Piano music sold on the Shenzhen City 700 Taiwan, 60% of total transactions – Stone texture

Music Books

2009 annual sales of about 8750 sets the piano on average more than 700 per month, trading volume more than 100 million yuan. Most buyers are professional musicians and over 40% of the buyers from the international and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions. Shenzhen, the Pearl River Delta trade instruments as the largest city of the professional music markets.     Shenzhen City Planning Division Manager, Instruments Pu Hairong told reporters that so far the city had been settled in business instrument 54. In addition to piano, the last sale of 1,200 sets of electronic musical instruments, folk music 11280, music books, 3500, and others 12 000, about 200 million yuan in total transactions. Transactions accounted for one piano to the music 60% of the total turnover.

Culture open to piano  Piano culture the piano market. Musical instruments in Shenzhen city, third floor, building area of nearly 2000 square meters, invested 24 million yuan in the construction of the piano museum visitors received 30,000 visits, of which 70% of visitors. Piano Museum as the first province to collection, display an antique piano, Piano promote arts and culture professional piano for the content of the museum, currently showing the 60 sets produced in the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Russia and China, the ancient piano.

Oakville Guitarist Washbrook & Dana Stone “Dirty Ice Cream Music” label

Dana Stone and Rick Washbrook meet in 1972 thats about 37 years ago at school in Aurora Ontario.   In fact Dana Stone was a student of Washbrooks later in his teens. They went on to being good friends through the years.
 
In there early 20′s they lived together with a band called the Stoves in London.  This is when Washbrook attended record production and engineering at Fanshaw Collage.  Dana Stone was sound man and publicist for the band.
 
Dana Stone himself is a Wonderful singer and writes well crafted songs. He has 3 CD’s out under his label. Has been in the music business all his life diving into many facets of the industry.
 
Washbrook booked most of his shows for the 23 years he played live or worked with an agent. But Dana was always there to advise him.
 
In 2006 Dana Stone decided to help Washbrook get his music out to the public and radio stations. They sure do make a good team. They have released 7 CD projects. The reviews on Washbrooks CD projects and his guitar playing are great and he has received many quotes.
 
Moe Koffman said.
“Rick Washbrook has what it takes to go to the top”
 
Liona Boyd says about his Tribute to Lenny Breau “A Gypsy’s Bed”.”A wonderful evocative and unique tribute to the genius of Lenny Breau.Washbrook creates a relaxing mood,great tone and feel”.

Guitar Player USA Jude Gold said.  “Washbrook plays beautiful guitar”

Washbrook expresses he is so thankful to Dana Stone for his kindred spirit and friendhip all these years.