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Candyman Strings & Things

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Post date April 29, 2019

The Candyman Strings & Things ~ Santa Fe & Los Alamos

The NM Music Commission Foundation is pleased to present the 2019 Lee Berk Foundation Award to Rand and Cindy Cook, owners of the Candyman Strings and Things, celebrating 50 years of serving New Mexico’s musicians and music students.

The Candyman Strings & Things is New Mexico’s premier full-line music store that serves families to professional musicians, and everyone in between. Winning the prestigious NAMM Dealer of the Year Award in 2014, The Candyman also offers an instrument rental program as well as repair and commercial sound installation services in their Santa Fe and Los Alamos stores.

In 1969 the store’s founder Matthew Schwartzman opened a small acoustic guitar shop in downtown Santa Fe. The store expanded to include large home theater equipment, electronics, recorded music and musical instruments. The original store had a major fire in the 1990’s, which then led to the store’s current location on St. Michael’s Drive.

Beyond selling musical instruments, Candyman has several innovative programs that promote the benefits of playing music. Their annual “Wanna Play” initiative invites non-musicians to the store to have hands-on experiences with musical instruments, to unlock their inner talents. Their “Summer Rock Camp” puts kids age 8-18 into real-life band situations. During this 2-week program, the participants learn to play in a band, record at a studio, visit radio stations and perform in a live concert. It is a truly life-changing experience for many of these kids.

above: video biopic short about Candyman and owners Cindy and Rand Cook – premiered August 23, 2019 at the Platinum Music Awards show – created by Bunee Tomlinson of Windswept Media.

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Pimentel & Sons Guitar Makers

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Post date March 15, 2017

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Pimentel & Sons Guitar Makers ~ Albuquerque

At the age of 14, Lorenzo Pimentel began apprenticing at his brothers’ guitar-making shop in Mexico. His passion for the craft helped him advance quickly, and soon after he was building guitars on his own. At the age of 23, he came to the United States where he began making guitars in a violin store. In 1951, he moved to Carlsbad, where he opened his own shop. It wasn’t long before he’d mastered creating exquisite classical guitars. Four of his sons each embraced his legacy, and four decades later, the family name is known around the world as the best guitar makers alive. They’re the only ones who make each instrument completely by hand, tailored specifically to each customer.

The Pimentel brothers can’t imagine doing anything else. Their expertise, perfectionism and love of the art have made guitar making their calling. They are Rick Pimentel, now President of Pimentel Guitars, specializing in Acoustic guitars; Robert Pimentel, Vice President, specializing in Concert Classical guitars; Victor Pimentel and Agustin Pimentel. They have each inherited their father’s incredible talent and raised it to a whole new level, creating guitars unparalleled in craftsmanship and beauty.

Awards

Innovative Albuquerque Award
February, 2008

Hispanic Heritage Month Distinguished Honor
September, 2005

Recognition from the Diocese of Las Cruces Foundation and Las Cruces Mariachi
November, 2001

Acoustic Guitar Players’ Choice Award
June, 2000

The Governor’s Awards for Excellence and Achievement in the Arts
October, 1994

The Blue Chip Initiative
May, 1993

The Smithsonian Institute’s 12th Annual Festival of American Folklife
October, 1978

above: Made In New Mexico host, Nikki, heads over to Pimentel and Sons Guitar Makers in Albuquerque to find out about the customized personal process that goes into making the one of a kind guitars. Learn about the family legacy and all that is offered at the shop itself. Thank you to KRQE Television for this wonderful video segment featuring the Pimentel family.

for more information: www.pimentelguitars.com

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Hummingbird Music Camp

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Post date June 28, 2016

Hummingbird Music Camp ~ Jemez Springs

Founded in 1959 by the legendary Kenneth Lloyd Higgins and his wife Wanda, Hummingbird Music Camp gives children ages 8 through 14 an opportunity to experience band, guitar, orchestra, piano, and voice with musical direction provided for all levels of players. Today, the camp is operated by Higgins children Les Higgins, Sally Chapman, and Teena King.

Nestled by the Jemez River in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico, Hummingbird Music Camp offers every child an opportunity to grow as an individual, a team player, and as a fine musician under the guidance of a talented and nurturing staff. Hummingbird Music Camp provides a home away from home for children to express themselves and their talents.

Although music is taken very seriously at the camp, the focus is not on competition. The children are encouraged to grow musically on their chosen instruments by starting their musical instruction at their current level of ability. Campers get to show their parents how much they’ve learned and grown when they perform on the Sunday afternoon concert.

Watching children’s musical talents and personalities blossom at Hummingbird was one of Kenneth Lloyd Higgins’ greatest joys, and in fulfillment of his dream the hills surrounding Hummingbird Music Camp are alive with music.

The New Mexico Music Commission and Foundation extend their sincere condolences to the Higgins Family for the passing of Wanda in May of 2018. Wanda was a beloved and highly respected matriarch of New Mexico’s music community. She is dearly missed.

Learn more about Hummingbird Music Camp

above: Hummingbird’s video biopic filmed and edited by Bunee Tomlinson of Windswept Media and produced by the New Mexico Music Commission Foundation. The video was premiered at the 2018 Platinum Music Awards show, Lensic Performing Arts Center.

for more information: www.hummingbirdmusiccamp.org

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Robertson & Sons Violin Shop

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Post date November 16, 2015

Robertson & Sons Violin Shop ~ Albuquerque

One of the largest and most reputable violin dealers in the United States, Robertson & Sons has specialized in providing the highest quality stringed instruments and bows to collectors, professional musicians, music educators, and students of all ages for over four decades. Their modern facility is equipped with three instrument showrooms as well as a beautiful Recital Hall that is made available to clients to help them in their search for the perfect instrument and/or bow.

Areas of Specialization

Dealer of Rare and Contemporary Instruments and Bows
World Class Restoration and Repair Department
Valuations and Certificates of Authenticity
Instruments and Bows Sent Out On Approval
Extensive Sheet Music Library
Nationwide Rental Program

Robertson’s is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They have a strong tradition of integrity and friendly and dedicated service. Their travels have taken them around the globe in search of the finest quality instruments and bows to ensure their clients have the best selection possible.

Clients from around the world come to Robertson’s for their expertise in string instrument repair and sales.

Don and Marie Robertson, owners, are active in the state’s music community. Marie conducts and teaches with the Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program and Don was a music teacher in the Albuquerque Public Schools prior to opening the violin shop. Robertson’s gives graciously to the state’s music community through donations, instruments, sponsorship, advertising, and music, as well as service.

above: Robertson & Sons Violin Shop’s video tour of their world class facility in Albuquerque.

for more information: robertsonviolins.com

source: robertsonviolins.com

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Norman Petty Studios

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Post date October 20, 2015

Norman Petty Studios ~ Clovis

Despite the success with his own records, Norman Petty is most famous for his recording studio in Clovis, New Mexico. In his homespun studio, he produced successful singles for his own musical group and for Texas musicians Roy Orbison, Buddy Knox, Waylon Jennings, Charlie “Sugartime” Phillips, Sonny West, Carolyn Hester, Terry Noland, Jimmy & Cliff Blakley, and Buddy Holly. “Sugar Shack” and “Bottle of Wine” by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs and “Wheels” by the String-A-Longs were recorded at Petty’s studio. Petty produced a number of Canadian groups including Wes Dakus & the Rebels, Barry Allen, Gainsborough Gallery, and the Happy Feeling; all which had chart success in their homeland. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Petty had productions on virtually every major record label in the United States and Canada with numerous regional successes, and of various musical styles.

Petty served as Buddy Holly’s recording engineer and also as his first manager until late 1958. Many of Holly’s best and most polished efforts were produced at the Clovis studio. After Holly’s death, Petty was put in charge of overdubbing unfinished Holly recordings and demos. Petty was hired because he had access to the local musicians that Holly had worked with over the course of his short career, most of whom would not be able to spend time in a professional studio in New York City.

In 1963, Petty launched the FM radio station KTQM next to the recording studio; he added the AM station KWKA in 1971. Petty ran both stations until 1979, when they were sold to their current owner. Petty was posthumously named Clovis Citizen Of The Year in 1984.

Norman Petty died in Lubbock, Texas, in August 1984 of leukemia. His wife Vi died in March 1992. The original 7th Street Studio is available for tours by appointment only. Vi Petty helped start the “Norman & Vi Petty Music Festival” in Clovis, New Mexico, in 1987. It featured many artists that recorded at the studios as well as popular hitmakers. The event halted in 2002, later to be revived as “The Clovis Music Festival” which is currently held in September.

Norman & Vi were given “Outstanding Graduate Accomplishment” awards (Class of ’45 & ’46 respectively) by the Clovis Municipal Schools Foundation and Alumni Association in April 2011. The awards go to Clovis High School graduates based on achievement in their realm of business. Graduates are chosen because their strengths of character and citizenship serve as models to inspire and challenge today’s CHS students. The plaques were given to Vi’s relative Nick Brady who turned them over to Kenneth Broad of the Petty Estate to display during studio tours.

2014 saw the release of The King Of Clovis, a book about Petty by Frank Blanas. A documentary is also in the works from the Super Oldies label.

There are numerous videos and documentaries about the studio, its famous recording artists, and the Petty’s. Here is just one such video produced by The Clovis Music Festival.

above: The “Clovis Sound” made popular by such greats as Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison, was created and recorded in Clovis at the Norman Petty 7th Street Studio. Video produced by The Clovis Music Festival.

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