About Our Staff

The staff at JC Music is dedicated to providing an educational and enjoyable musical experience. Our knowledgeable staff can help guide you through your musical journey. From instrument sales, music lessons, band and orchestra rentals, and a complete repair service, the friendly staff at JC Music has the ability to serve your every musical need.

At JC Music, we make musicians! Our goal is to make music accessible to anyone with an interest in any musical instrument, by providing affordable quality instruments and instruction.

JC with Bill Reim - President of Ibanez Guitars and Tama Drums

We strive to make music an integral part of each person’s life. Each staff member at JC Music is a musician, too, and there is nothing we like better than meeting and talking with other musicians. JC Music’s staff has been known for the past twenty-three years as the friendliest music store staff that exists. Come visit our staff in our no-stress, relaxing store environment and our Free Wi-Fi cafe area. Our staff supports music educators throughout Connecticut along with encouraging young musicians on a daily basis. JC Music’s staff works closely with the Yale School of Music: Music in School’s Initiative to create solo competitions each year for young aspiring musicians. Many customers find our staff’s passion for music to be contagious! So, stop by JC Music today or give us a call and become a part of our musical family!

Employees

	JC Caillouette – Store Director & School Educational Representative JC has been JC Music’s General Manager and Owner since the business was formed in 1988. (more) Email JC: JC@JCMusicWorld.com
	Janice Palmer – Rental Director, Lessons Director and 1st Store Manager Janice comes to JC Music from Florida with over 25 years of general office experience, 15 years banking experience, and several of those spent as an Office Manager for a Mortgage Broker. She has also worked for a reservation department for a major Grand Cayman Resort. Janice comes to us most recently from Veritas Instrument Rental, Inc. (VIR) where she has spent the last 5 years as manager of contract resolution, and knows the instrument rental business inside and out. Most notable however, is Janice’s time spent as a professional singer, she was one half of a successful show duo that traveled and played all over the United States, as far West as Colorado and as far North as Pennsylvania and Iowa, with performances on the Big Red Boat as well. Janice gave up road work due to family obligations, but continued on in the music industry, opening a successful recording studio in St. Petersburg, Florida, recording all types of musicians from single singers to Death Metal Bands. As well as recording her own music, covers and providing backing vocals, Janice focused on CD and Web Design. Janice started singing at the grade school level, joining every “Glee Club” and Choral group she could. When “Karaoke” first started, Janice made a name for herself locally in St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Tampa, Florida as one of the top hosts for several Karaoke venues. Regardless of the medium, Janice has and will continue to remain active at her first love, singing. Email Janice:Janice@JCMusicWorld.com
	Nate Ash-Morgan – School Educational Representative Nate is a multi-instrumentalist with a focus on percussion and West African drumming. He grew up in Storrs, CT, where he studied drum set and trombone with teachers at the UConn-affiliated Community School of the Arts for many years. He made All-State and All-New England concert bands multiple times in high school and graduated with honors from Wesleyan University in 2008 with a Bachelor’s degree in Music. Since then he has been accompanying West African, Modern, Multicultural, Ballet, and Jazz dance classes at Wesleyan, Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven, and Hamden Academy for Dance and Music. This past year he has been drumming for a number of musical productions at the University of Connecticut and the Windham Theater Guild. Nate traveled to Ghana on two grants in the summers of 2007 and 2008 to study Ghanaian drumming and has been performing master drumming parts in Wesleyan’s West African dance classes and performances the past few years. He played trombone and hand drums in original funk/reggae band Buru Style, trombone and drum set in a popular Wesleyan-based soul cover band, and has drummed for many students’ thesis concerts and jazz groups. Nate will be performing with bands in the New Haven and New York areas after he relocates to New Haven in September. Email Nate: Nate@JCMusicWorld.com
	Jeff Howey – School Educational Representative Jeff graduated from Hartt College of Music in 1972. He recently retired from teaching music at Hamden Hall Country Day School after 25 years. He is currently the choir director at Bethany Lutheran Church in West Hartford. He has been a soloist at several area churches, as well as a performer at many restaurants and parties. Jeff has also been seen in Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the Middletown Gilbert and Sullivan Players. Jeff has studied voice with Mary Mack, as well as Dr. Peter Harvey. He has studied piano with Herbert Chatzky, Charles Gigliotti, and Bruce David Smith. Jeff is all around talented musician and a well informed educational representative who is able to help band and orchestral programs around the state. Jeff lives in West Hartford, with his wife Linda, and his cat Cordelia. His daughter, Katrina, lives in Saratoga Springs, New York. Email Jeff: JeffH@JCMusicWorld.com
	Wesley Thouin – School Educational Representative Wesley Thouin joined the JC Music staff in August 2010 as JC Music’s Educational Representative in Northern Connecticut. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education. Email Wesley: Wesley@JCMusicWorld.com
	Steve Noxon – Company Comptroller, Production Crew Director and Host of JCTV on Youtube Steve has spent over 20 years as a professional salesman. Steve was very active in music programs in his younger days where he gained experience playing clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, tenor saxophone and bass drum. He left that all behind upon graduation, but rediscovered the joy of performing several years ago when he joined the Augusta Curtis Concert Band as a clarinet player. Steve is now a chairman on the board of directors for the band. Among the many talents that Steve brings to our store, he is also the charismatic host of JCTV (JCMusicWorldTV on Youtube) and became one of our Educational Representatives in July 2011. Email Steve:Steve@JCMusicWorld.com
	Bryan Bower – Executive Assistant, Social Media Director & Consignment Director Bryan Bower joined JC Music in October 2010 to manage the ever-growing student body of musical lessons given on the premises. Bryan has now moved on to a position involving videography for youtube for our faculty interviews, testimonials and performances as well as Student Showcase Concerts. Bryan is the store’s photo consultant and assists in managing the Showcase Concerts along with keeping JC-Music.com web content current and active. Bryan also still acts as a consultant on lesson management while working to maintain the general flow of the store. Email Bryan: Bryan@JCMusicWorld.com
	Ryan Bisson – Production Crew Trainer/Acting Lesson Director Ryan has been at JC Music for the past few years is in charge of training the store’s production crew. Ryan is a graduate of Berlin High School and is now attending UMASS where he is majoring in music education. He is a very talented trombone player and is knowledgeable with most band and orchestra instruments. Ryan also plays in the Augusta Curtis Concert Band under the direction of storeowner JC Caillouette. Email Ryan: Ryan@JCMusicWorld.com
	Wayne Caillouette – Production Crew and Print Music Director Wayne has been working the morning shift for the past sixteen years. Wayne is the store’s expert in the print music area. Email Wayne: Wayne@JCMusicWorld.com
	Dylan Cardona – Production Crew Dylan is a senior at Platt High School in Meriden and is an accomplished saxophone and clarinet player. He plays in the Augusta Curtis Concert Band under the direction of storeowner JC Caillouette and is planning on a career in music. He will be spending early August 2011 attending the George N. Parks Drum Major Academy at UMass. This program is for those who wish to improve and develop their leadership, communication, and teaching skills in order to become a stronger asset to the field of music and to will certainly benefit an already talented member of the JC Music staff! Email Dylan: Dylan@JCMusicWorld.com
	Eric Buonanni – Production Crew Eric joined the JC Music staff in November 2011. He is a graduate of Platt High School, is a lifeguard, and has worked as a youth sports coach for the YMCA. Eric has been a welcomed addition to the staff as he brings his knowledge of music from having studied guitar through our lesson program for over three years! Eric also plays the drums and makes instrumentals on the computer using loops stations, keyboards and drumpads. Eric has performed with a few local bands and now is focused on developing a career in music technology or music business management. Email Eric: Eric@JCMusicWorld.com
	Tyler Mahard – Production Crew Tyler began as a percussion instructor at JC Music in February of 2010. He started playing drums at age 9 and was active in music programs of every school he has attended since then. He served as percussion caption head for the Frank Scott Bunnell High School marching band and was a member of the University of Connecticut’s Steel Pan Ensemble. Tyler has also formed several musical groups of his own over the years and has performed on guitar, bass guitar, vocals, and drum set in venues throughout Connecticut and surrounding states. Being a multi instrumentalist and active musician, Tyler has done a good amount of shopping for musical equipment over the years. He is now pleased to be on the other end of sales as a JC Music faculty member. Tyler brings with him previous sales experience coupled with a diversity of musical knowledge and experience. Email Tyler: Tyler@JCMusicWorld.com
	Ben Gadwah – Graphic Design and Branding Director Ben has loved music since he picked up his first guitar at age 10. He has performed in various local venues as a lead guitarist. Ben has been expanding his musical vocabulary through his study of all genres of music. He attended Paier College of Art in 2010-11 and is now attending Assumption College in Worcester MA. where he is majoring in Graphic Design and minoring in Marketing. Ben loves his job at JC Music where he is in charge of graphic design and works with the management team on advertising and store marketing. Ben hopes for a long career at JC Music as Director of Marketing upon graduation. Email Ben: Ben@JCMusicWorld.com
	Mariusz Chorazy (Mario) – Webmaster JC-Music.com main admin Email Mario: Mario@JCMusicWorld.com
	Joel Robinson – Intern Joel has been playing the guitar since the sixth grade always enjoyed coming to JC Music as a child. Joel is now completeing a degree in Music Industry from the University of New Haven. Joel will be working at JC Music for several months as an intern in order to complete the final requirements for his degree. Joel also works for the YMCA in Meriden and has over six years of retail sales experience. He is looking forward to a career in the music industry and possibly even at JC Music. Email Joel:Joel@JCMusicWorld.com
	Rose Howard – Bookkeeper Rose joined the JC Music staff in June 2008. Rose has been an office manager, bookkeeper and staff accountant for several companies over the past 15 years. She is a graduate of Butler Business School in Bridgeport, CT. Email Rose:AlwaysRosey@JCMusicWorld.com