Created by the North American Independent Music Association to support the non-
profit Foundation for a Sound Solution, the North American Independent Rock Music
Awards (NAIRMA) recognizes creative and technical excellence in the independent
music community. Mackie and Ampeg are proud sponsors of this event.
Held in Southern California on January 22, 2016, the 2015-2016 awards were hosted
by Don Jamieson of That Metal Show. At the ceremony, the Lifetime Achievement
Award was presented to Metal Blade Records founder Brian Slagel for his
outstanding contributions to the independent music community.
Several award nominees performed, including Drowning Pool, Act of Defiance,
Screaming for Silence, Element a440, Seek Irony, City of the Weak, and Varna.
Mackie and Ampeg contributed audio equipment and peripherals for the concert’s
backline, notably Ampeg’s legendary SVT Classic-Series bass amps. The bass
players relied on such all-time favourites as the 300W Ampeg SVT-CL all-tube bass
head, favoured by such luminaries as George Clinton (P-Funk) and Gene Simmons
(KISS), and the SVT-810E bass enclosure, a legend since 1969, with eight 10-inch
low-frequency drivers that generate up to 130 dB of rich, full low end.
“We are delighted to be able to help out the North American Independent Rock
Music Awards,” enthuses Ampeg Senior Product Specialist/Clinician Dino Monoxelos.
“The awards raise money for an excellent cause: The foundation provides grants to
independent artist who want to continue their music education or need help funding
projects. We wanted to do our part to help.”
“Mackie and Ampeg have been wonderful,” responds NAIRMA/The Foundation for a
Sound Solution president Jeffrey Totten. “Of course, we knew the musicians would
be pleased with the amps; no doubt every bass player on that stage has used
Ampeg amps, and they sounded great. We appreciate the support Mackie and
Ampeg provided and hope to do it again next year!”
For more about NAIRMA, visit http://nairma.net.
For more about Ampeg products, visit www.ampeg.com.
For more about Mackie products, visit www.mackie.com.
