​Mike Risko Music Takes Home Award at NAMM

From Mike Risk Music School: Mike Risko Music, Westchester’s leading music store, school and performing arts center located in Ossining N.Y., was awarded a top national honor by The Music & Sound Retailer, the most widely read trade publication serving brick-and-mortar music stores, at The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) in Anaheim, California, the world’s largest trade-only event for the music products industry, attended by over 100,000 music professionals. For the past three years, Risko has been ranked by NAMM among the top 100 music dealers throughout the world.

Mike Risko Music’s exceptionally diverse and comprehensive menu of classes, clinics and workshops outshined the offerings ofsome of the leading music retailers in the U.S., the top contenders in the category of Best Clinics in the 31st annual Music & Sound Awards and earned them this significant honor by winning the votes of dealers, manufacturers and reps throughout the music products industry.

The Music & Sound Retailer Clinics category reviews in-store events including, but not limited to: instructional sessions, drum circles, ukulele circles, artist events, instrument-making workshops and training seminars. “They include anything that is customer-centric and can't be replicated on line, bringing people together to celebrate music.” says owner Mike Risko.

Along with the impressive award, owner Mike Risko was invited to speak to over 500 fellow industry peers on the topic of “Diversifying Your Lesson Program.” Risko included in his presentation many of his own experiences, successes and challenges that he’s faced in creating and running a successful music store and school for more than 22 years.

Says Risko: “It has been so exciting to see the popularity of our programs, clinics and product demonstrations grow throughout the years, especially through the expansion of our classes, clinics and programs for adults and kids.”

He added, “We offer numerous clinics that bring together everyone to celebrate music and have been honored to feature appearances by such luminaries as actress and singer Lucie Arnaz, best-selling author Jen Sincero and guitarist Eric Gales as part of our “Conversations” event series.”

• Among their comprehensive list of classes, clinics and workshops, Mike Risko Music offers:
• A variety of instrument lessons, voice and musical theater classes
• Workshops including ukulele, musical theater and rock band workshops for children and adults
• Events, Programs & Clinics including the “Conversations With” series featuring notable celebrities and authors (including Lucie Arnaz)
• Product demo events including Eric Gales and John Page Guitars, Roland and Boss, Godin Guitars (Tone Tasting) etc.

Mike Risko Music, located at 144 Croton Avenue in Ossining New York, is Westchester County’s leading music store, school and performing arts center. Featuring exciting partnerships with world-renowned music equipment manufacturers, Mike Risko Music offers specialty brand-name instrument sales and rentals to musicians throughout the Hudson Valley. In addition, Mike Risko Music School is a unique and innovative performance-oriented music school offering classes, workshops, camps, and private lessons in all instruments and voice in a wide range of musical styles including classical, jazz and rock. Founded in 1995, Mike Risko Music is a four-time winner of Westchester Magazine’s Best of Westchester award, as well as Westchester Family’s Family Favorites and the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) – and continues to grow as a part of the Westchester community-at-large with several charitable programs aiming to give thousands of people the opportunity to play an instrument. For more information, call 914-762-8757 or visithttp://www.mikeriskomusicschool.com/.

Photos courtesy of Mike Risk Music