David Jewell has over 40 years of experience as a working musician, 14 in music retail and almost 20 in the music products industry. He has a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree in percussion performance from
Louisiana Tech University. He combines both his marketing and music background into his current position as partnerships and alliances manager for Yamaha Corporation of America.
In addition to working with the company’s top corporate alliances like the
DISNEYLAND Resort, Jewell is also on the executive board of the
Percussion Marketing Council and does extensive work with
NAMM in advocating for music education at the state and federal level.
