Go get NAMMed!

[KILLINFO@aol.com]

Greetings fellow loopfolk,

Given the fact that we now know that the JamMan is being phased out at
Lexicon, and that the Oberheim Plex's future might possibly be seen by some
to be somewhat cloudy as well, what does this say to us about the extent of
support for looping devices (as a concept) in the music 
industry/marketplace?
To say the least, things do not look particularly bright. 

I, and a couple of others of you in the SoCal area that I have talked to
privtely, happen to be going to the Winter NAMM show in Anaheim in a couple
of weeks. I would sincerely encourage any of the rest of you who might
possibly have access to a ticket (through a friend at a music store or some
other source) not to pass up any chance to attend. 

It's a unique opportunity to see what's really out there product-wise (none
of the magazines can ever really cover it completely). And, especially now,
it's a terrific opportunity to tell some of these companies what you think 
of
their product, past, present, and future. 

All of "big cheeses" and their "marketing people" will be there. This is a
show that is almost as much about finding out about what people wanna buy 
as
it is about trying to sell what's already been manufactured (at least the
smarter companies are that way). 

If you have a chance to go, and looping is important to you, don't pass it
up. It may be your only chance to grab a sales rep, a marketing person, or
product engineer at your favorite manufacturer by the ears and let him (or
her) really have it straight from the street-level customer in no uncertain
terms.

Do us all a favor. If you can, get to the NAMM show.

Ted Killian