March 22, 2021 I Supply
Industry Veteran Pens MI Memoir ‘My Life in Percussion’
Rebeats has announced the forthcoming release of “My Life in Percussion, Five Decades in the Music Products Industry,” a memoir of industry veteran Karl Dustman’s 55 years in MI. The book will be available in late spring 2021.
Dustman’s book offers a look into the career path of a recognized industry veteran covering decades of work in the music products industry as a marketing, sales and distribution leader for leading percussion brands, including Ludwig, Gretsch, HSS, Pearl, Sonor and Korg USA. Nine chapters cover a time span from his musical start in a late 1950s school-band program through the present. Over 300 pages provide intimate details of the people, products and perspectives about working for some of the most famous companies and brands in the business.
A must-read for anyone thinking about a career in the music products industry, “My Life in Percussion” includes Dustman’s diverse experience with many musical instruments in the retail, wholesale, distribution and manufacturing segments of the industry. The similarities and vast differences between working for American, Asian, European or large and small family businesses are explained. Those already in the industry will recognize the eras Dustman and the industry has gone through, all documented and covered with hundreds of photographs, illustrations of product literature, campaigns, educational programs, elaborate trade show exhibits and memorable artist relations stories.
