April, 2013 - Music & Sound Retailer

PEOPLEBradley’s LoudAnd ClearHarman Professional hasappointed Bryan Bradley tolead JBL Professional as VicePresident, General Managerof its Loudspeaker BusinessUnit. A senior executive withdeep experience in professionalaudio and MI, Bradleywill operate from HarmanProfessional’s Northridge CAheadquarters and will reportto Harman Professional President Blake Augsburger. Bradleywill be responsible for all aspects of JBL Professionaloperations and continued development.According to Augsburger, Bradley is a strong addition toHarman Professional’s business, and his leadership of theLoudspeaker Business Unit will immediately and positivelyimpact the company, its partners and its customers. Bradleyjoins Harman Professional having served as COO of AlfredMusic since February 2009. At Alfred Music, he helpedoptimize the company’s operations, including artist relations,business affairs, business development, marketingand sales. He also led third-party initiatives, including thosewith Pearson Publishing, Amazon Kindle and Apple iPad.“I am very pleased to join Harman Professional and tolead the Loudspeaker Business Unit,” said Bradley. “Theunique coupling of strong brands, excellent engineeringand great people is very attractive to me, and I look forwardto adding value wherever possible.”DPA Is ‘Sold’On MacPhersonBruce MacPherson has joined DPA Microphonesas its new U.S. Sales Director.MacPherson is a dedicated sales professional,audio product specialist and audio engineeringexpert who boasts extensive experience incurrent technology and techniques for audiorecording and live sound, as well as commercialand post production. In his new role,MacPherson will be responsible for overseeingall DPA sales and customer service activities.Prior to joining DPA Microphones, MacPhersonheld sales positions with Universal Audio, Sam Ash and Musication. He wasalso a Product Specialist for Digidesign (Avid), an engineer and sound designerat Looking Glass Studios, and Musical Director for “The Dana Carvey Show.”“We are very excited to welcome Bruce to the DPA family,” said Eric Mayer,President of DPA Microphones’ U.S. operations. “His extensive background insales for some of the industry’s top companies will make him a perfect additionto our sales force.”Morrissey’s Music To Casio’s EarsCasio America, Inc., has welcomed Jay Morrissey to its Electronic MusicalInstruments (EMI) division. Morrissey has joined Casio as Director of Sales,responsible for all national music channel retailers, including Guitar Center, Musician’sFriend, Music & Arts and Sam Ash. “Casio represents the perfect placefor the next step in my career development,” said Morrissey. “I am proud to representa legacy brand as I work to further cultivate Casio’s position of strengthwithin the large-format, multi-store retail model.” As Director of Sales, Morrisseywill report to Stephen Schmidt,Vice President of Casio’s EMIdivision. He will work alongsideMark Amentt.Morrissey began his career inthe electronic musical instrumentsindustry in 1998 at GuitarCenter’s first New Jersey locationin Springfield. Expandinghis skill-set and knowledge ofthe industry, Morrissey workedas a Combo Manager for MarsMusic, National AccountsManager for Taylor Guitars andVP of Sales & Marketing forComposite Acoustics in Louisiana.Most recently, Morrisseyserved as VP of Sales for CordobaMusic Group, where he roseID:Series combos and heads are programmable and feature our patent-applied-for True ValvePower. Each of the 6 different TVP settings delivers the tone, feel and most importantly volume, ofan equivalent valve power amp.With 6 unique preamp Voices from crystal clean to high gain filth, 12 studio quality effects, and ourpatented ISF control, ID:Series will help you deliver ‘the sound in your head’.from Regional Sales Manager toVP of Sales in four years. UnderMorrissey’s leadership, thecompany experienced recordsales increases with Amazon,Best Buy, Guitar Center, Musician’sFriend, Musical FulfillmentServices, Sam Ash andSweetwater.16 APRIL 2013