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People October 23, 2013

FMIC Appoints Terry to President of KMC

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has appointed Mark Terry to the position of President of KMC Music. Terry has more than 37 years of music industry experience, including his own…

Christian Wissmuller
Oct 23, 2013
People October 10, 2013

Korg USA Named Exclusive Distributor for Ashdown

Korg USA has taken on exclusive distribution for Ashdown Engineering in the U.S. and Canada. Korg USA will distribute Ashdown’s bass amplification and effects products, acoustic amplification products, and the…

Christian Wissmuller
Oct 10, 2013
People October 10, 2013

PMC Announces Board Appointment of Montgomery-Clark

The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) Executive Committee has appointed Stacey Montgomery-Clark to its executive board. As Sabian’s vice president of marketing, Montgomery-Clark has been an active member of music industry…

Christian Wissmuller
Oct 10, 2013
People October 6, 2013

Fender Appoints Angress to Senior VP of Global Sales

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Angress to the position of senior vice president of Global Sales. Angress has more than 30 years…

Christian Wissmuller
Oct 6, 2013
People September 25, 2013

New Artist Relations Hires at Korg USA

Korg USA has announced new hires to its artist relations area. Mike Bigel has been hired as a Korg USA Artist Relations Specialist. Bigel comes to Korg USA with extensive experience…

Christian Wissmuller
Sep 25, 2013
People September 20, 2013

Grotrian Appoints Glasgow Director of Sales for North America

Grotrian Piano Company GmbH of Germany has named Don Glasgow director of sales for North America. Grotrian is family-owned, currently in the fifth and sixth generations and managed by Burkhard Stein.…

Christian Wissmuller
Sep 20, 2013
People September 19, 2013

Trade Regrets: John Vincent, Former NAMM Director of Trade Shows

Former director of trade shows for NAMM, John Vincent, passed away on September 7 after an illness.Mr. Vincent oversaw the planning and implementation of NAMM’s annual trade shows from 1984…

Christian Wissmuller
Sep 19, 2013
People September 18, 2013

Yamaha Names Petterson Wind Instrument Marketing Manager

Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, has announced the promotion of Brian Petterson to Wind Instrument marketing manager. In his previous position, Petterson served as assistant marketing manager…

Christian Wissmuller
Sep 18, 2013
People September 13, 2013

Korg Named Exclusive North American Distributor for Ashdown

Effective immediately, Korg USA has taken on exclusive distribution for Ashdown Engineering in the U.S. and Canada. Korg USA will distribute Ashdown's bass amplification and effects products, acoustic amplification products, and the…

Christian Wissmuller
Sep 13, 2013
People September 11, 2013

Shure Adds Trocha to Executive Staff

Shure Incorporated today announced that Chester Trocha joined the company as its senior vice president of Operations. Chester joins Shure from Zebra Technologies, a manufacturer of thermal printers, where he…

Christian Wissmuller
Sep 11, 2013
People September 11, 2013

One Systems Appoints Tom Lee Engineering As Its New China Distributor

One Systems, a manufacturer of Direct Weather, high-output loudspeaker systems, has appointed Tom Lee Engineering as its new distributor in China, effective immediately. Tom Lee will be responsible for distribution…

Christian Wissmuller
Sep 11, 2013