Ken has honed his skills over the past 34 years working with Terry Warburton, where he learned all aspects of mouthpiece making, and in 2004 was named Vice President of Warburton Music Products. While there he was responsible for many innovations and is the inventor of the P.E.T.E. embouchure exerciser, used by over 50,000 brass players worldwide, and the GAPCHEK diagnostic gap measuring tool. He has also designed several products including the ATV line of visualizers, SpeakEasy inline weights, and the popular backbores New York, Q, H, TJ and PT.
Over the years he has worked one-on-one with hundreds of brass players and has become adept at diagnosing mouthpiece related problems. He is also an active trumpet player, aware of musicians’ needs in the real world. Nothing pleases him more than to assist his fellow brass players improve their game.