LOS ANGELES — Peavey announced plans to open a factory showroom, artist relations headquarters and multimedia dealer education center on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, CA Sept. 1, 2012.
Read More »LOS ANGELES — Studio Equipment Rentals (SIR-USA) announced that its Las Vegas operation has moved to a bigger space. The new address there is 4545 Cameron Street Building A, Las Vegas, NV 89103. The company also noted that its Phoenix and Los Angeles locations have undergone renovations recently to better serve customers.
Read More »COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Westone Laboratories, Inc. added Jim Herd to its board of directors. Herd joined Polk Audio in 1992 and served as president of that company from 1996 to 2006. Prior to that, he worked for Bose. He has spent a total 38 years in the CE business.
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SAN DIEGO, CA — VUE Audiotechnik named Joe Manning of International Sales as the company’s official representative throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Manning will help expand VUE Audiotechnik’s presence throughout the region by assembling and managing a distribution network for the company’s growing family of professional loudspeakers technologies.
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FAIRFIELD, NJ — Middle Atlantic Products named Peter Vergano vice president of Human Resources, reporting to company president Mike Baker. In this newly created post, Vergano will oversee all elements of HR as the company continues to grow since joining the Legrand North America organization.
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TEL AVIV, Israel —Waves Audio recently named Spain-based live engineer Fabrizio Piazzini, a veteran of concert tours and venues throughout Europe, as a Live Product Specialist for the company.
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FOOTHILL RANCH, CA — Renkus-Heinz has announced that Native Media Sales will represent its products in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Native Media Sales was founded by audio veteran Michael Austin, pictured here. Austin has more than 25 years experience representing major audio companies. He has also served on a number of representative councils and advisory boards for several manufacturers.
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CHESTER, PA — Community Professional Loudspeakers named Greg Oshiro senior design engineer. Oshiro worked for several years as president and principal consultant at Arlington, TX-based Greppen Solutions, and, before that, held engineering positions with L-Acoustics US, Universal Studios Japan, Advanced Media Design, Maryland Sound and Clair Brothers Audio.
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CHICAGO — Sensaphonics named Joe Tessone as the company’s new audio engineering consultant. In his new role, Tessone will advise customers on the implementation of in-ear monitoring, handling a wide range of IEM-related questions.
Read More »BOSTON, MA and AUSTIN, TX — Fishman and Asterope recently announced a strategic alliance and global distribution agreement establishing Fishman as the exclusive worldwide distributor for Asterope instrument and XLR audio cables for the music instrument and pro audio markets. As a result of the agreement, Asterope products will be available in retail outlets throughout the U.S. and in more than 70 countries worldwide. The agreement was announced at Summer NAMM 2012 in Nashville, TN.
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MISSION VIEJO, CA and MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Outline announced that Studio Sound International, with offices in Mission Viejo, CA and Montevideo, Uruguay, will be representing its brand in Latin America.
Read More »LAS VEGAS, NV and KIDDERMINSTER, U.K. — Music Group announced the completion of their two newest Customer CARE Centers, located in Las Vegas and Kidderminster, U.K.
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