Washburn International Inc

Michael Bradford grew up in Detroit and found he had a deep passion for the electric bass.  After playing for local bands before and after school, Michael met guitarist Earl Klugh and the two began playing jazz together.  Michael later developed into a well-rounded musician having had the opportunity to work in recording studios, playing alongside a wide variety of artists.  Among those Michael recorded with were Anita Baker, Madonna; Kid Rock, Dave Stewart and Ringo Starr.  The Gibson 5-string models and Washburn basses are among several of the basses he plays, as both companies 

Gavin Mortimer spoke with great understanding of the current challenges the music industry faces. He observed with a brilliant insight that changes such as the advent of Internet are not unlike challenges that the industry has faced head on, time and time again. As president of Headline Music Ltd., Gavin outlined what he sees as opportunities created within these recent challenges and noted that clever thinking always rises to the top.  

John Papadolias began working at Lyon & Healy in Chicago in 1999 as a harp technician. The job is perfectly suited for John who has a long history as a musician and instrument tech. Encouraged by his mother who sang, played and taught music, young John began playing a Stella Guitar when he was nine. A year later he learned Suzuki Violin for a few years while also playing guitar in a local band. During high school, he switched to electric guitar while simultaneously studying classical guitar. In college, he worked in a violin shop as a tech, which led to his gig at Lyon & H

Bill Robinson began working in the music industry when he was in his 20s.  His high school friend opened a music store after graduation and hired Bill to work for the store  where he later became a partner.  When the store closed some years later, Bill became an independent rep for several music instruments and accessories with a focus on music stores in Northern California.  Bill was hired by the Washburn Guitar Company and stayed on for nearly a decade and worked for DOD/Digitech in Salt Lake, Utah.  Bill later worked on his own in the guitar accessories business before he was h