David Leed

David Leed was born in the United Kingdom where he was hired by Boosey & Hawkes, which sent him to South Africa. While there, David became the General Manager for the Hammond Organ Company, which had a factory for Hammond-- in fact the fourth largest operation for the company in the world. While backstage for a concert where he played in the orchestra and she sang in the choir, David met his wife. After having four children they moved back to Europe where David was hired by Chicago Musical Instruments (CMI), which thereafter became Norlin. In the late 1970s he and his wife established their own accessory wholesale company called Leed RepresentationÂ