About Us
To preserve, honor and showcase New England’s musical heritage.
MMONE is for educational use only. Our information is based on many hours of research by our writers.
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.
Call us “em-em-won”. We’re a group of volunteers dedicated to that mission. 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 their style here in N.E. utilizing it as a stepping stone to their celebrity and therefore making a significant contribution to the musical heritage of NE.
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 contribute it by clicking on the “You Too” key.
To establish a presence in the “real” world we launched the Boston 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.
Board of Directors
Harry Sandler, President & Co-Founder — A member of the successful late Sixties 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 — 15+ year digital marketing veteran at Neptune Web, Inc.
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.
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/
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
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Steve Nelson, Co-Founder and President Emeritus — Manager of The Boston Tea Party rock and blues club in 1967-68, since then Steve has been involved in numerous media, marketing and technology entrepreneurial ventures.
MMONE.org Staff
Carl Tortola, Webmaster
D.S. Monahan, Editor-at-large & Contributing Writer
Stephen Crafts, Web Editor
Gene Shwalb, Web Editor
Karl Sharicz, Contributing Writer
MMONE makes a good-faith effort to verify the information on this website, but we cannot guarantee the accuracy of submissions from our contributors. Please contact us if you believe there are any significant errors or omissions.
MMONE in the News
Feb 17, 2017 Newton Media Center | Museum Open House – The Music Museum of New England
Jan 19, 2017 Vanyaland | Legendary rock club the Boston Tea Party celebrates 50th anniversary at the Verb and Hojoko
Jan 11, 2017 Boston Globe | Boston Tea Party — the rock club, not the protest — celebrates anniversary
Nov 09, 2012 Boston.com | Aerosmith’s old apartment building in Allston is first site of Boston Music Trail
Nov 03, 2012 notlobmusic.blogspot.com | The Music Museum Of New England launches the Boston Music Trail
Nov 2012 Paperblog.com | The Music Museum Of New England Launches the Boston Music Trail
Nov 28, 2009 Berkshire Fine Arts | Music Museum of New England Rock ‘n’ Soul Benefit Concert December 13
Nov 26, 2007 Berkshire Eagle | Preserving music from New England
Feb 28, 2007 Boston.com | Virtual museum preserves New England’s musical scene
