NEWS
450 Acts Complete World Record Attempt in Ontario
At midnight on Wednesday , April 5th , the music finally stopped at Stouffville , ON ’ s Earl of Whitchurch , where 450 Canadian musical acts played for 18 days straight to set the Guinness World Record for longest concert by multiple artists . The record attempt was orchestrated by Epidemic
Sarah Fazackerley performing during the record attempt .
Music Group , which is submitting 437 hours of continuous concert footage to clinch the Guinness World Record .
Over 450 acts performed live music around the clock for over 18 days . Audiences ( which , according to the Guinness rules and regulations for this record , could never drop below 10 people at any given point ) and those watching the live stream online were treated to a diverse lineup , spanning genres from rock and pop to country , folk , and beyond , as well as some special guests .
Each day showcased and highlighted a different Canadian charity and over $ 90,000 was raised for causes including the Gord
Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research , ArtsCan Circle , Songs 4 Steffi , and others . For more information , go to www . epidemicmusicgroup . ca .
KHS CEO Karl Leong ( left ) & Coast Music ’ s Alex Kundakcioglu
Coast Music Wins Jupiter ’ s Distributor of the Year Award
Coast Music , a division of JAM Industries , has won the Jupiter distributor award for 2016 . Coast was recognized during Jupiter ’ s annual distributor meeting at the NAMM Show 2017 . This award is presented every year recognizing partners who have significantly made an impact on the growth of the Jupiter brand , their community efforts , as well as outstanding support of Jupiter brass and woodwind instruments . Alex Kundakcioglu , national sales manager , accepted the award on behalf of Coast Music from Karl Leong , CEO of KHS .
“ As the brand manager for Jupiter and as a player , I am very proud of my association with Jupiter and I am also very passionate about the instruments and KHS Musical Instruments Company ,” says Kundakcioglu . “ Over the years , I have seen the brand develop from student instruments into a full line that now includes intermediate and professional products . KHS is committed to excellence in their design and manufacturing processes .”
For more information , contact Coast Music : 514- 457-2555 , info @ coastmusic . ca , www . coastmusic . ca .
Harman Professional Changes Canadian Distribution Structure
In an effort to make its Canadian distribution consistent with its corporate structure , which organizes sales teams to focus on specific vertical markets , Harman Professional Solutions is changing its distribution structure in Canada .
SC Media , Harman ’ s Canadian distributor for more than 30 years , will now focus on the enterprise and rental markets . “ SC Media has built a strong sales and marketing team over the years with deep relationships and understanding of Canada ’ s installation market as well as the live sound rental business ,” Harman says in its announcement . “ By
Mark Finn
aligning SC Media ’ s focus with these two primary markets , they will be able to better leverage their strength and expertise to serve the Canada territory at an even higher level .”
JAM Industries will now be Harman Professional ’ s Canadian distributor for the retail market business . Harman says that JAM Industries will bring a strong understanding of the type of support that Canadian dealers need and will help diversify its retail channel in Canada , making its products available to end-users in more retail outlets .
At JAM , Harman Pro sales will be overseen by Mark Finn , GM of B & J Pro , working with the existing B & J reps . Finn comes to JAM after eight years with SFM .
For more information , go to http :// pro . harman . com .
Rick Gagliano Joins Cordoba as Director of Brand Management
Cordoba Music Group ( CMG ) has announced that Rick Gagliano has been named director of brand management . With over 25 years in musical instrument retail , product development , and management , Gagliano will oversee the entire product life cycle for CMG ’ s portfolio , which includes Cordoba , Guild , DeArmond , and HumiCase .
Most recently , Gagliano was the private brands manager at Guitar Center for eight years . “ I ’ m very excited to be joining the CMG team . Cordoba is the obvious leader in the nylon string category , and of course
Rick Gagliano
Guild holds a special place as one of the world ’ s historic guitar makers ,” says Gagliano .
For more information , contact CMG : 310-586-1180 , FAX 310-857-1690 , info @ cordobamusicgroup . com , www . cordobamusicgroup . com .
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