ventures
What I’m building.
President and co-owner
Italian instruments, pro audio and lighting for the U.S. and Canada. Since 2017, Proel North America has imported and built the territory for eight Italian brands.
founder
The 99 Group
I founded The 99 Group from a personal recognition: each of us is searching for something singular. The “one” may be different for each of us, but the search for something meaningful, excellent, and deeply fitting is shared.
Italian instruments
California coffee
California wine
Coming soon
Consulting
Publishing
Investments
the album
Through the years. With the best people.
From Alfred’s Dealer Awards in 2013 to the Music City Drum Show in 2026: a few of the people and moments I’m grateful for.
Alfred’s Dealer Awards, with Ron Manus and Gayle Beacock
With Rick Nielsen and Tish Ciravolo
With Hap Kuffner, prepping Alfred’s Teach Yourself Banjo for KTLA
With Lang Lang, launching his new piano education book series
Working on marketing content at the piano
Awards for Roland’s international student piano design competition
Concert night
With Proel CEO Fabrizio Sorbi
With musician friends
With Ralf Schink of Dexibell
Our dealers like us. They really, really like us. With Dexibell church piano artist Alex Zsolt.
At Dexibell with Luigi Bruti and Fulvio Pesenti
Good company
With Derek Sherinian
Russell Ferrante at the Dexibell booth
In the studio
At the drum shop
Don Randi at the Dexibell booth
Proel North America: Best in Show, Companies to Watch
Visiting a piano dealer
Peter Erskine at the Tamburo booth
With the Dexibell VIVO
With CJ Vanston and Luigi Bruti at Proel World
With Stevie Wonder and Giacomo Sorbi
With Paolo Fazioli, the legendary founder and piano builder
At the NAMM Chair’s Global Reception
With Alex Paolini of Tamburo, Mike Lawson, Dorothea Taylor and organizer Landon Hall
Zoro, Lenny Kravitz’s drummer, with Dorothea Taylor
