Roland Corporation U.S. announces the appointments of Brandon Ryan as product and artist relations manager – dance, DJ and media production, Peter Brown as product specialist – dance and DJ, and Casey Bishop as AIRA artist and customer relations. These three newly created positions will help Roland grow and support the expanding AIRA product line and customers in the dance and DJ segment.
Brandon Ryan joined Roland in 2012 and has more than 20 years of musical instrument industry experience including extensive knowledge of sales, marketing, and artist relations. Complimentary to his MI experience, Brandon is also a classically trained multi-instrumentalist and has worked with professional artists, producers and engineers. In his new role as the product and artist relations manager, Brandon will lead efforts to position the new AIRA line at the top of the segment by working closely with R&D and building artist relations and marketing support that define how AIRA meets the needs of today’s evolving electronic musicians.
Peter Brown holds a bachelor of arts in music in electronic production and design from Berklee College of Music and recently served as a sound designer for the film Fast and Furious 6. His background in DJ/dance music creation is a valuable asset to Roland’s growing DJ/dance segment, and to his primary responsibility of supporting AIRA’s avid customer base. As a member of the newly established customer experience team, Peter continually communicates with users and creates support materials that directly complement their needs.
Prior to being recruited by the dance and DJ team at Roland U.S., Casey Bishop served as a sales engineer for production, rental and live performance venues at the pro audio and video division of Roland, Roland Systems Group. His live production and artist relations experience as well as a background in electronic dance music production and performance ideally support Roland’s reemergence into the dance and DJ market.
Roland Corporation U.S. vice president, Sales Brian Alli adds, “Brandon, Peter and Casey will work closely together with Roland’s talented sales and marketing teams to align artist relations, marketing and sales strategies for the AIRA line in the U.S. Their vision and expertise are invaluable to the continued growth and success of Roland’s dance and DJ segment.”
