Our Crew

Paul Decker

Age: 38
Hometown: Bozeman, MT
Position: Owner
Bands: Montana Rose, Little Jane & the Pistol Whips
Instruments: Drums and Guitar
Favorite Bands: Beattles, Elvis, John Mayer, Sting/Police, The Dempseys.
Favorite Product: Music Villa Eagle Shirt, Martin Custom 175th Anniversary Model 1 of 1.

Blaise Arsenault

Age: 35
Hometown: Scotia-Glenville, NY
Position: Sales/Acoustic Guitar Manager
Bands: Jawbone Railroad, Dr. Gravy.
Instruments: Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle, Mandolin, and Piano
Favorite Bands: Hot Tuna, Ween, Various- 60’s & 70’s (Zappa, Who, Cream, Kinks, Zep, Dead), Various- Zydeco & Cajun Music, Various- Old Time Blues & Fiddle Music.
Favorite Product: Mist & Wipe.

Stacy Olson

Age: 36
Hometown: Belgrade
Position: Sales/Electric Guitar Manager
Bands: The Mighty Flick
Instruments: Guitar, Drums, and Bass
Favorite Bands: Dream Theater, Kiss, Dokken, Sevendust, Shinedown. Fav Player: Andy Timmons.
Favorite Product: Ernie Ball, Musicman.

Dustin Tucker

Age: 30
Hometown: Bozeman, MT
Position: Art Direction & Marketing
Bands: Pinky and the Floyd, Golden Grenades
Instruments: Guitar and Vocals
Favorite Bands: Radiohead, Gorillaz, Elbow, Yeasayer, Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Favorite Product: Black MV trucker hat, Lion shirt, Bose L1 Audio System.

Joe Knapp

Age: 30
Hometown: Juneau, AK
Position: Sales/Shipping
Bands: SlomoJoe + TheKnowshows, The Salamanders, The Meatskin Jubilee Jugband, Niche
Instruments: Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Ukulele, Bass
Favorite Bands: Jimi Hendrix/Band of Gypsys, Hank Williams Sr., The Clash, Touchers, Frank Zappa.
Favorite Product: Super Reverb Amp (Fender), American Deluxe Stratocaster (Fender), 000-18 Golden Era (Martin), Keeley TS808 (Tube Screamer), ES-335 (Gibson).

Marcus Engstrom

Age: 29
Hometown: Bjursas (Sweden)
Position: Repair
Bands: Little Jane and the Pistol Whips
Instruments: Guitar & Dobro
Favorite Bands: SloMo Joe’s, Bigsby Jones, Ted Stryker Band, Salamanders, Mighty Flick.
Favorite Product: Engstrom Humidifiers.

Jerry Mullen

Age: Really Old
Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Position: Repair
Bands: Fossils, Tinymen, Blokes
Instruments: Guitar’s of all sorts
Favorite Bands: The Band, John Hiatt, Leon Russell, Beatles, Rolling Stones.
Favorite Product: Any Fender Guitar or tube amp.

Fred Decker

Age: Over the hill
Hometown: Born in Louisiana, Raised in Texas, Reside in Bozeman
Position: Former Owner
Bands: Former Sgt. Rock
Instruments: Guitar and Bass
Favorite Bands: Heart, Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Louis Armstrong, Bugs Henderson.
Favorite Product: Anything with just 1 On/Off switch, 1 tone knob, and 1 volume knob.

Ron Schimpt

Age: 56
Hometown: Helena, MT
Position: Shipping/Receiving
Bands: Running on Empty, Open Range & Swing Stampede
Instruments: Bass, Saxophone (before loss of fingers)
Favorite Bands: Beatles, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, Tower of Power, Super Tramp.
Favorite Product: High End Bass Gear.

Bobby Reviere

Age: 25
Hometown: Bozeman, MT
Position: Sales (guitar, amps, & recording technology)
Bands: Arrested for Arson
Instruments: Guitar (7 string electric, 6 string electric, acoustic, & classical guitars)
Favorite Bands: Led Zeppelin, Dream Theatre, Steve Vai, Ozzy, Shinedown.
Favorite Product: Ibanez Electrics, Martin Acoustics.

Levi Kujala

Age: 32
Hometown: Duvall, WA
Position: Web Strategist/Marketing
Bands: The Clintons
Instruments: Drums
Favorite Bands: Incubus, Muse, Chili Peppers, Mayer, Mraz, Rage Against the Machine.
Favorite Product: Tama Drums.

Scott Bone

Age: 52
Hometown: Tupulo via Toledo
Position: Operations Manager
Instruments: Guitar, Uke, Mandolin
Favorite Bands: Rammstein, SRV, his mom’s iPod playlist.
Favorite Product: Fender Electrics.