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Jose Manuel Solis knows manufacturing! As plant manager for Remo Inc., Manuel seeks to continuously improve production processes. His manufacturing knowledge spans several decades and has drawn the admiration of the industry for his ability to manage a plant that is able to adapt and respond to...
Rosa Villa is the Lead Supervisor within the drumhead shipping department at Remo Inc. headquarters in Valencia, California Like many of her co-workers, Rosa has been working for the company for several decades and she finds the work very rewarding. Over the years she has taken part in the...
Fernando Mendez is happy to speak about the many great things that are part of working for Remo. As the Lead Supervisor for the Drumhead Department, Fernando is at the heart of the production of Remo’s core products and has been for several decades. Fernando eloquently speaks about the family...
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...
Soledad Marron knows drumheads! Having worked for Remo Inc. for over 30 years, she has been inspecting drumheads as a Quality Assurance Inspector for over 25 years. She undisputedly holds the world record for having handled more drumheads than anyone else in human history. She inspects 20,000 a...
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...
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...
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...
Hiroaki Oh-oka sat on a thin mat in front of a leg-less table in his traditional Japanese home where he outlined the history of the bamboo flutes his five- man company produced. The company, which his father started as a street vendor in Tokyo, holds a patent for the colorful plastic ends on the...
Hiro Miyaji is the president of Miyaji Music, which opened in 1917 in Japan. He later expanded the wholesale business his grandfather started to include retailing. The company began providing wood instrument accessories such as violin bows. Miyaji Music had been distributing their products all...