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For those who are unfamiliar to Zildjian, and even those that are familiar with Zildjian, the age of the company is shocking. Zildjian is 394 years old. What makes it even more impressive is "very few family businesses last more than three generations," with about 16% of family businesses only lasting a single generation (Gittleson). But Zildjian began in 1623 with a man named Avedis Zildjian, an Armenian alchemist living in Constantinople who discovered a "secret process for treating alloys" that he then applied to cymbal (Plazonja). Fast forward to present day, and the company still applies this secret process (Gittleson). But of the 394 years Zildjian has been active, one hundred percent of the time has the company been owned and operated by the long-running Zildjian family. What started as a According to an interview with current owner/operator Craigie Zildjian, the company has always been operated by the Zildjian family (Morse). "Currently, Craigie and...

              From a timid trumpet player to world-famous artist; from a young teen playing electronic drums at his local music store to playing drums on stage for crowds of thousands… These words could only describe Joshua Dun.               Those aren’t necessarily the words one would expect to describe a now world-famous drummer. Joshua Dun, drummer for the two-man-band Twenty One Pilots, has a place of very humble beginnings. In a sense, Twenty One Pilots’ has a rags-to-riches story. Unlike many bands that get picked up by record labels early on and do massive touring nationwide to get attention, “Josh and Tyler [of twenty one pilots] were able to build a fan base off their own back through hard work and word of mouth” (Joy). An admirable feat, considering they have nearly three million “likes” on Facebook today. Joshua Dun playing live at a festival in 2016. (Photo Credit: Reel Bear Media)   ...