The new trade shows offered full line presentations from the musical instrument, professional equipment, publishing, modern lighting, sound and installation technologies industries to a total of 6275 visitors.

Detlef Braun, member of the Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH executive board, says:

"For many exhibitors, this event is their first step in the market. The show helped them to develop a better understanding for the music industry in Russia. Thanks to our cooperation with NAMM the show delivered an extensive fringe program. We are very happy with the results of this first event and look forward to the second edition in May next year."

Brands represented at NAMM Musikmesse Russia included global drum and percussion manufacturers such as Mapex, Tycoon, Yamaha, Roland, Turkish Cymbals, and many others.

The Russian musical market is potentially the largest in Europe, characterized by the large population of around 145 million people, developed musical culture and sustainable growth trends over the last years. The volume of the Russian musical instruments and technologies market was estimated at 450 million USD in 2010.