Ed Alstrom has expanded his scope in recent years by entering into teaching. He is working currently as the Music Teacher at Warren Middle School in Warren, NJ, Prior to that, he taught music at Essex Valley School in West Caldwell, and at Golda Och Academy in West Orange. He is currently en route to becoming certified in the State of New Jersey.But his overall experience is very broad indeed! Read on...Ed has 25+ years experience in Sales & Marketing in the Music Products industry. His most significant position was 15+ years at Casio spearheading marketing, support, and R&D for the keyboard/Musical instrument division. Also worked at Right Track Marketing (Northeast rep firm), Musical Distributors Group, and Fostex (National Sales Mgr., Broadcast/Pro AV accounts), and was Marketing Manager at GCI Technologies, representing the GEMINI, iKEY, and CORTEX brands.Concurrent career as a high-level professional musician - keyboards, guitar, bass, vocals, arranging, composing, orchestration, musical direction. Currently playing/directing music, choirs, and instrumental ensembles at Central Presbyterian Church in Montclair, NJ, and Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, NJ, Has worked with Bette Midler, Chuck Berry, Leonard Bernstein, Herbie Hancock, Eddie Fisher, Odetta, Dion, Larry Coryell, Lou Rawls, Zubin Mehta, Donald Fagan, Uncle Floyd, Al Kooper, Stanley Jordan, Bettye Lavette, Steven Van Zandt, Ben E. King, Cissy Houston, John Lloyd Young (star of 'Jersey Boys' on Broadway), and many other notables. Broadway experience includes a 3-month stint as Interim Associate Conductor on 'Hairspray' ), as well as 'Leader Of The Pack (The Ellie Greenwich Musical'), 'Smokey Joe's Cafe', 'Taboo', 'Brooklyn', and 'Hot Feet'. Off-Broadway: Musical Director for 'Dream A Little Dream (The Mamas & Papas Musical)'; 'Once Around The Sun'Alstrom is also the Weekend (Sat/Sun) Organist at YANKEE STADIUM since 2004.He has released an 4 CDs available at www.cdbaby.com. He was also a show host/producer at WFDU-FM Radio (89.1 FM, www.wfdu.fm). Other tidbits: Has had extensive work in programming musical materials for Casio & Korg Keyboards, and Trine Door Chimes. Have done countless public presentations and demos of musical product all over the globe, including trade shows, trainings, and appearances on HSN, QVC, Good Morning America, etc.