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SECTION 1
Locarno 75/80
Frankfurt 1987
Abstract Drum---
Picture of Ticino
Switzerland
FAT DOMINO
SECTION 2
E.V vs. PEAVEY
Peavey 20th Ann
Miles Davis Band
ELLA FITZGERALD
SECTION 3
1986 Disc Magazine
Jacques Isler
& Alain Renaglia
BLUES BROTHERS
JAMES DEAN
The Year of Peavey with
Frazer Kennedy
Hartley Peavey
Alain Renaglia
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In 1976 I began
to work in a music store in South Switzerland (Ticino county) city of Locarno
(Lago Maggiore) where the mountains, lake, nature,
flowers, and the old historical city was beautiful. In addition,
the film Festival made this
city every
year, end of July the
capital of the film producers and artists. At that time not only I had the
opportunities to work for Radio Pino International (Italy), Swiss Italian TV (TSI),
Polivideo, Video Productions company for BBC, MTV, and World Music
Productions, but also working with a lot of Italian musicians, artist, comics
and
International film producers.
in 1978, I met a very important person who was the director of this film festival
and he introduced me to a sound engineer who few years later contacted
me when I was working in Zurich for the number one Music Instrument & PA
System distributor in Europe. Jacques
Isler,Corp.
This sound engineer needed a good and reliable sound system which will be
install in Piazza Grande in Locarno for the film festival. His
choice was Peavey Electronics sound system over Electrovoice System.
Peavey got the honor to be for the next 7 years the sound system for this gigantic
and world
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A part of the add about the peavey Equipment
presented in Frankfurt in 1987 in SONO and DISC Instruments
International Magazine.
The Beautiful "Borgo" of Lago Maggiore
View
to Locarno Lake called
(Lago Maggiore)
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1996
Being in Miami, I met a fantastic
artist, who was following her intuition making portraits of interesting
people. She told me that I was one of them, and here I'am!
What do you think about her judgment and designs?
1984 Montreux Jazz Festival. It
was the year, which Peavey Elect. was chosen over our many competitors,
as back line
Amps, Mixers, & PA Systems
Montreux 1985 Logo
Montreux 1986
Nyon 1986 Music Festival Logo
Nyon 1986 Sound & Members page
Montreux 1987
1964/2004
Pages
Around The World
INDEX
BIO
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I was in a big discussion with my competitor!
Larry Frandsen, European director, marketing and distribution of Electrovoice,Corp. At that time Electrovoice had and advantage
on Peavey Sound Equipment. Their speaker sound was more for disco music
and D'j view the
low frequency responses of it, instead of
Peavey's which was more for open air concert and night clubs bands.
The competition was hard but
friendly like this picture on the left tells. Picture by
SONO, huge
French Music Magazine (1984)
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Peavey 20th
Anniversary was celebrated in 1985 with over 450 dealers (US &
Europe), where Bobby Cochran (Bobby & the Midnight) with Vinnie
Colaiuta, drums, David Garfield, Keyboard , Pat Thomi, Guitar player,
Tim Landers Bass Player, played in
Meridian (MS) where Peavey manufactory is located. Although they are
super PRO they had a rehearsal in a Studio in Hollywood were
I was there with Jack Wilson who become later Peavey vice president.
( Look at the Picture & story in Al
Bio!)
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1985 Miles Davis in Montreux |
Miles Davis Band,
which I sponsored the Bass Player Darryl Jones with the Peavey Max
800, with 2X18"Speakers and 800 watts power amplifier (CS800), which was
used by a lot of Bass players from all over the world.
(See Al Bio for more
info)
Photo added with comment in Peavey Monitor Monthly Magazine (1985)
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Franfurt Music Fair
or (Musik Messe) happened every year at the end of January after the NAMM Show
in Anaheim (CA). This Music Fair brought not only music manufactories, but also musicians from all over the world. I was working
for Jacques Isler,Corp. which represented Peavey Electronics, and 14
other brands which were the best in the music market at that time.
Oberheim was one of it and was the keyboard most praised by Keyboarder and
recording studio's all over the world.
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SoiuSound's Explosion! (English)
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1986 Jacques Isler and myself indicating to Disc Instruments
International Magazine, what we will
distribute in Europe the next few years. |
Left Jacques
Isler President of the Corporation.
I had many function in his
company as marketing research, sales, resale's and distributions,
coordinator, sponsor manager for Peavey and Hughes & Kettner, Tech support
and
sound engineer for big stars who needed assistance in Europe, and back line
technician for many Swiss Music Festivals, which one of the most
famous in the world, The Montreux Jazz Festival.
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1984
was a great year for Peavey, which was already in Europe growing in
reputation every year since 1977. 1984 determined the
future of this great and gigantic company, which is today PEAVEY
ELECTRONICS.
Frazer Kennedy Montreux Jazz Festival, stage manager, coordinator, and world producer gave
to me and Peavey the great opportunity to continue what I began in 1977
but in a bigger scale, and it's to tour with big American's stars all over
the world for more than 10 Years.
Left to right. Frazer Kennedy, Hartley Peavey, and Alain Renaglia who
changed look and outfit!
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Frazer Kennedy, Hartley Peavey and
W.A.Renaglia |
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