About Us

To preserve, honor and showcase New England’s rich musical heritage.

That’s the mission of MMONE, the Music Museum of New England. This website is the first step in a long journey from creating a virtual “museum” online to building a bricks-and-mortar visitors center and archive. All of our information is based on our writers’ knowledge of their topics, gleaned from hours of research and their professional/personal experiences.

Call us “em-em-won.” We’re a group of volunteers dedicated to our mission and we’ve been adding information, images, audio, video and links to this site since its launch in 2005.

We have two basic criteria for inclusion in the museum:

That a person, place or organization was involved professionally with music in New England at least 15 years ago.
That they germinated and/or developed their style in N.E., utilizing it as a stepping stone to their musical career, and/or have made a very significant contribution to the region’s musical heritage.

If you see someone or something missing from this site that you feel deserves to be there, contact us at [email protected]. And if you have a story to tell about a memorable musical experience, you can share your story here.

To establish a presence in the “real world,” we launched the the New England Music Trail™, with historical markers on places of musical significance. We’ve created a new area on the site where, as we dedicate markers, you can see what those locations are and where to find them. The Trail is funded in part by the Music Drives Us Foundation.

The Music Museum of New England, Inc. is a Section 501(c)(3) organization eligible to receive tax-deductible donations. MMONE is for educational purposes only.

Board of Directors

Harry Sandler

President & Co-Founder — A member of the successful late-’60s Boston band Orpheus; today Harry is retired after 22 years as Vice President at The American Program Bureau, a leading international speakers agency in Boston.

Carl Tortola

Director & Vice President of Marketing — 25+ year digital marketing veteran and Director of Interactive Production at Neptune Web, Inc.

David Bieber

Director — Currently the head of The David Bieber Archives that preserves more than 1,000,000 pieces of entertainment-related memorabilia. Former Director of Special Projects for the PhoenixMedia/Communications Group for 19 years, David spent 16 years before that heading up marketing, promotion and advertising for WBCN-FM.

Michael Fondo

Treasurer & Co-Founder — An attorney who is Director of Taxation for the private equity firm Audax Group in Boston, Mike previously was Director of Tax Planning for Fidelity Investments.

MMONE Staff

Carl Tortola

Digital Marketing / Web Director

Stephen Crafts

Minister of Digital Imaging / Editing Support

Carter Alan

Contributing Writer

Karl Sharicz

Contributing Writer

Gene Shwalb

Director of Video Archiving / Tech Support

John Radosta

Contributing Writer

D.S. Monahan

Editor-at-large

Con Chapman

Contributing Writer

Advisory Council

Don Law, President, Live Nation New England (formerly Tea Party Concerts)
Al Dotoli, Head of Production, Gillette Stadium & former talent manager (James Montgomery, James Cotton)
Wayne Ulaky, former bassist for The Beacon Street Union and executive at Canobie Lake Park
Steve Nelson, Co-Founder and President Emeritus — Manager of The Boston Tea Party rock and blues club in 1967-68, Steve has been involved in numerous media, marketing and technology entrepreneurial ventures since then.