http://canadianmusictrade.com/oneadmin/newspublish/samplenewspublish.php?cat=Obituaries&category_id=18 en-us Copyright(C) by Company Name Editor Email http://canadianmusictrade.com/oneadmin/newspublish/samplenewspublish.php?news=CMEC-Founding-President-Passes-Away-At-Age-82&news_id=339 George Bishop, the Coalition For Music Education In Canada (CMEC)&rsquo;s founding President died peacefully on Friday, October 8, 2010.&nbsp; Bishop has spent 60 years in the MI business as President of Turner Musical Instruments, J.M. Greene, and Bishop Music. He finished his career with Long &amp; McQuade as the company&rsquo;s Educational Manager. <br /> <br /> <br /> 2010-10-19 http://canadianmusictrade.com/oneadmin/newspublish/samplenewspublish.php?news=Pro-Audio-Legend-Keith-Barr-Passed-Away-August-24th-&news_id=336 <img src='http://canadianmusictrade.com/oneadmin/_files/newspublish/f10cc_keithbarrt.jpg' border='0' align='left'>Pro audio legend Keith Barr--founder of Alesis and numerous other companies--died on August 24 at the age of 61, felled by an apparent heart attack in his Vancouver, WA home.<br /> <br /> Characterized by those who knew him as more an engineer and inventor than a businessman, Barr nonetheless founded a number of companies over his career, starting with guitar effect pedal manufacturer MXR Innovations in 1973. 2010-08-30