Once each year, Winter NAMM rocks the Anaheim Convention Center near Disneyland featuring a collection of rock stars, instruments, recording gear and parties. This year, Carlos Santana, Eddie Van Halen and Tom Scott and friends jammed on the show floor and if you were quick enough to get tickets, the opening night featured an all-star NAMM concert starring Elton John, Nora Jones, Brian McKnight and more.

The CRAS was there in force with a group of current and former grads, friends and instructors seeing what this year's show had to offer. The Conservatory is very pro-active in developing curriculum around the gear that's currently being used in the recording industry. The pictures you see on this page are just some of the friends the school has made over the years.

(captions: Kirt Hamm of the Conservatory visits, Top : Bob Reardon and Pete Carty of Waves; Rollover: Mark Williams of Presonus)

(Middle: drummer Steve Ferrone and Joel Singer of Audio Technica; Rollover: Rick Gentry of Crest Audio)

(Bottom: Mark Pappakostas of Digidesign; Rollover: Richard McDonald of Fender)