Interviews we conduct
Founded by CEO and author, Brian Wampler, Wampler Pedals is now in its 16th year, as another successful small business. Wampler Pedals is located Martinsville, Indiana and specializes in a boutique series of effects pedals and amplifiers. Along with designing and manufacturing all American made pedals and amplifiers, Brian has also written two books, on […]
Ex-Gear Effect Pedals, is a small business owned and operated by CEO, Paul Killion. Based in Los Angeles, California, Ex-Gear produces a series of special effects pedals and accessories. BackStage360 visited their booth to chat with Paul and artist/representative, Alex Cole. In addition to designing and producing Ex-Gear, Paul also owns his own studio and […]
For the second year in a row, this fangirl was honored to spend a few moments on camera with the surreal Mark Wood and his lovely wife, Laura Kaye. The famed electric violinist and former member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Mark Wood to talk about his breathtaking line of electric violins and his music and […]
After trying to interview Jeff Kiesel for many moons, we were finally able to catch up with him. Thank God for NAMM. Not only did we get to talk with Jeff on camera, we got to see all the new guitars for 2019 as well as the standards. This 3rd generation company is one of the […]
Founded in 1992, Redlands, California based, Traveler Guitar, is a small business specializing in the design and manufacturing of full-scale travel guitars. Developer and CEO, Leon Cox, produces 15 different series of acoustic, electric, bass and hybrid guitars along with accessories and travel cases and gear. Traveler Guitars are available for purchase both nationally and […]
During our walks through the aisles, we had the pleasure of meeting Al Bane and his business partner, Pam Vandervelde. Both individual clothing designers for the film, entertainment and music industry, they teamed up together in 2018 to form a collaboration that compliments each other’s design style and personality. Together, they design and manufacture ready […]
Founded in 1994 by Dan Lakin and Hugh McFarland, Lakland Guitars is domiciled in Chicago, Illinois. In 2010 Lakland was acquired by now, parent company, Hanson Musical Instruments. Lakland electric basses are designed and manufactured in the United States and Indonesia. Lakland and Hanson Musical instruments endorse a long list of well-known artists and musicians worldwide. […]
Although Peter Wolf and I have talked many times before on Facebook, we had never sat down and been able to chat about his amazing guitars and his extensive background in making them. I had a chance to play his guitars and see the quality of the construction when we spoke at this years NAMM. I […]
Waves Audio, Ltd., is an international mixing and mastering hardware and software development company specializing in digital tools and plug-ins for music and film producers, sound engineers, live recording and post-production editing. Founded in 1992, its American facility is located in Knoxville, Tennessee. During our visit to the Waves booth, we were treated to a […]
This year at NAMM, I was introduced to Darkglass Electronics. An equipment manufacturer for bass players that I was not that familiar with. I was interested in what was new for this year and boy was I floored when they showed me the new amp models for this year. The 2019 Microtubes 900 was a […]