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About Us |
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The MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA)
is the non-profit trade association responsible for development,
promotion, and protection of MIDI technology*. Compliance with our
Specifications and Recommended Practices enables thousands of products
from hundreds of companies to interoperate. We provide forums for developers to coordinate
changes to the MIDI specification, which today remains one of the most
relevant standards in the entertainment industry.
Mission
- To encourage the use of MIDI technology and MIDI products in established and growth markets.
- To be proactive towards developing and enhancing MIDI to respond to market needs.
- To insure interoperability of MIDI products through an open standards process with broad industry participation.
- To protect the meaning of the term MIDI as used in commerce
Strategies
- Produce consensus-driven interoperability specifications
- Provide educational and instructional materials on an official MIDI web site
- Encourage innovative companies in related industries to use MIDI
Technology
- Cooperate with world-wide standards-setting and industry organizations
- Inform members of relevant technology trends
MMA members include companies in these market areas:
- Electronic Musical Instruments
- Personal Computers & Software
- Signal Processors & Audio ICs
- Sound Reinforcement
- Multimedia Computing
- Sound Recording
- Theater and Stage
- Mobile Communications
- Music Content
MMA Executive Board Members
Athan Billias (Yamaha Corp of America)
Bryan Lanser (Muse Research)
Denis Labrecque (DenLabs)
Michael Hoover (Cakewalk/Gibson)
Tom White (MMA)
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MMA Technical Board Members
Chris Grigg (CG Designs)
Rick Cohen (Sonivox/InMusic)
Bob Lee (MIDI9)
Charlie Bright (Korg R&D USA)
Amos Gaynes (Moog Music)
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Strategic Advisors provide
MMA Management with insight into market needs and assist us in promoting MIDI
products and/or training MIDI users:
- Gene Joly (Retired; former Guitar Center executive)
- Gerson Rosenbloom (VP Strategic Management, Sweetwater)
- Roy Elkins (CEO, Broadjam)
- Jon Haber (Principal, Alto Music)
- Robin Kelley (Dir. of Channel Management, Roland US)
- Craig Anderton (Author; Gibson/Harmony Central)
- Paul Lehrman (Dir. of Music Engineering, Tufts)
- Lawrence T Levine (Founder/CEO, Horn; Founder/CEO, Comet
Capital)
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*(in cooperation with AMEI for the Japanese market.) |