Mardi Gras Cruise 2018 – A Recipe of Perfection

Mardi Gras Cruise 2018 – A Recipe of Perfection

The day started out to be an unusually sleepy, dark and dreary day on the San Diego harbor, but the Kenneth Rexrode Production’s annual Mardi Gras Cruise was determined to be a spirited, shining light on the water. If it’s in San Diego and produced by Kenneth Rexrode and the Six String Society, you already know […]

Yamaha All-Star Concert on the Grand

Yamaha All-Star Concert on the Grand

Friday night’s performers at the Yamaha sponsored concert on the Grand Stage had remained a secret up until the lights went up and the beat went down.   Fans and spectators spilled over the venue into the thruways and sidewalks that ran along the anchoring hotels, sipping cocktails and enjoying a variety of food trucks waiting […]

Ok Go on the Grand Stage

Ok Go on the Grand Stage

Los Angeles based, power pop, indie, alternative rockers, Ok Go, headlined at the Yamaha Grand Stage, at NAMM 2018, on Thursday, January 25th. This energetic, unconventional band of talented artists have been on the main stream music scene, since 1998.  Known for their quirky and whimsical music videos, captures their audience from the word “go’! Even though […]

Pfeifer Drum Company

Pfeifer Drum Company

BackStage360 took a moment to speak with first time NAMM exhibitor, Daren Pfeifer, of Pfeifer Drum Company, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was debuting his “September Series”, “Imperial Series” and “Generation Series” snare drums. Daren opened his fledgling percussion manufacturing company in 2016.  In that short period of time, he has designed, modified, tested […]

Gene Baker (b3 Guitars) – Jon Mulvey (3G Guitars) – Justin Emord (Fender)

Gene Baker (b3 Guitars) – Jon Mulvey (3G Guitars) – Justin Emord (Fender)

On day three of NAMM, team photographer, Bill Towner and I had the joy of sitting down with San Francisco bay area based, professional musician and 3G Guitar designer and manufacturer, Jon Mulvey, to talk about his beautiful instruments and the technology behind them that makes them so unique. Jon’s “Performer” takes design, sound and performance […]