Industry appointments, executive moves, profiles, and the people making news.
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) has announced that Doug Steinmetz has been promoted to national sales manager for the company’s Band & Orchestral (B&O) division. The announcement was made by…
Sweetwater has announced the hiring of Bob “Shep” Shepherd to fill the newly-created position of vice president of Merchandising. Shepherd brings a wealth of knowledge to Sweetwater, having spent the…
Coinciding with the recent grand opening of its new Nashville Artist Relations Center, Roland has appointed James Hatem to serve as artist relations (A/R) representative, to be based in Nashville…
Guitar Center (GC) has announced that Anne Buchanan has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer. In her role, Anne will assume responsibility…
Apogee Electronics has announced the addition of Pro Audio veteran Phil Wagner as president. The announcement was made by Betty Bennett, Apogee CEO and co-founder. Phil has been uniquely intertwined…
Shure Incorporated has announced promotions for two key executives. Brian Woodland has been named Vice President of Business Development. Woodland joined Shure in 2002 and has held positions of increasing…
Dan Bauer, long-time Hal Leonard senior vice president and CFO, has announced his retirement. Keith Mardak, CEO of Hal Leonard, recounted Bauer’s time with the company and working with him over…
St Louis Music has announced the appointment of Chris Meikle to the position of senior vice president of Marketing & Product. In his new role, Chris will oversee all marketing…
Remo has named Robert Shen president of Remo-Asia and vice president of Operations. In his new positions, Shen will oversee all facets of Operations for parent company, Remo, Inc. while expanding…
Remo, Inc has named Robert Shen president of Remo-Asia and vice president of Operations for Remo, Inc. In his new positions, Shen will oversee all facets of Operations for parent…
Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess recently hosted Keyfest, a three-day interactive keyboard event that offered workshops, masterclasses, and intimate concerts to keyboardists of all levels. This year’s event included appearances from…
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) has announced that Matt Searfus has joined the company in the newly-created position of vice president of marketing, effective May 29. Searfus reports directly to YCA president…
