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Executive Turntable: Spotify, CD Baby Vets Bound for beatBread — Plus, BMI Hires Top People Person

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.billboard.com/lists/music-jobs-executive-moves-beatbread-sony-bmi-pipeline-namm/

More content from our #NAMM2026 Coverage? Of course!
Here is the conversation with Burton Snowboards & Circle Strings!
#Snowboards and #guitars. Same wood. Same craft. Different ride.

At NAMM Media Day 2026, Sean caught up with Adam Buchwald and William Hylton from Circle Strings about their collaboration with Burton.

The concept: matching snowboards and custom guitars built from the same materials—including Burton's actual snowboard core.

William put it simply: "The body of this guitar is actually made out of the core material as well—it's pretty sweet, light, durable wood."

Vermont figured mahogany. Alakazam powder board curves in the design. Snowflake inlays inspired by Snowflake Bentley's historic photography.

Two crafts. One philosophy. Wood, precision, and riding your own line.

🎥 Watch: https://youtu.be/J3ObVDR2UCk
🎧 Listen: https://itspmagazine.simplecast.com/episodes/burton-and-circle-strings-guitars-at-namm-2026-snowboards-meet-custom-guitars-and-it-is-awesome-a-brand-highlight-conversation-from-naam-2026

Part of our On Location Coverage at NAMM 2026.
Tons of content coming your way—I hope you like music ;)

#NAMM #BurtonSnowboards #CircleStrings #CustomGuitars #Snowboarding #Handmade #Vermont #GuitarLife #Luthier #music #musicians

It was closing time at NAMM Media Day. I didn't care.
Alexander Chadwick from PRS Guitars was right there, and I had questions that go beyond spec sheets.

We talked about #technology and #creativity. Whether innovation helps musicians or gets in the way. Why we chase vintage guitars like holy relics—and why the magical ones now cost more than houses.

His answer: "Our goal is to create a guitar that gets out of the way so the person can be more expressive."

That's it. That's what great tools do. They disappear so you can create.

#PRSguitars unveiled two limited editions at the show:
🎸 John Mayer Wild Blue Silver Sky – first matching headstock Silver Sky
🎸 Ed Sheeran Semi-Hollow Piezo Baritone – 27.7" scale, his original artwork on every guitar

But the real story isn't the gear. It's the philosophy behind it.

Technology isn't good or bad. It's how you use it.

Instruments aren't the destination. They're the vehicle.

🎥 Watch: https://youtu.be/QYM2J5LeSNo

🎧 Listen: https://redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com/episodes/prs-guitars-at-namm-2026-john-mayer-wild-blue-silver-sky-ed-sheeran-baritone-revealed-a-brand-highlight-conversation-with-alex-chadwhick-from-prs-guitars-naam-2026

This is part of our On Location Coverage at NAMM 2026. Tons of content coming your way—I hope you like music ;)

#NAMMMediaDay #NAMM2026 #PRSGuitars #JohnMayer #EdSheeran #MusicIndustry #Creativity #GuitarLife #ITSPmagazine #namm