Kent Hocker
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Factory Worker
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Conn-Selmer
Kent Hocker earned a music degree in performance at Indiana University before he began working in the music industry. He joined the Selmer Company of Elkhart in 1977 as a trumpet tester. Over the years Kent has played a role in the training of other testers, a position he has enjoyed. He remained with the company in the early 2000s when it merged with its biggest competitor, CG Conn.