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conTEST<br />
Big Lottery Win<br />
Barry Peters of York, Pa., recently<br />
won a Martin Performing Artist<br />
Series GPCPA1 guitar from the<br />
Pennsylvania Lottery’s Win For Life<br />
Martin Guitar promotional drawing.<br />
Peters also received a VIP tour of<br />
C.F. Martin’s facility. The headquarters<br />
and factory are both located in<br />
Nazareth, Pa. {martinguitar.com}<br />
aGrEEMEnT<br />
Kendor <strong>Music</strong> to<br />
Distribute<br />
nestico<br />
Kendor <strong>Music</strong> recently<br />
took on<br />
distribution of jazz<br />
ensemble charts<br />
from Sammy Nestico<br />
<strong>Music</strong>. Best<br />
known for his classic<br />
arrangements<br />
for the Count<br />
Basie Orchestra,<br />
Nestico has been<br />
in the music industry for more than 50<br />
years and is credited with producing<br />
more than 600 publications. The Sammy<br />
Nestico <strong>Music</strong> catalog features 60<br />
charts for middle school through professional<br />
groups. {kendormusic.com}<br />
DiSTriBuTion<br />
Alfred, naxos<br />
Join Forces<br />
Alfred <strong>Music</strong> Publishing has<br />
partnered with Naxos on a<br />
comprehensive, multi-tier distribution<br />
agreement that includes physical<br />
and digital distribution, as well<br />
as future licensing and publishing<br />
projects. The Naxos catalog includes<br />
more than 6,000 recordings<br />
that range from classical favorites<br />
to new music. In addition to the<br />
physical and digital distribution, the<br />
companies will offer Alfred’s audio<br />
recordings to educational institutions<br />
for classroom use through the<br />
Naxos library. {alfred.com/naxos}<br />
28 I MUSIC INC. I JANUARY 2011<br />
rolanD i EVEnT<br />
MEETING OF THE MINDS<br />
In conjunction with the Rodgers International<br />
Dealer Meeting, Roland<br />
Corp. U.S. gathered with key Roland<br />
piano dealers at Rodgers in Hillsboro,<br />
Ore., on Oct. 20, 2010. The meeting<br />
coincided with the public announcement<br />
that Roland’s HP series Super-<br />
NATURAL pianos are now assembled<br />
at the Rodgers factory in Hillsboro.<br />
Piano dealers got a look at the manufacturing<br />
process of the HP series<br />
SuperNATURAL pianos and Rodgers<br />
organs, seeing each stage from assembly<br />
to finishing.<br />
“There are some key reasons why<br />
we are now assembling our HP series of<br />
digital pianos at the Rodgers factory in<br />
Hillsboro,” said Roland U.S. President<br />
and CEO Chris Bristol. “Not only will<br />
it contribute to price stability, but it<br />
will allow us to deliver digital pianos<br />
to our customers more quickly.”<br />
The two-day event also gave dealers<br />
a chance to meet with top executives,<br />
including Bristol, Roland Corp. Japan<br />
President Kaz Tanaka and Roland U.S.<br />
Vice President of Sales Brian Alli.<br />
As attendees of the Rodgers International<br />
Dealer Meeting, Roland piano<br />
dealers learned about the direction of<br />
the organ and classical musical instrument<br />
markets. They also witnessed<br />
demonstrations of the Roland C-380<br />
digital organ, C-30 classical harpsichord<br />
and Roland SuperNATURAL piano<br />
technology. {rolandus.com}<br />
DBZ GuiTarS i ouTrEacH<br />
DBZ Donates to Cancer Fund<br />
DBZ Guitars donated a custom-built<br />
Dean B. Zelinsky guitar auctioned<br />
off for the Ronnie James Dio “Stand Up<br />
and Shout” cancer fund, held in August<br />
2010. The fundraiser was hosted by<br />
the Las Vegas-based Aces & Ales Pub.<br />
The guitar received the largest purse<br />
of the event, with 100 percent of the<br />
proceeds going directly to the fund.<br />
Roland executives<br />
with attendees at<br />
the company’s<br />
dealer meeting<br />
The auctioned guitar features an<br />
engraved body with a portrait of Ronnie<br />
James Dio, the Dio logo, ornate leaf<br />
work and an “In Loving Memory of<br />
Ronnie James Dio” inscription. All the<br />
proceeds benefitted the “Stand Up and<br />
Shout” cancer fund, which supports<br />
research, screenings and programs.<br />
{dbzguitars.com}