Peavey Electronics makes amplifiers, complete sound systems, microphones, mixers, and recording equipment, plus musical instruments such as drums and guitars. The company's sound systems are used in more than a quarter of North America's NFL stadiums and in venues from the Sydney Opera House to New York's Apollo Theater. Products are distributed through music stores in the US and Canada and exported to about 140 countries. Peavey, founded in 1965, is owned and managed by Mississippi Music Hall-of-Famer Hartley Peavey.

Pianophile is wholly dedicated to a double-decade-long love affair with all things piano and their players. The company manufactures and distributes products that keep pianists tickling the ivories: bass strings, instrument parts, tools, supplies, and accessories. Customers include pianos and their technicians, repairers, dealers, and general afficianados. Products include piano covers, refinishing supplies, piano lights, custom made strings, soundboard materials, felts, dampers, pedals, casters, benches, and decals. Distribution is via the company's web site.

Premier Percussion is one company making it possible for people to march to any number of different drummers. Premier Percussion makes drums, drum sets, and accessories under the Premier and Cabria names; products are distributed through musical instrument and other specialty retail outlets on all seven continents. The company cut its teeth on the growing demand for drum kits brought on by the birth of cool in the 1920s. Albert Della Porta founded Premier Percussion in 1922 as Premier Drums (its name was changed in 1984); today it remains owned and operated by the descendants of Della Porta.

QRS was founded in 1900 by Melville Clark, who developed the player piano. QRS supplied music rolls to the player piano market, with production peaking in 1927, when QRS Music Company sold 10 million rolls.It also produces CDs and DVDs that can be synchronized with player pianos, and the company's NetPiano subscription service lets customers download music to their Pianomation systems. QRS Music was founded by Melville Clark in 1900. Chairman Richard Dolan owns about 60% of the company.

Remo wants to sell you a drumhead -- and hopes you beat the snot out of it. The company, a leading proponent of drumming as music therapy, dominates the world's drumhead market. Remo makes and markets drumsets and a variety of percussion instruments in more than 100 countries worldwide. CEO Remo Belli established the company in 1957 after creating the first synthetic drumhead. Remo's HealthRHYTHMS division develops materials and training programs intended to promote the health benefits of drumming. Research funded by Belli has shown that group drumming stimulates the body's defenses against cancer and viral infections.

RIC's 35 plus models of guitars are sold through catalogs and authorized dealers in the US and nearly 60 other countries worldwide. The company, which still makes every guitar in the US, has bucked the industry trend of offering a lower-priced line of instruments made overseas. Its standard guitars range in price from $1,500 to $5,000; custom models more than $10,000. It produces about 10,000 a year with a two-year waiting list. Famous rockers from The Beatles to U2 have helped give RIC guitars their mystique and make them a must-have for any serious player.

For those who like to make a joyful noise, Rodgers Instruments manufactures, designs, and installs pipe and digital organs. The company, which primarily serves religious organizations and churches, also makes the speakers and amplification systems that accompany these electronic instruments. Other products include pipes and other organ accessories, such as adjustable benches, file players, and recorders. Rodgers Instruments is owned by the US subsidiary of Japan-based Roland.

The Roland Group is engaged in two major categories of business: electronic musical instruments and computer-related peripherals centered on large-format color printers.The company is best known for such electronic musical products as keyboards and drum machines, but it also makes amplifiers, digital audio and video media production tools, 3-D scanners, DSP chips for digital instruments, and electronic and pipe organs. Besides its name brand, Roland produces gear under the Boss, Edirol, Rodgers, and RSS labels.

Roland DG Mid Europe S.R.L Company Profile Electronic musical instruments are BOSS at Roland Europe. The company produces and distributes electronic musical instruments such as keyboards, synthesizers, digital pianos, and amplifiers under names such as Roland and BOSS. Roland Europe also markets computer peripherals (CAD/CAM equipment, printers) made by its affiliated company, Roland Digital Group. It distributes its products in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Roland Europe is a subsidiary of Japan-based Roland Corporation, whose founder, Ikutaro Kakehashi, has been recognized for technical innovations in musical instruments.

The company makes hard-sided cases for guitars and other musical instruments, as well as for sporting goods such as rifles and golf clubs. Other products include cases for lighting equipment, DJ equipment, and electronics. The company's Roto-X shipping containers are rotationally molded to be lightweight, but also tough enough to withstand the stresses of transport. Originally founded as a musical instrument case maker, SKB began making rifle cases after the owners learned that hunters were adapting keyboard cases to hold guns.

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