby stage will be GRAMMY-Award winners, The Mariachi Divas. Also on Sunday, Roland Corporation will present a performance by renowned contemporary Christian artist Andrae Crouch.

For the latest information concerning all of the entertainment and live music events at the 2010 NAMM Show, please download NAMM’s PLAYback Supplement at www.namm.org/thenammshow.

And for live up-to-the-minute Webcast coverage of the show’s events, interested parties can visit namm.org or follow The NAMM Show on Twitter at www.twitter.com/nammshow.

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