Canadian Music Trade - April / May 2020 | Page 14

KEY LEAVES’ RULON BROWN Key Leaves Launches ‘Music Store Stimulus’ Program With so many of its retail partners unable to function normally, Key Leaves has announced a “Music Store Stimulus” program. Key Leaves will credit its dealers for direct sales received at KeyLeaves.com to help support the many brick-and-mortar stores suffering from COVID-19 closures. This program includes all music stores that are currently part of the Key Leaves Dealer Network in North America and overseas. Key Leaves is a small family business that is now operating from a quarantined home workshop to make its saxophone key props. Shoppers on KeyLeaves.com will be invited to name the music store from which they would normally be making their purchase, and if the store is part of Key Leaves’ dealer network, Key Leaves will compensate the dealer the markup amount from standard dealer prices for that product. The program is now in effect and will continue until the pandemic subsides and most dealers are open again for business. For more information, go to www.keyleaves.com/covid19. Fishman Hires Bryan Fishman as Program Manager Fishman has appointed Bryan Fishman as its new program manager. The son of company Founder and Presi- dent Larry Fishman, Bryan Fishman is also a U.S. Navy veteran and graduate of the United States Naval Academy. Most recently, he served at U.S. Northern Command as the Senior Aviation Workgroup lead for the United States’ largest annual joint military-civilian training BRYAN FISHMAN exercise. During this period, he managed the planning, development, and integration of numerous simultaneous training opera- tions, directing the efforts of more than 250 military and civilian personnel. In addition to organizing Fishman’s multi-year product development schedule and helping refine the company’s product development process, Fishman will be instituting new information management systems. “Bryan brings with him a tremendous amount of experience organizing multi- ple projects and large teams to coordinate and maximize efficiencies. With this ex- perience, Bryan will be assisting the engineering and procurement teams to further streamline our new product development process and ensure Fishman remains an industry leader for years to come,” says COO Jason Cambra. For more information, contact Fishman: 978-988-9199, www.fishman.com. 14 CANADIAN MUSIC TRADE Alfred Music Now Distributing Edwin F. Kalmus & LudwigMasters Publications Alfred Music and Keiser Southern Music have announced a distribution deal for Edwin F. Kalmus, LudwigMasters Publications, and affiliated catalogs. This does not include the distribution of the Keiser Southern Catalog. The distribution agreement gives Alfred the worldwide rights to the LudwigMasters catalog as well as Edwin F. Kalmus, minus the U.K. and Europe. “This is a great fit for Alfred Music because of our focus on educational materials and performance music for all levels of ability. We’re very excited to be representing these well-known and respected publishers,” says Christie Smith, Canadian accounts manager for Alfred Music, to CMT. Future sales, orders, and billing questions should be directed to Alfred Music, as all aforemen- tioned catalogs will be available for order as soon as possible, the company says. For more information, contact Alfred Music: 800-292-6122, [email protected], www.alfred.com.