peopleHail To The ChiefYamahaCorp. ofAmerica (YCA)announcedthat JohnShalhoup hasbeen appointedChief MarketingDirector, anewly createdposition. Hisnew dutiesinclude developingand implementingnewmarketing strategies that ensure a cohesiveYamaha message across the company’s divisionsand across all sales channels, and tostrengthen and elevate brand awareness. He isalso responsible for initiating cross-marketingrelationships with alliance partners. Shalhoupjoined Yamaha in 1998 as a Pro Audio andCombo (PAC) division District Manager forthe Mid-Atlantic region. In 2001, he movedto YCA corporate headquarters to serve asNational Account Manager for Guitar Centerand <strong>Music</strong>ian’s Friend. He was promoted toDirector of National Accounts in 2005 and toDirector of National Sales in 2008. Most recently,he served as Director of Administrationin the company’s Band & Orchestral division.Jaramillo Goes NationalLED lighting manufacturer Chauvet hasannounced the recent promotion of Ana Jaramilloto National Sales Manager of ChauvetDJ. An integralpart of the teamsince 2001, Jaramillo’scareer atChauvet beganas an AssistantManager to theNational SalesAdministratorand evolved intoher NortheastTerritorySales Managerposition. AsNational SalesManager, herresponsibilities include overseeing TerritoryManagers and putting measurable salesstrategies in place to increase and expand themarket share. Prior to working at Chauvet,Jaramillo spent approximately 10 years workingfor the U.S. Social Security Administrationand then went on to handle distribution salesfor the DJ Store.Santi, Reynolds Pop The KorgKorg USA, exclusive U.S.distributor for Korg, VOX,Blackstar, Lâg and HK Audio,announced new hires andpromotions for its nationalsales team. Tony Santi hasbeen hired as a District SalesManager (DSM) for the Midwestregion. He brings nearly20 years of MI experience toKorg USA, both on the retailand manufacturing sides.Doug Reynolds has beenappointed to Key AccountsManager. In this new role, hewill serve as a dedicated salesrepresentative to build andT. Santi D. Reynoldsmaintain strong professional relationships with various key accounts, and to drive business forKorg USA’s brands and his accounts. Reynolds brings to the position more than 16 years of MIexperience in various sales and marketing roles, most recently as a Korg USA DSM.The <strong>Music</strong> Group Feels ‘Young’The <strong>Music</strong> Group has appointed Steve Young to the role of Vice President, Installed <strong>Sound</strong>. Inhis new role, Young takes overall responsibility for Behringer’s Eurocom line and will overseeall product, marketing and market-development activities aimed at installed applications worldwide.Coinciding with the broad availability of the Eurocom product line from The <strong>Music</strong> Group,the appointment signals the company’s commitment to aggressive growth in installed sound.In Memoriam: Gary E. WallaceGary E. Wallace, an industry veteran and professionalmusician, died suddenly on July 14. He was 59 years oldand is survived by his beloved wife, Tammy Robinson-Wallace. Born and raised in St. Louis MO, Wallace touredthe U.S. in his earlier years, playing sizzling, high registertrumpet in a number of pop/rock/funk and show bands.He was also a vocal impersonator, especially well known forhis likenesses of Rod Stewart and Prince. He left life on theroad in the late 1990s for a more stable lifestyle. His firstindustry job was as an Inside Sales Associate for St. Louis<strong>Music</strong>, providing retail dealer support for the southwestU.S., including southern California. He also assisted innational sales for Crate, Ampeg, Alvarez and Knillingproducts.Mars provided Wallace with the opportunity to moveover to the retail side, first in St. Louis and then LasVegas, ending up as Department Manager for Band and Orchestra when the company wasliquidated in early 2003. Choosing to stay in Las Vegas, his next job was Senior DepartmentManager for Band and Orchestra at Sam Ash, which led to a promotion to Sales Manager inEducational Sales for the Southwest Region. He left Sam Ash in the spring of 2009 to take ajob as Store Manager of Nick Rail <strong>Music</strong>’s two San Diego locations and, in so doing, fulfilleda lifelong dream to “make it out to the coast.”In the spring of <strong>2012</strong>, Wallace left southern California for Washington State to be near hisdaughter and two granddaughters. He had just started as Store Manager for Kennelly Keys’Lynwood location at the time of his death.Cards can be sent to his wife, Tammy Robinson-Wallace, 23043 Ida Lane, Sedro-Woolley,WA 98284. Donations can be made to the Gary Wallace Memorial Fund through PayPal.16 OCTOBER <strong>2012</strong>
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