MONTABAUR, Germany — Meyer Sound named Jan Frederick Christoph Meyer, a.k.a. "Freddy," to its European technical support team. "I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to participate in many different productions with Meyer Sound's versatile and reliable gear,” Meyer said. “This experience will allow me to support Meyer Sound customers and provide the level of service the company is known for."
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COSTA MESA, CA—Bob Lee, pictured here, a 15-year veteran with QSC, the last nine of which he spent in the Tech Services Group, has become secretary for the Audio Engineering Society (AES). Lee officially took charge of the post shortly after the 125th AES Convention held in San Francisco. QSC also announced that Perry Celia has been named the company’s director of U.S. sales, Western region.
Read More »FARMINGDALE, NY — Group One Ltd. named Matt Larson as its national sales manager for professional audio products. In his new position, Larson will oversee the U.S. sales efforts of Group One’s roster of audio products, which include DiGiCo, MC2, and XTA.
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Harman Music Group named Jay Woolley marketing director for portable sound. In this role he will oversee all marketing, promotional, and new product launch efforts for dbx and BSS products sold in the portable sound channel.
Read More »AGOURA HILLS, CA — Clavia DMI AB named American Music & Sound as the exclusive distributor of Nord products in the United States effective January 12, 2009. AM&S plans to commence operations on or around April 1st 2009.
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VENTURA, CA —Audinate has appointed Lee Ellison as CEO. Ellison’s appointment coincides with the Australia-based company's establishment of a U.S.-based headquarters including sales, marketing and customer support. Ellison has worked in a variety of technology sectors, most recently as CEO of SustainOne, a strategic consulting company. Prior to that, Ellison was sales and marketing officer of Dilithium Networks and general manager of Glenayre’s wireless business unit.
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GREENSBORO, NC —Produce It Now, Inc. has taken delivery of two of WorxAudio Technologies’ TrueLine M80X2-P line array systems and two TL215S-P subwoofers. Shown here is Carey Hargrove, Produce It Now president and senior event producer, with the new gear.
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The Radial SW4 is a four-channel club and festival switcher that allows the system tech to switch between various mixing consoles and music sources, such as a CD player, DJ mixer or iPod. The Radial SW4 features four stereo inputs: 1, 2 and 3 are 100-percent passive balanced XLR for high-end touring consoles. Input 4 is active and designed for CD players, DJs, and I-Pods. It is set up with 4a and 4b input sets for use in multi-function facilities. A headphone monitor bus allows any or all of the sources to be selected for pre-switch auditioning. A stereo monitor bus output is also available to drive reference monitors or a second sound system.
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PIPERSVILLE, PA — SurgeX has merged its North American operations with Electronic Systems Protection, Inc. (ESP). SurgeX management will join the ESP team and all product manufacturing will be consolidated into ESP’s facility in Zebulon, N.C. Michael McCook, SurgeX senior principal, pictured here at left, and Steve Cole, ESP president, right, made the announcement.
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LAFAYETTE, La. —Louisiana-based Gulf Coast Sound (GCS) and consultants Acoustic Dimensions (Dallas) recently installed an Electro-Voice XLC sound system into the Cajundome in Lafayette, La. The 12,086-seat Cajundome is the Lafayette area’s premiere venue for regional and national concert tours, the Louisiana State Boys Basketball Tournament, and also serves as the home for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s men and women’s basketball teams.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Riding high on virtually every category of Billboard’s music charts, having won her first American Music Award for Favorite Female Artist (Country Music) and outselling just about every other artist with her new album, Fearless, Taylor Swift is positively red hot. Swift recently performed to a sell-out crowd of 9,500 at the University of Tennessee’s McKenzie Arena with an Aero line array setup from DAS Audio.
Read More »LAS VEGAS — Many companies in a down market take the “run-for-cover” approach, resulting in cutbacks, layoffs and a virtual business standstill to weather the storm. Others, however, view the economic downturn as an opportunity to gain momentum.
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