Innovative Percussion welcomes Rich Mangicaro

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Published on Wednesday, 20 April 2011 12:22

Written by George Lawrence

Innovative Percussion, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of industry veteran Rich Mangicaro to our family as manager of Artist Relations, Combo Products. Mangicaro brings a tremendous wealth of experience, having served as Artist Relations Director for Paiste America from 1988 – 2006. At Paiste, he increased the overall visibility of the company by securing internationally recognizable artists for product promotions. As one of the company's Marketing Directors, he produced and art directed campaigns that not only increased overall company sales figures but also helped the overall visibility of each artist featured. He has also written several articles and interviews which have been published in leading industry trades such as Modern Drummer, Drumhead, and Percussive Notes. Innovative Percussion CEO George Barrett stated, "We are extremely excited about the addition of Rich to the great staff here at IP. Rich's vast experience and expertise in the percussion industry will greatly assist our company's growth and expansion into the combo accessory market".

As a professional musician, Rich Mangicaro has performed and/or recorded with Jeff Bridges, Venice, Michael McDonald, Tommy Shaw of Styx, Christopher Cross, Billy Idol, The Tubes, David Crosby, Jackson Browne and, for the past 12 years, has been a member of the Glenn Frey/Joe Walsh Band...an off-shoot project of The Eagles.

Rich Mangicaro currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.

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