American Music & Sound Signs Vestax for Exclusive U.S. Distribution Deal
Agoura Hills, CA (January 13, 2005) - American Music & Sound (AM&S) continues to expand its professional audio equipment and musical instrument distribution rosterjoe_jack_giacopelli.jpg with the addition of Vestax and the appointment of Joe Jack Giacopelli as Vestax product manager. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Vestax Corporation manufactures DJ mixers, signal processors, professional turntables and CD players.
Lynn Martin, president of North American Pro Audio, which represents AM&S in the United States, commented, "For the past two years, Vestax has been represented by Korg USA. Korg did a great job for Vestax but has now decided to concentrate on its core business, so we are pleased to be able to step in and offer Vestax support through our well-established distribution channels."
Toshi Nakama, president of Vestax Corporation, stated, "Lynn Martin and his staff have a great deal of expertise in the DJ and night club markets in the United States. We were very pleased with the work that Korg USA put into marketing our products and are sorry to have to end that relationship, but we are now looking forward to the continued growth of our innovative and unique products in this important marketplace with the assistance of AM&S."
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As part of the exclusive U.S. distribution deal and to maintain continuity with dealer, reps and customers, current Vestax product manager Joe Jack Giacopelli will join AM&S from Korg USA. Also known as DJ Joe Jack, Giacopelli joined Korg USA following a 10-year career in the New York club scene, which included an eight-month stint as resident DJ at the legendary Limelight. He has a broad knowledge of audio technology, having also spent five years at Sam Ash and three years at Music Palace Studios on Long Island.
Vestax Corporation was founded in 1977 as a designer and manufacturer of high-end electronic instruments. An OEM manufacturer for many top Japanese electronics firms, Vestax has since diversified to introduce a comprehensive range of installed club sound and DJ mixers, turntables, CD players, specialized signal processing units, loudspeakers and DJ accessories. Vestax enjoys close relationships with world renowned DJs such as Carl Cox and major clubs such as Creamfields and Gatecrasher, and has been winning awards worldwide for its turntable and mixer products for over 12 years.
Established since 2002, American Music & Sound (AM&S) distributes Allen & Heath professional audio mixing consoles, Focusrite Audio Engineering signal processing, Hagstrom Guitars, KV2 Audio live sound speaker systems, Mark Bass amplification, EtherSound networking products by NetCIRA, a division of Fostex Japan, Novation Digital Music Systems analog modeling synthesizers and controller keyboards, Vestax DJ and club sound equipment, and Walden Guitars.
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