In 1946, Remo Belli arrived in California, United States, with only 60 dollars in his pocket. After moving from New York to Los Angeles, he became a musician, drum store owner of Drum City in Hollywood, and after that, starting in 1956, he built one of the most successful companies in the music industry with the development of the first successful synthetic drumhead, best known as the Weatherking. Drummerszone had the opportunity to talk with Remo for over an hour, resulting in one of the most valuable interviews we ever did. Remo realized over 20 years ago that the music industry was going to be too small for him and Remo Inc. A well put basis and force for the success and innovative power of both Remo and the Company. Remo D. Belli died on April 25, 2016.

Watch Remo Belli in these 14 videos in which he talks very openly about his life, starting from when he was a boy born during the Great Depression. But also about his businesses and his perspective on the music industry, which already became clear for him more than 20 years ago: the music industry was just too small for him and the Remo Company. Remo D. Belli died on April 25, 2016.

The last video is an excerpt of Remo's last annual speech at the NAMM Show on January 21, 2016. The speech was always for worldwide distributors and business contacts and international press. This speech was different than other years. Not only because he gives a short history of the drum head and the first Remo drumhead, moreover because he made it extremely funny, once again showing his relentless energy and positive attitude.