Leon Louis Galison, 64 of St. Augustine, formerly of Boca Raton passed away January 11, 2020 with family by his side. Leon was born in New York on June 18, 1955 to Joan and Lawrence Galison of Roslyn, New York. In 1973, the family relocated to Miami Lakes, Florida. Leon graduated from the University of …
2019 – what a ride!Dear friends at RPMDA, it has been a pleasure working with all of you and to spent those amazing 4 days in San Diego together. Looking forward to seeing you all again in New Orleans! Now it’s time to enjoy some peace and quiet with friends and family. Merry Christmas y’all …
By Andrea Pelloquin, JW Pepper I recently talked with Amy King, Sales & Marketing Manager, about the business and why they’re a part of RPMDA: AP: Give us a brief history of your company and your mission: AK: Luck’s Music Library’s illustrious history spans four generations and over eight decades from its humble beginnings in …
by Jenny Van Pelt, Lorenz Corporation This fall I had the chance to talk with Richard Rejino about his experiences in the print music industry and with RPMDA: JV: What brought you to RPMDA? RR: I had always heard about RPMDA when I first started working in print music retail as an employee. After I …
Amos Green, Middle C Music: My experience at the RPMDA Convention as a first time attendee was easily the highlight of my year and one of the most rewarding things I have done in my time with music. The individuals who belong to this association are extraordinarily welcoming and are willing to take the time …
DOROTHY AWARD: A highlight of every convention is the announcement of the Dorothy at the closing dinner, given for a lifetime of service and achievement in the music industry. It is RPMDA’s highest honor. The 2019 honoree is Lori Supinie of Senseney Music. Lorie began her long and distinguished career in the print music industry at Senseney Music and is …
The 2019 convention will bring us a new set of awards. Let’s take a moment to remember our 2018 recipients and their contributions to the print industry and to RPMDA. Dorothy Award – Our top RPMDA award given to someone who has offered: A lifetime of service to friends and family, community, and the print …
RPMDA is sad to announce the death of one of our family, Bill Heese. Here is a write-up sent to us from Dan D from NAMM. Bill Heese had a reputation like no other in the music publishing world, a reputation well deserved. Bill was not only a mainstay in the industry for over 40 …
By Andrea Pelloquin, West Music Company Welcome to our first RPMDA Dealer Member feature! In every issue going forward we will be interviewing a new dealer member of RPMDA. We want to get to know our fellow dealers and learn what makes them unique – and inspire us all to be the best dealers we …
Alan Friedman, Friedman, Kannenburg, & Co. Aside from eating healthy, losing weight, spending more time with the family, and learning all of the guitar parts to “Josie” by Steely Dan (…I always wanted to do that, but it seemed so hard), I have one more enormously important business goal for 2019…to educate (and, yes, scare …