New York, NY (Top40 Charts) "As a music educator and performer, his background helps Yamaha further the goal of spreading the joys and benefits of music education and gives him the ability to talk shop with the most knowledgeable percussionists," said Garth Gilman, Yamaha.
Yamaha today announced the appointment of Dave Gerhart as product manager for the company's Percussion Department, Band & Orchestral Division. He will report to Troy Wollwage, marketing manager, Percussion Instruments.
"Dave brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and education to this position," said Garth Gilman, general manager, Band & Orchestral Division, Yamaha Corporation of America. "As a music educator and performer, his background helps Yamaha further the goal of spreading the joys and benefits of music education and gives him the ability to talk shop with the most knowledgeable percussionists."
Prior to working for Yamaha, Gerhart held the position of
Director of Percussion Studies at Bob Cole Conservatory of
Music at California
State University, Long Beach. A composer, arranger and performing percussionist, Gerhart has worked under some of the most renowned musicians in the world, including Yo-Yo Ma, Zubin Mehta and Yefim Bronfman. He is a founding member of Island Hoppin' Steel Drum Band and the IronWorks Percussion Duo.
An advocate of using technology in the classroom, he has authored several studies of the use of technology by percussion educators and in 2010, he co-founded DrumChattr.com as a better way for percussionists all over the globe to connect, discuss, and experience quality web generated percussion content online. Recently, Dave has created PercussionEducation.com, a collection of videos, articles and anything related to percussion.
Gerhart earned a Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of Southern California in Percussion Performance, along with Master of
Music and Bachelor of
Music degrees at California
State University, Long Beach.
For more information about Yamaha, visit https://4wrd.it/YAMAHAUSA.
About Yamaha
Yamaha Corporation of
America (YCA) is one of the largest subsidiaries of Yamaha Corporation, Japan and offers a full line of award-winning musical instruments, sound reinforcement and home entertainment products to the U. S. market. Products include: Yamaha acoustic, digital and hybrid pianos, portable keyboards, guitars, acoustic and electronic drums, band and orchestral instruments, marching percussion products, synthesizers, professional digital and analog audio equipment, Steinberg recording products and Nexo commercial audio products, as well as AV receivers, amplifiers, Blu-ray/CD players, iPod docking systems, home-theater-in-a-box systems, earphones, headphones, sound bars, and its exclusive line of
Digital Sound Projectors. YCA markets innovative, finely crafted technology and entertainment products and musical instruments targeted to the hobbyist, education, worship, professional music, installation and consumer markets.
