| Josh Vittek is now celebrating his 20th year in the business. Starting out on the assembly line of an amplifier manufacturer; he has since held such titles as Director of International Sales, Artist Relations, Public Relations, Purchasing Agent, Media Buyer and General Manager for some of the industry’s most popular brands. In 2003, The Musicians Institute acknowledged him for his commitment, generosity and excellence towards the Musicians Institute and music education. Come 2006, he was honored as one of the "40 Most Influential Under 40" by Musical Merchandise Review and by 2008; he was selected to the Presidential Advisory Board of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM). At the end of 2008, he established his own Public Relations firm, Joshua Paul Vittek and Associates helping clients increase their own media coverage, publicity and brand awareness.
Josh and his clients have appeared locally and nationally in print publications such as USA Today and Entrepreneur magazine. Internationally, he and his clients have been featured in print and television in countries such as Australia, China, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, Italy and Saudi Arabia. Online media coverage includes Bloomberg, Huffington Post, boingboing.net, gizmodo.com, kaboodle.com, gizmag.com and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on nbc.com. In the music business, his work has appeared in virtually every major publication around world.
His work isn’t isolated to the music industry. Businesses he has worked with include: Loy Chiropractic Arts, Clear Creative Media, Daylight Design, MOB Media, LC Enterprises, Heist Monkey Entertainment, Jon Moyer Photography, Wornstar Clothing, TourSavant, Musicians Institute, Cort Guitars, DBZ Guitars, Fender Musical Instrument Corporation, Gibson, Peavey Corporation, Carvin Corporation, TCS Audio, Wizard Amplification, Blues City Music, The Guitar Hanger, dDrum, Dean Guitars, Albion Amplification, Solid Cables, Oktober Guitars, Campbell American Guitars, B.C. Rich, Kasha Amplification, Souldier, Brown’s Guitar Factory, Buddy Blaze Fine Stringed Instruments, Ikon Customs, Moser Custom Guitars, Sheptone, Tone Box, and WaveAngle.
Band/Artist/Celebrities he has worked with include: the Eagles, Slayer, Brooks and Dunn, Earth Wind and Fire, Yes, Alice In Chains, Michael Bolton, Megadeth, Moby, Los Enanitos Verde, Lit, Staind, P.O.D., Engelbert Humperdink, Mark Wills, Judas Priest, Warrant, Steve Vai, Tony MacAlpine, Victor Wooten, Acoustic Alchemy, Les Claypool, Suffocation, Allan Holdsworth, Frank Gambale, Robert Fripp, Brian Auger, Bunny Brunel, Jon Reshard, Roy Vogt, Walter Trout, Eric Sardinas, Steve Trovato, Brian Kahanek, Richard Smith, Jeff Richman, Hillary Duff, Jack Thibeau and Andrew Bryniarski.
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