Canadian Music Trade - February / March 2020 | Page 13
The Retail Print Music Dealers Association will be
hosting its next convention at the Hyatt Regency
Hotel in New Orleans, LA from April 30 to May 3,
2020.
In planning the 2020 convention, the RPMDA
board says it has structured the program to be a
combination of educational seminars and one-on-
one engagements to ensure attendees have the tools
they need to move their businesses forward, whether
they have a large print department or just a few
select titles. Returning to this year’s convention will
be the Power Hour and Spark features. Power Hour
gives retailers and publishers a guaranteed time for
one-on-one interaction in a setting that is more conducive to business and dialogue that the traditional booth meeting. The Spark time follows
each Power Hour and allows individual attendees to explore further, ask additional questions, and build stronger relationships with the publishers
of their choice.
The convention will also include guest speakers, breakout sessions, and social events, including a trip to the famed New Orleans Jazz and
Heritage Festival.
For more information, contact the RPMDA: 972-233-9107 ext. 211, [email protected], www.printmusic.org.
… NAMM has welcomed eight new members to its board of directors. Each board member
will serve a three-year term and provide oversight, input, and direction to the organization.
The new board members are: Helen Culleton from Digico UK; Saul Friedgood from Eastman
Music Company; John Hopkins from Sweetwater; Abby Kaplan of Shure Inc.; Tim Spicer of
Spicer’s Music; Chris Tso of Full Compass Systems; David Via from Zoom North America;
and Shawna Wingerberg from Antonio Violins and Ukes. www.namm.org.
REVERB’S DAVID MANDELBROT
Reverb.com Names David
Mandelbrot as New CEO
Reverb.com has named David Mandelbrot
as its new CEO. He succeeds Reverb’s
founder and former CEO, David Kalt, and
will report to Etsy CEO Josh Silverman.
Under Mandelbrot’s leadership, Reverb
says it will focus on driving growth by
improving the tools that enable musicians to
find the right instrument and expanding the
services that help sellers connect with more
buyers. Mandelbrot will also be focused on
continuing Reverb’s international growth,
with plans to expand its teams in Chicago
and Amsterdam.
Most recently, Mandelbrot was CEO
of the popular crowdfunding platform
Indiegogo. Prior to that, he spent more than
a decade as a top executive across various
tech companies, including two that he
co-founded.
For more information, go to
www.reverb.com.
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Plans in the Works for 2020 RPMDA
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