St. Louis Music Appoints Dale Kroke Senior Vice President, Operations

April 25th 2016

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI St. Louis Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Dale Kroke to the position of Senior Vice-President, Operations.

A 26-year industry veteran, Kroke began at Kaman Music in International Sales and served as General Manager of the company’s Canadian division, B&J Music, prior to its acquisition by JAM Industries. Since that time he has worked as an Operations and IT Consultant for St. Louis Music, focusing on their implementation of new enterprise software.

“I’m thrilled to be joining St. Louis Music in a permanent role,” said Kroke. “This is an exciting time of rapid growth for the company and I’m very proud to be a part of that.”

“We are extremely glad to make this announcement,” said Paul Damiano, Exec VP/COO. “I’ve worked with Dale for many years at Kaman Music and know he is the right person for this important position. It’s another addition to the great team we are building here at St. Louis Music.

For more information call your St Louis Music Representative at 800-727-4512 or email at [email protected].

{Pictured: Dale Kroke}

St. Louis Music/U.S. Band & Orchestra is one of the largest general distributors of musical instruments and accessories in North America. SLM is the owner of Alvarez, Austin and Sigma Guitars, Knilling String Instruments, E.K. Blessing, Zonda Brasswinds and Reeds. The company is also the exclusive exclusive USA distributor of Dixon Drums and Hardware, Sabian Cymbals, P. Mauriat Brass and Woodwinds and Suzuki Violins. SLM distributes over 250 brands of accessories to music stores across the USA.