Originally Posted By: 124
Originally Posted By: Scottyee
Originally Posted By: 124
a trade/merchant show makes its way to the public at large via camera phones and You Tube. Short of confiscating every cell phone at the door I don't know how you avoid this situation. Clearly, there needs to be more vigilsnce about who they let in.

As far as 'who' they let in, in recent years, it's now far more stringent than in years past when people were able to simply borrow a badge from a friend, but now they not only check that you've got a badge, but have you show your personal ID (ie: drivers license) to verify that your Namm badge info matches the name and personal information on your personal ID. I honestly don't know how much more vigilance they can enforce more than that.

With the advent of wireless technology and live video streaming available to virtually everyone who owns a personal electronic device like a cellphone, it will be virtually impossible (if not impractical) to prevent people from bringing them in, short of airport body scanners and/or strip searches at every door. eek The truth is, the world's changed, and there's no turning back, so the industry had better adjust or lose out.

That said, I too think that Namm should bring back their open to the public 'consumer day'. Musik Messe has this cool, so why not Namm?


I could be very wrong, but I'm guessing the old "consumer day", a good idea indeed, was pre-cellphones. And frisking everyone for cellphones at the door is totally impractical and unworkable, so manufacturers should be careful about what they put on display. Unfortunate, but there it is. I also felt a bit sorry for Malcom Doak, it looks like he got thrown in at the deep end. Maybe it'll all turn out to be a learning experience.


Yes just open up NAMM to the public and let the pieces fall where they may..:)