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

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Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report / bit.ly/gendergear

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