PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Frederic Joassin and his brother Fritz created Prosound Plus Totobeat Inc. in Haiti in 2003. Since the beginning of their adventure, the Joassin brothers have invested in professional audio equipment in order to cater to the sound needs of live concerts and the most important Mardi Gras events in Haiti. They started with medium quality set-ups but year after year they built a reputation and earned great respect from their customers.
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“2010 was a really tragic moment for the people of Haiti. In January the worst earthquake in 200 years – 7.0 in magnitude – devastated a huge part of our country,” remembers Frederic Joassin. “But we did not lose faith in the future, we did not crumble and fortunately we expanded our business range to the Dominican Republic. We strongly believe that it was the right time to change our company: we decided to invest in and increase the quality of the sound solutions we could offer our customers.”
Looking to broaden the variety of their equipment offering, the Joassin brothers had a very clear goal: Prosound Plus Totobeat Inc. had to deliver the most clean and crisp sound in the Caribbean area. For this reason they purchased thirty-two Clair Brothers I 218 and thirty-four Powersoft K Series amplifiers: K20 (up to18,000 W in a single rack space), K10 (2 x 6,000 W on 2 ohms) and K8 (2 x 4,800 W on 2 ohms). “It was a very significant investment for us,” says Fritz Joassin, “and thanks to this effort we acquired many musical contracts all over Port-au-Prince, also working in several venues in the Dominican Republic.”
“Powersoft amplifiers make great performance: they are efficient and their light weight is ideal for a geographical area like ours,” say the Joassin brothers. “The lower electric energy consumption and a low heat dissipation are so important in our tropical climate. For this reason K series are certainly smart amplifiers: a clever combination of energy saving and large output power. They are perfect for the Caribbean islands!”
In 2012 Prosound Totobeat Inc. was honored as the “Best sound company for Mardi Gras season”: thanks to their tenacity and determination, the Joassin brothers’ firm became the sound leader company in Haiti today.
