Clarion Corporation of America wants your car stereo to be loud and Clarion. The company markets and distributes electronic entertainment, communications, security, and navigation products for automobiles and boats to retailers, distributors, and carmakers including Ford, Honda, and Nissan. The company's products include audio amplifiers, car stereos, mobile CB radios, navigation and computing systems, satellite radio systems, and subwoofers and other speakers. Established in 1967, Clarion Corporation of America is the US sales and marketing subsidiary of Japan-based electronics manufacturer Clarion Co.

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.

Whirley Industries is the company behind those collectible cups and mugs filling kitchen cabinets. The company designs and manufactures promotional drinkware for theme parks, sports venues, convenience stores, and other businesses. The company's Toppers line casts colorful animals and licensed characters atop the lids of plastic cups. In addition to its cups and straws, Whirley Industries creates specialty lunchboxes and popcorn buckets for children, and insulated coffee containers and barware for adults. The company also produces self-serve slush stands that can be installed at festivals, water parks, and zoos.

Onkyo Corporation's products live up to their name. The consumer products manufacturer (its name literally means "sound") makes consumer audio equipment for home and car use. Its products include car stereo speakers, CD players, DVD players, home stereo speakers, home theater systems, and home network systems. The company also sells speakers manufactured by others. The firm sells its products worldwide through traditional and Internet retailers including Fry's Electronics. Onkyo, which was founded in 1946, operates more than 20 facilities (production plants, development centers, and sales units) worldwide.

The company distributes AXL guitars, amps, and accessories; CODA drums and percussion instruments; Johnson guitars and amps; Lucinda classical and flamenco guitars; and Palatino pianos and string and wind instruments; AXL makes Johnson, Lucinda, and Palatino-branded products. Other brands include Recording King and Guardian. The Music Link operates two warehouses: one in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the other in San Francisco. The fast-growing firm sells its products through a network of about 4,000 dealers nationwide.

General Magnetics Limited located in the heart of Singapore, is a boutique manufacturer of optical media and audio cassette under its label General®.The company began in 1973 with audio cassette assembly and in the 80's vertically integrated its manufacturing include injection moulding. In the late 1980s, it became Singapore's first CD manufacturing facility. Eventually expanding its production to recordable CD and DVDs.

The company makes and markets flutes (alto, bass, conservatory, professional, and student models) and piccolos (plastic, silver, and wood models) under the Gemeinhardt brand. In addition, Gemeinhardt manufactures cleaning kits, headjoints, and instrument cases. The company's Web site provides users with practicing tips and flute-care advice. Gemeinhardt is part of the Gemstone Musical Instruments subsidiary of Brookstone Partners. Other Gemstone brands that are part of the firm's products portfolio, include Stephanhouser, Sankyo, Trevor James, Artisan, Roy Seaman, W. Nirschi, and Andino.

Sony Electronics wants its customers plugged into the latest technology and entertainment. Sony Electronics is the largest subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the holding company for Sony Corporation's US-based electronics and entertainment businesses. Sony Corporation of America's consumer electronics unit makes and markets products to tap into Sony's music, films, games, and other businesses. The electronics arm sells PCs (the Sony VAIO) and their peripherals, as well as TVs, VCRs, PDAs, DVD and MP3 players, digital cameras, camcorders, CD players, and car audio items. The company's also a retailer and operates about 60 Sony Style retail shops in the US, mostly in California, Texas, and Florida.

The Davitt & Hanser Music Co. hopes to get its hold on musicians and music lovers worldwide. Doing business as Hanser Music Group, the company distributes a variety of guitars, musical instruments, and amplifiers, among other items. The company's portfolio of brand names includes B.C. Rich Guitars, Breatheaudio, Floyd Rose, Michael Kelly Guitars, Rockfield Pickups, Traben Bass Company, and Kustom Amplification. Hanser Music Group, established in 1924 as a family-operated music-distribution business, caters to more than 5,000 customers worldwide; it's still family-run today.

Not to be confused with the popular guitars under a similar name, this Gibson concentrates on place sets rather than music sets. Established in 1979, Gibson Overseas manufactures dinnerware, flatware, and glassware. Gibson Overseas makes and markets its products under the Cuisine Select, Gibson Everyday, Gibson Elite brand names, as well as under licenses Sunbeam and Oster. Gibson Overseas sells its wares (including combination sets, which put dinnerware, flatware, and glassware all in one box) to large retailers the likes of Pier 1 Imports and Crate & Barrel. Gibson Overseas, Inc. is owned by the Gabbay family and today is run by founder Nejat Gabbay's three sons.

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