Peter Morticelli

Special Merit Award

Honored with the Special Merit Award in 2014, Peter Morticelli has held a plethora of job titles in the music business — musician, recording artist, record-company owner, record producer, production consultant, record-shop owner, booking agent, and personal manager. Among his many milestones is the instrumental role he played in the success of Rochester’s own Duke Jupiter. He remains the president of Pelican Marketing & Management Inc. and Magna Carta Records.