Four financial strategies to help music retailers survive the uncertain

CONTEST
Take an LP Vacation
LP is offering a free,
three-day, two-night
getaway with the purchase
of an LP conga.
When customers buy
any new LP conga totaling
$199 or more from
an authorized U.S.
dealer before Oct. 31,
they will be eligible for a trip to one
of 25 hotels in locales ranging from
Palm Springs, Fla., to Lake Tahoe,
Calif. Customers must send LP the
proof-of-purchase and the redemption
coupon (available online) in an
envelope postmarked on or before
Nov. 30. This promotion is only available
in the United States.
{latinpercussion.com}
FINANCIAL
Euphonix’s Record Sales
Euphonix has announced that
its professional products division
achieved its best annual
revenues in more than 10
years in 2008.
The company has also
signed a lease on a new corporate
headquarters in Mountain
View, Calif. {euphonix.com}
ENDOWMENT
Jupiter Establishes
Trumpet Endowment
Jupiter and the National Trumpet
Competition (NTC) have established
The Jupiter Band Instruments Young
Artists Endowment. It will aid the
long-term development goals of the
NTC and enable the NTC to better
serve young artists by improving its
Web site and prize infrastructure.
{jupitermusic.com}
PARTNERSHIP
Zildjian Goes Universal
Zildjian’s Jerry Smith, Universal’s Jim
Bickley,
Zildjian’s
Craigie
Zildjian, and
Universal’s
Tom Shelley
and Jerry
Donigan (pictured,
from left) recently celebrated an
agreement to make Zildjian products
available through Universal Percussion.
As an extension of Zildjian’s distribution
channel, Universal will be able to
offer the cymbals at dealer-direct
prices. {universalpercussion.com}
32 I MUSIC INC. I MAY 2009
ROCK HOUSE I PROMOTION
Rock House Outreach
T hree
fans of Rock House from
the New York and Connecticut
area were invited to a Feb. 25 DVD
shoot with Michael Paget of the band
Bullet For My Valentine. Brothers
Mike and Danny Graziano and their
friend, Jake Levine, took part in a
new Rock House program designed
to reach out to the community and
give aspiring musicians a behind-thescenes
look at how Rock House
instructional products are made.
“Later in the day, I received a
message on the Rock House
Facebook page that the boys were
APPOINTMENTS
Loud Names
Yue, Mahony
Loud Technologies has
appointed Paul Yue as director
of procurement and Kevin Mahony
as director of operations, Asia.
“Kevin and Paul bring more
than 30 cumulative years of supply
chain strategy, management and
quality-control experience to Loud,”
said Jim Stewart, Loud’s chief operating
officer.
eMedia Music has appointed
Craig McGlynn to the newly created
position of vice president of sales and
general manager.
Gepco recently named Rick
Thompson, a 15-year Gepco veteran,
as central regional sales manager.
Hosa has
appointed
Jennifer
Paquette to the
position of
general
manager.
>>> Jennifer Paquette
Harman
has appointed
Eric Goh, Kit Roche and Raymond Tee
to the Harman Pro Asia team, located
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
From left: Michael Paget
with Mike and Danny
Graziano and Jake Levine
all in Mike’s room practicing with
the Rock House DVDs we gave
them,” said Joe Palombo, executive
director of Rock House.
{rockhousemethod.com}
Paul Yue Kevin Mahony
Numark recently expanded its
European management team with the
addition of Paul Wright as the vice
president of sales and marketing for
Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Shure has
named Fred
Sicko as sales
manager for
Europe, the
Middle East
and Africa.
Shure has also
appointed
Vladimir
>>> Fred Sicko
Arezina to its legal services division.
Arezina will serve as associate general
counsel at the company’s headquarters
in Niles, Ill.