Percussion
Jose Saldivar has been with Remo for 30 years this year! He began with the company back in earlier days when the company was in North Hollywood. He is the Lead Hoopformer, making the hoops that house the drumhead. This is a crucial part of the process, as the the superior sound of the drumhead...
Chris Whittington is the product engineer at Remo Inc in Valencia, California, a place he has referred to as his home. After all, Chris is a musician who is passionate about playing, who designs instruments that are used by musicians who are passionate about playing! Sitting down with Chris for...
Rafael Zendejas has worked for Remo since 1987. When he began, the company was located in North Hollywood. Today he is a factory supervisor within the headquarters of Remo Inc., which is located in Valencia, California. He started in the production end of the factory, sanding drums and soon grew...
Marcial “Robert” Flores knows world percussion! Starting as an entry-level employee as a young man, Robert has worked his way through nearly every process at Remo Inc. and up through the ranks to become the World Percussion Coordinator for Remo, which is no small task. In that role, Robert has...
Thanh Kha has worked for Remo since 1981. He came to this country from Vietnam not knowing any English or Spanish, which was the primary language within the factory. Thanh was determined to learn the language and to do the very best to gain as many skills as possible. The first job he had at Remo...
Enrique Garcia is the Paint Booth Supervisor at Remo. Starting several decades ago with Remo, he is responsible for overseeing the application of all the amazing colors that appear on Remo products. He carefully explained how important it is and how careful you have to be to paint a drum head...
Jackie Stein, like so many of her co-workers at Remo Inc, feels a strong family bond with many of the employees. It is a tempo set by the founder, Remo Belli, who spends time each day he is in the office talking to the employees and working in the factory. The effect of his leadership style is...
Takeshi Inomata is the noted jazz drummer who, among other things, helped design the first percussive instruments for Yamaha. His work with Yamaha took place during the early 1960s when the company began providing drum and percussive instruments and accessories. It was a contribution Takeshi was...
Patrick Wilson grew up in a very musical family. His father played piano in his own tenor band that his mother sang in and his sisters also played and sang. Patrick recalls the first instrument he picked up and played at age 6: the triangle. All throughout high school he played percussion in band...
Ralph Johnson joined Earth, Wind and Fire in 1972. That was an important year for the band as founder Maurice White changed the line-up to include singers Jessica Cleaves and Philip Bailey, keyboardist Larry Dunn, guitarist Roland Bautista and Ronnie Laws on flute and saxophone. The newly reformed...