Limms London International Music Show 2008

This year’s music trade show at ExCel London was the best yet! Moving from Birmingham has given the show a new boost of enthusiasm. Suppliers were packed out on the public days and retailers were impressed with their own VIP day. Drummers were even given a dedicated exhibition area just for them.

Many of the suppliers pulled out all the stops with live shows from big named artists such as:

Jamie Humphries, Billy Sheehan, Paul Gilbert, Phil Hilborne, Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani, RD Crusaders

George Barnett (Young Drummer of the Year), Ray Luzier (Korn & Jonathon Davis), Derico Watson (Victor Wooten Band), Trevor Lawrence (Snoop Dogg, Independent), Jojo Mayer (NERVE)
Chad Smith (Red Hot Chilli Peppers),

Josh Devine (Mapex Drummer of Tomorrow), Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour), Pete Ray Biggin (Mark Ronson), Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree), Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin & Foreigner), The Internationals, Surianne

Michael Messer & BJ Cole, Hot Lips & Chilli Fingers, Courtney Pine, Hot Lips & Chilli Fingers, Chris Difford & Boo Hewedine, Big Jim Sullivan.

This was a show not to be missed!!

There were many NEW products released, here’s just a few:

Korg:

The NEW NANO. It’s a three-part controller unit for laptops and like most Korg products it’ll be the next big thing!

Nano KEY Slim-Line USB Keyboard
nano PAD Slim-Line USB Controller
nano KONTROL Slim-Line USB Controller

PA588 this is an 88 note stage piano with rhythms

Roland:

NEW Juno-Stage Synth

NEW The new TD-12KV Electric Drum Kit
Peavey:
Revalver: a guitar amplifier modelling software that let’s you build your own tube amplifiers from all brands!

Yamaha:

Although released at Frankfurt they were proudly displaying the new CLP 3 series range of pianos.

Arius YDP140 YDP160

Clavinova CLP 320, 330, 340, 370, 380

I loved it, Greg