Gordon Wilcher is the founder and owner of Owensboro Music Center (since 1973), specializing in retail sales of music equipment and custom sound systems for school, worship and home.  Gordy personally handles all marketing and promotions for the store, including media, print and web marketing, as well as the interior design and display. He has worked as a touring musician, record producer, studio musician and professional vocalist, and as a talent agent and promoter. In addition, Gordy has a background in TV and radio voiceovers and commercials, and as an on-air panelist and sports (basketball) predictor for a regional cable sports network. A man of many talents, Gordy represented Kentucky in the WTVW Fox network Backyard BBQ Cook-off and served as a celebrity chef for "Picnic With The Bugs" (serving original dishes that included insects). Gordy currently serves as President of Musicstoreowners.com, the nation’s largest coalition of independent music store owners working to help grow the music industry by serving the community and teaching new musicians every day.