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Ian Indorf - Owner
Ian is a member of NAPBIRT and is also Straubinger certified. He developed his repair skill under Bruce Walker(Walker Music).
Ian bought the business from Bruce and continues to own and actively work with the business. Ian has Bachelor of Music degrees
in both Trumpet Performance and Jazz Studies from The University of Akron. He has a Master's of Music degree in Trumpet Performance
from Kent State University. He has toured nationally and internationally with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, performed for two
US Presidential Inaugural Balls in Washington DC, and actively freelances in the NE Ohio region. He has performed with over
100 musical groups in the area, and frequently travels to Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, and New York City to perform. In the
past, Ian has also maintained a private studio of over 60 students, assisted public school music programs for over 14 years,
directed music for a church for 4 years, and organized many other musical groups throughout the years. In addition Ian has
also become active as a sound engineer with various musical groups including society bands, Latino groups, Jewish orchestras,
and opera productions. His sound tech trade was also learned from his predecessor, Bruce Walker. Currently Ian freelances,
repairs instruments, and directs the Jazz Band at Mt. Union College.
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Our Employees:
Josh Rzepka
Nathan Heath
Josh Rzepka is a past student of Ian Indorf and currently is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory with a degree in Classical
and Jazz Trumpet Performance. He freelances all over Ohio, playing every style of music. He is also the trumpet teacher at
the Avon Lake School of Music, and Firestone Highschool. He started working at at IIR in January of 2005, and besides doing
repairs on brass and woodwind instruments, he makes custom modified trumpets with the player in mind.
Nathan Heath is a graduate of Bowling Green State University for his bachelor in music education, and the University
of Akron for his masters in trumpet performance. Nate freelances all over northeast ohio, maintains a private trumpet studio,
and is the recording engineer for the University of Akron music department.
Josh - Ian - Nathan
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