It is a shame that all the stuff about NAMM being for wholesalers and retailers and being just work is true, especially when we see all the reports that make it into the media that make the truth seem to be wrong. The reporting of NAMM never seems to be about deals or work, it always seems to make out that NAMM is some form of music nirvana. Most young people could be forgiven for thinking NAMM is a big rock festival after reading the media reports.
A person who is 11 now will be in the buying generation in a few years, do some social networking and twittering and get a lot of 11 year olds together on line and start being an influence on buying trends and the NAMM organisers may send you and invitation and run around after you all day at the show if they think your influence will sell products. Expect to be given a few samples and meet some great music people when you get there . Learn how to do an influential review on anything musical and you will be on a winner. An influential review will get punters to buy the product, so you put down what ever is necessary to move product in the review, or if the seller is not nice to you, you adjust the review accordingly. Think about setting up the influential electraukedotcom website for music stuff, and make the current trend instead of following the trend. It could go through the set up phase while your parents are still paying the bills, and start to hit some paydirt as you reach an age where you need to pay your own way. One of the fringe benefits would be invitations to visit NAMM and do some selected and influential reviews. Pick up a few units in music stuff at school and become some form of expert in an area you enjoy to compliment your website with some useful information.