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Article: Turning up the volume on performance.(Larry Linkin, president and CEO of NAMM-International Music Products Assn)
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- Association Management
- Article date:
- December 1, 1998
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Larry Linkin relies on an upbeat attitude and a keen focus to expand support for the music products industry.
Playing the clarinet in the North American Air Defense Command band while in the U.S. Air Force was "a turning point in my life," says Larry, Linkin, president and chief executive officer of NAMM - International Music Products Association, Carlsbad, California. Performing with NORAD at Carnegie Hall, Linkin realized that "there was a lot of opportunity in the music profession in addition to teaching. Returning to college after the service, I focused on business courses and entered the industry as a sales representative for musical instruments. I then took ...