NAMM CEO Calls Out Tariff Toll on Music Industry in Washington

When the head of NAMM heads to Washington, it’s not for small talk. This week, President and CEO John Mlynczak stepped in front of the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s Section 301 Committee with a clear message: tariffs are hitting the music world where it hurts. Rather than drowning in policy jargon, Mlynczak zeroed in on real-world consequences—how rising costs ripple from manufacturers to classrooms to everyday players just trying to afford their next instrument. His testimony built on NAMM’s earlier written case, but this time brought a human edge to the data, framing tariffs not as abstract […] The post NAMM CEO Calls Out Tariff Toll on Music Industry in Washington first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.