Larry Livingston

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Founded in 2005, the Fender Music Foundation, formerly the Guitar Center Music Foundation, is a non-profit organization located in Agoura Hills, California. They provide funding and resources for music programs throughout America and strive to educate the public on the value of musical education. They also donate musical instruments to qualifying school music programs, after school programs and music therapy programs. The Fender Music Foundation is an authorized, official licensee of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.

Guitar Center, Inc. distributes musical instruments. It offers musical lessons, repairs, and rentals. The company was founded by Wayne Mitchell in 1959 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA.

New England Conservatory of Music functions as a college and university. It educates and trains musicians of all ages. It offers orchestral instruments and guitar, orchestral and wind ensemble conducting, jazz and contemporary improvisation, voice and opera, music-in-education, historical performance and world music, preparatory school programs, and distance learning options. The school was founded by Eben Tourjée and Robert Goldbeck on February 18, 1867 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.