LPD Music Names Wicks National Sales Manager
LPD Music has announced Steve Wicks as their National Sales Manager.As a seasoned veteran in the music industry for almost 40 years, Wicks has worked with various companies prior to…
Cusimano Appointed as Sr. Manager, Artist Relations by Korg USA
Korg USA, exclusive U.S. distributor of Korg, VOX, Ashdown, Blackstar, Lâg, Sakae and HK Audio products, has announced the expansion of its artist relations team, reflecting the company’s dedication to…
Avid Appoints Smith CMO
Avid® has announced that marketing executive Jennifer Smith has been named senior vice president and chief marketing officer (CMO), based in the company’s Burlington, Massachusetts headquarters.Reporting directly to Avid president…
Roland Announces New Sales Managers
Roland Corporation U.S. announces the new appointments of Richard Katz as regional sales manager for the Southeast region and Luis Aguilar as the district sales manager for the northern Midwest…
Fender Names Roback President
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has announced that Bob Roback has joined FMIC as president and has also joined the company’s Board of Directors. Roback has extensive experience as an…
Yamaha Appoints Caton as Pro Audio & Combo Division District Manager
Yamaha has appointed Timothy Caton as a new district manager for the company’s Pro Audio & Combo Division. His territory will include Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Illinois and…
Smith Promoted to N. American Sales Manager at Zildjian
The Avedis Zildjian Company has announced the promotion of Jerry Smith to North American sales manager effective April 1, 2014.In this newly created position, Jerry will report directly to Andy…
Fender CEO Larry Thomas to Retire
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has announced the upcoming retirement of CEO Larry Thomas, effective May 31, 2014. Thomas was appointed to the FMIC Board of Directors in 2009 and later…
TC Group Appoints New Senior Clinician
TC Group Americas has recently appointed Russell Gray as Senior Clinician - Guitar and Bass, for the MI market. Russell Gray is an accomplished Toronto based guitar player currently performing…
Aronoff Joins Evans Drumheads
Evans has signed one of the world’s most influential and in-demand drummers, Kenny Aronoff. Aronoff plays Evans G12 Tom Heads in the studio and G2 Coated Tom Heads live, EQ4…
Interview: RPMDA President Carol Wilbur
The Retail Print Music Dealers Association (RPMDA) will host its annual conference April 30 - May 3 in Dallas. The conference, a diverse collection of retailers in charge of print…
Levy’s Appoints Booth as N. American Sales Manager
Levy’s has announced the appointment of Glen Booth as North American sales manager.Booth, a life-long and accomplished guitarist, is a graduate of Mohawk College in Applied Arts (music) and Recording…