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Brass Store
325 Fulton Street
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
732.634.3399 Ph
732.634.4932 fax
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Woodwind Store
76 New Street
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
732.582.4634 Ph
732.634.4932 fax
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Hours M-F (10 AM - 5 PM ET)
Thursday ( 10 AM - 8 PM ET)
Sat (10 AM - 3 PM ET)
Sun ( CLOSED ) |
E-mail
Sales
Repair
Shipping/Receiving
Other
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Steve Dillon, President/Owner, Trombone/Euphonium/Tuba, Fife, Fiddle
Steve grew up in Edison, New Jersey where he attended Edison High School. He attended Rutgers University and graduated in 1986 with a degree in Music Education. After spending six years in banking, Steve, with his wife Lynn, opened Dillon Music at the Woodbridge location in 1992.
During his studies at Rutgers, Steve was fortunate to be in school and play with some of todays stars of the music world: Terence Blanchard, Frank Lacy, Dave Shoemaker and Mike Mossman, just to name a few. While at Rutgers, Steve met and studied with William Fielder, the person in which Steve credits with setting him on the straight and narrow. Prof (as he is known by his students) is still an influence in Steves life and has been a great supporter of Dillon Music over these many years.
Also during his time at Rutgers, Steve studied with Eddie Bert. Mr. Bert has been a great supporter of Steve and Dillon Music, and is one who Steve goes to when he has questions about the music scene over the past 70 years.
Steves other teachers include Carl Delaparuti, William Seeman, Janice Robinson and Hal Janks. Steve also had the honor of taking a few lessons with Al Lube before his passing.
Currently Steve has been playing the fiddle, an instrument that is in the family blood, so to say.
Steve is also involved with helping to establish an Arts Village in Woodbridge Township, under the direction of the current Mayor, John McCormac. |
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Jim McCombs E-mail
Trumpet/Cornet/Flugel/French Horn Sales
Jim is a native of Houston, Texas and has been at Dillon Music since August 2003. Prior to working at Dillon Music, Jim was a Texas Band Director for 3 ½ years at League City Intermediate. He has a BM from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music in Music Education. Jim has studied with Alan Siebert, Tim Northcut, Dennis Edelbrock, and Richard Schaffer. Jim is also a freelance trumpet player in New Jersey and plays solo cornet with the Imperial Brass Band. |
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Perry Sutton E-mail
Trumpet/Cornet/Flugel/ Sales
Perry is originally from Pennsauken NJ, now living in Somerset NJ. He has studied trumpet with Joe Cataldo, William Fielder, Peter Bond, Kevin Cobb, Bryan Appleby-Wineberg and Robert Earley and has degrees from Mason Gross School of the Arts: Rutgers University (BM) and Rowan University College of Fine and Performing Arts (MM), both in trumpet performance. In addition to his position at Dillon Music, Perry is busy as a freelance trumpet player in the NY/NJ/Philadelphia area in a variety of musical settings. |
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Davin Vance E-mail
Tenor/Bass Trombone, Euphonium and Tuba Sales
Davin is another non New Jersey native that has found his way to Dillon Music. Davin has studied music in WV, AL, and IN; all the while freelancing and performing in symphonies and various other ensembles and venues. Davins current musical involvements are the Imperial Brass, Atlantic Low Brass Quartet, Heavy Artillery, and Army National Guard Band. |
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Jose Vidal E-mail, Hablo Espanol
Tenor/Bass Trombone Sales
Free Lance Trombone player in the NJ/Phil. area. Jose has been with Dillon Music since 1994 |
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Matt Walters E-mail
Tuba Sales, Repair
Matt grew up in Carroll County, Maryland. After High School, Matt studied tuba at the Peabody Conservatory of Music for a brief but wonderful time as a student of Dave Bragunier. After realizing a career in tuba performance was not for him, he went on to retail sales where he was quickly promoted to a store manager before his 22nd birthday. Matt finally gave in to his love of everything mechanical when he went back to school to earn his FAA Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics License. He spent a total of 11 years in the Aviation Industry that included 4 years in the USAF where he completed an Associates Degree in Aircraft Maintenance. Along the way, he took an 18 month break to go back to school and earn a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Resource Management from Troy University in Troy, Alabama. When Steve Dillon offered him the chance to combine his love of music, retail experience, and mechanical background, Matt said Yes and has been working for Dillon Music since May of 1994. |
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Elaine Schlatter E-mail
Woodwind Sales
Elaine Schlatter started out as a clarinet player. While getting her B.S. in Music Education at Lebanon Valley College, she expanded her talents with private instruction on all the woodwinds. Although shes been out of teaching for a while, Elaine has always been an active player, most often seen these days on bassoon. She plays regularly with the Hanover Wind Symphony and QWinds woodwind quintet and enjoys freelancing. Her musical career came full circle by joining Dillon Music in 2006 to start up the woodwind store. |
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Repair Department |
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Fred Harvey Email
All Brass Repairs
Fred has been with Dillon Music since 1995
Bach Certified repair Technician
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Andrea Stepnosky E-mail
Woodwind Repairs
Andrea 1976 Graduate of Woodbridge H.S. (NJ)
1978 Graduate of Eastern School of Musical Instrument Repair (Union, NJ)
Formerly Employed at Milburn Music, Lou Rose Music, Owned & Operated A's Musical Instrument Repair. Has been with Dillon Music since 1994
Bach Certified Technician
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Shipping/Receiving |
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Kevin Pagan E-mail Hablo Espanol
Has been with Dillon Music since 2004. Freelance professional bass player in the NJ/NY area. |
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Christopher Sanchez E-mail
Director of Operations
Is originally from Elizabeth NJ, now lives in Keyport, NJ. Studied with Dr. Linda Klein Cook at Manhattan School of Music's Preparatory Division. Is now a free lance Salsa trumpet player in the NJ/NY area. Played with many various artists. Has been with Dillon Music since 2000.
LET'S GO METS!!!!!!!!! |
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Tony Garcia
Assistant Operations Manager
Born in Austin, TX, Tony has been dabbling in music since age 5, finally picking up and settling on the trombone at age 12. He has attended Harding University, the University of Memphis, and is currently a Doctoral candidate at Rutgers University. Main Teachers include Michael Powell (American Brass Quintet), Dr. John Mueller and Dr. Michael Chance. Additional instruction from John Rojak and David Krauss. He currently freelances in the Tri-state area performing everything from musicals to salsa. Tony has been with Dillon Music since 2008. tonygarcia.webs.com |
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Thomas E. Boulton E-Mail
Internal Operations
Thomas Boulton originally from Big Rapids, Michigan. Doctorate of Musical Arts Candidate, Rutgers University; Master of Music, Manhattan School of Music; Bachelor of Music, Eastern Michigan University. Teachers include Kevin Cobb (American Brass Quintet, Juilliard School), Thomas V. Smith (New York Philharmonic), Carter J. Eggers (Eastern Michigan University), Michael Bowman (Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra). Also received individual attention from Robert Sullivan, Per Brevig, Toby Hanks, Mark Gould, David Krause, Meridian Arts Ensemble. Freelance musician and teacher in New York / New Jersey Metro Areas. For more information, visit www.thomasboulton.com. Thomas has been with Dillon Music since 2006. |
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Leslie Godfrey E-mail
New Horizons Director
Leslie Godfrey's musical studies started at the age of 3, when she began taking piano lessons. As she grew older, she developed other musical interests. Leslie started playing both the oboe and cello at the age of 10, and has performed in numerous orchestras and chamber ensembles on both instruments. She grew up in Ewing, NJ; after graduating from Ewing High School, she went on to Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. She now has both a BM and MM in oboe performance from Mason Gross School of the Arts, where she studied with Matt Sullivan. Currently, Leslie is exploring the world of electronic and contemporary music; she has performed works for oboe and CD, as well as improvisatory works for oboe, delay system, and other electronics. |
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Custom Mouthpiece Maker
Vladimir Fridman |
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