Consumer Electronics

Gary Marshank grew up in the business his grandfather had established in 1920. The Los Angeles based Marshank Sales focuses on independent manufacturer’s representation of electronic and pro-audio components, an industry that developed during the time his company has been in business. Gary has expanded the company and product lines to serve musical instrument retail stores as well as pro audio installation companies and manufacturers. Gary takes great pride in his customer relations as well as his strong ties to his suppliers.

Norman Marshank joined his father’s independent manufacturer’s representatives full time after serving in World War II. His father, David, formed Marshank Sales in Los Angeles in 1920 and over the years the company grew as did the pro-audio industry. Norm took over the business and oversaw the its growth during the home audio craze of the 1950s and the home recording popularity in the 1970s. His son Gary took over the family firm when Norm retired and continues to focus on customer service and quality product just as Gary’s grandfather had in the beginning.

Tommy Moore was introduced to the music industry by his father, Woods Moore, who operated Alt’s Music store in Forth Worth, TX. After earning a degree in finance, Tommy returned to the store upon his father’s request to investigate other aspects of the music industry that might interest him. Tommy saw a need for rhythm instruments in the schools that could be made and sold inexpensively, so in 1959 he started The Rhythm Band Company.

Allan Pearlman grew up in Queens New York and taught at a local high school after college before working in the music industry. In 1975, Sid Hack, hired Allan as a sales rep for Unicord, the same company his father, Ben, worked for 31 years. Allen loved the industry and continued to work for the company even during company mergers, such as when Wick purchased the Unicord from Gulf & Western. The company carried many emerging products from Japan including the High Flyer Guitars and electronic keyboard made by a new company called KORG. Over the years as the KORG product line increased they purchased Unicord and changed the name to KORG USA. 

Wade Stewart entered the pro audio industry in the late 1960s when he worked along side Bob Crook, the founder of Standel Amplifiers. In the early 1970s he formed Wade Electronics and focused on repairing Standel products, as well as most other brands of amplifiers of the day. When he created and produced his own unique and innovative amps, Wade formed Stewart Electronics, which released a series of a popular products including those that won industry awards such as a 1994 TEC Award. In recent years, Wade developed a new line of products under the name FATPro, which began exhibiting at the NAMM Summer Show in 2006.