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Janelle Borg

“We have spent more than $100,000 in tariffs since April 2025”: EarthQuaker Devices CEO calls for musical instruments to be exempt from tariffs as industry continues to be negatively hit

EarthQuaker Devices pedals on a pedalboard.

A delegation of NAMM members and music industry leaders, among them NAMM President John Mlynczak, visited Capitol Hill on May 13 to urge members of Congress to exempt musical instruments from existing and potential future tariffs, and provide relief from the current tariffs.

Julie Robbins, CEO of boutique pedal makers EarthQuaker Devices represented the state of Ohio and gave her own testimony on how the current tariffs, in place since last year, have negatively impacted the company.

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