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Viva Records was started in 1989 by the owner David Roy. He has allot of musical experience. He was once part of a rock group called Black Diamond .Dave played Rythem and lead guitar spots off and on.The band got it's name from the famous band named Kiss. It was one of the kiss groups song " Black Diamond " He toured with the band until mid summer of 1984.He was led to enroll in the United Staes Army.

The Guitar isn't his first choice of musical instruments. He had been in a drum line in Fostoria in his early years .He started out as a regular drummer for the first months in the crew. He then applied for lead drummer position and won it through a line challenge.This is when he was in junior High scholl .At age 14 he recieved his first Drum Set and he mastered the drums within months. He later on in his life he gave drum lessons to many friends and other music enthusiats .But still Dave went back to playing guitar. He would make his own distinction in the sound and the way his techniques of playing guitar was different.

When Dave was a junior in High school he was even a talent manager for another band that had great talent .The group memebers were Tony McClanahan ; Toni Todd;Gordy Gray; and Terri Todd. Terri Todd (whie ) was a very talented lady in which she wrote an awesome song. She even wrote another song that Dave had brought his friends together to grow stonger to perform in front of the school's talent contest at the end of the year performance. The band faired well. The school was in awe with the group and voted them as the top new act for the school .Later on the band disbanded and the members went their own way. Terri White (Todd) is now a wonderful Christian singer. She has recorded a cd and has gained local recognition. Good luck Terri !

In 2008 Dave had stock in Radio inc. He desided to buy Radio inc. Then the big transition of being affiliated to a Florida radio station Z 100.3 in Orlando. The birth of Z 100.1 Fm came about for the little town called Fostoria in Ohio. A new concept for the station. Air for Exchange. This is where the community or whoever would like to exchange a service or product for air time or advertising on our station's web site. This concept was brought by a man that came to us from a New York station that was owned by Radio inc. Dave feels that this will help the economy in the Fostoria or the local area. We need help some where and he feels that the local area needs it first. Buy local and help our community grow. We had allot of nice businesses here when I was growing up. We even had a Sears. I even remember Fruth harware. That was the good old days. You could go up and just hang around after you bought something just to talk with friends. It was more of a family atmosphere rather than a young people trying to sell you something by calling on the radio and saying "Do we have this in the store " I just don't want to hint what store this is here ,LOL.

In late 2008 Dave's oldest son Robert desided to buy the station and keep everything the same.The same concept, the same music , the same format. The right music right now! While Robert is in the Army over in Iraq he has left his father Dave in charge of the station and it's crew. A new building for the station will be constructed in downtown Fostoira in June. When this happens 5 new jobs will be created for the station. We will also offer a music store front. A listening area inside and outside. On the outside of the station benches will be placed so Fostorians can stop and enjoy the variety of music. Inside the building we will also have a proffesional recording studio for a low budget fee for people that would like to try recording themselves. Maybe we can find new local talent with this new type of atmosphere. Robert wishes everyone well and will be back soon as he can. He is confident that the station will prosper when he is gone.

Dave continues in working with local and area talent. New artist's are easily to come by .There is so many people that are trying to get their music noticed out into the music world. Dave has come across a variety of new artist's. Ranging from Hip-Hop to R&b, and country , also a new Rock sound. Allot of Fostorians know Dave from scouting for new artist's. People come up and ask him what he thinks of their music. He is alway honest with people and tells them what he really thinks if they can make. He will never lead anyone the wrong way. He will always try his best to get Artist signed to a major record label.

Famous artist or bands that Dave has met and worked with is Rush, Cheap Trick , Mollet Hatchet , New England , Ramones , Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley , Eric Clampton. There is many more.

His mentor was Mike Masters. Allot of people don't remember Mike. He use to own the renassance Music Emporium that was on the corner of main and north street downtown Fostoria. Mike use to let Dave work up at the music store when help was needed. Mike showed Dave how to engineer the music board in his studio. He showed how to take a simple guitar lick and turn it into a brilliant sound. Mike even showed how to play the guitar in a different way. He was always there for us young people. He always told us up and coming musicians that we were the future in music, Dave said.Well that was the old days. Now in comparison with Mikes store. We don't have a place where kids can get a hold of an intrument and try before buying. Or just a place where kids can hang out and talk and get some advice other than their parents. Mike is no longer around. He is beleived to be in Russia teaching. Or doing something else which Dave can not discuss in detail.