Author: Tim Hemingway

Well here we are again, it’s already time for Winter NAMM.  Where did the year go?  Today, I thought I’d run you through my NAMM adventure. This year’s Winter NAMM show was held on January 22nd-25th  at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim , California. As always, I was performing for a few of my sponsors at the show as well as performing in the NAMM Metal Jam and on the main stage in the Hilton. I got to NAMM the day before the show starts to check in with sponsors, got my badge at registration and to checked into the hotel. As always, I was still packing late into the night but we managed to get to the hotel on time and get our badges without incident.  I then headed to the hall while they were setting up everything  and ran into a few friends.  It’s always fun catching up. We got some lunch and then I checked in at sound check at the Slide Bar (down the street from NAMM) for the NAMM Metal Jam. It was fun hanging with everyone for a few before I had to take off to go to my sponsor Cleartone Strings Pre-NAMM dinner party at Downtown Disney.  Afterwards I would be returning to the jam so I could play later in the evening. The party was way too much fun and...