ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, MD – FiberPlex Technologies, LLC, formed by Buddy Oliver and Cynthia Oliver Peters in July, 2011 to acquire the assets and operations of FiberPlex, Inc., recently completed that acquisition, which includes the LightViper and Shadow product lines.
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AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – At Studer's Global Partners Conference Sept. 8, Andy Trott, Harman's VP of Soundcraft, Studer and AKG announced that, in addition to Bruno Hochstrasser, who was named Studer GM in August, there would be two more strategic appointments heading up R&D and Product Development, reporting to Bruno: Peter Glattli and Andrew Hills.
Read More »ST LEONARDS, U.K. – CLD Distribution announced a new distribution agreement with Italy-based connector manufacturer Valentini. The agreement starts with CLD Distribution offering Valentini's Syntax SHD "Roadline" multi-pin connectors, which CLD will feature at PLASA.
Read More »MOSCOW – dB Technologies has named pro audio and musical instrument distributor SLAMI as its distributor for Russia. SLAMI offers MI products through its Mir Muzyki chain of music shops in locations including St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan and Samara. SLAMI also collaborates with over 300 MI and pro audio companies across its territories.
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LAS VEGAS – FRONT of HOUSE magazine has named Jeff MacKay associate editor. MacKay, a journalist with 14 years experience covering the audio, lighting and music industry, will contribute regularly to both the printed pages of FRONT of HOUSE magazine and to the online postings at fohonline.com.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA – Harman Professional named Ted Harshberger senior director, global operations for JBL Professional, a new position. Based in Northridge, CA, Harshberger will oversee operations in the U.S., Mexico, Brazil, China and Denmark. He will report to Mark Ureda, vice president and general manager of Harman's JBL Professional division.
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MADISON, WI – Full Compass Systems named Caroline Polster human resources manager. Prior to Full Compass, Polster held HR and recruiting positions with companies including Wright Vending & Distributing, Air Wisconsin Airlines, Hayes Manufacturing, Federal Mogul Sintered Products and the In-Sink-Erator division of Emerson Electric.
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WASHINGTON, U.K. – CLD Distribution, which was recently acquired by Penn Elcom, has named audio industry veteran Mike Lavelle as technical sales manager. Lavelle will travel on CLD's behalf, visiting existing customers and potential new ones and gathering ideas and suggestions on how the company can improve its services.
Read More »NOVATO, CA – Point Source Audio named Huahui Audio Technology as its distributor for microphone products in China. James Lamb, president of Point Source Audio said the company had been looking for "the right organization to represent Point Source in the area." At the same time, Huahui's president, Allen Xu, had been searching for an earset microphone to include in their product line.
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WOODLAND HILLS, CA – American Music & Sound (AM&S), which serves as the distributor in North America for a range of pro audio brands, named Justin Eggleton national product training manager for Allen & Heath and Turbosound. Eggleton, who will remain based in Atlanta but will travel nationally, will be responsible for sales support, technical support and certification training for Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing systems and Turbosound loudspeakers.
Read More »SHERMAN OAKS, CA – Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) named Kurtis Ewing account manager for its location here. Ewing will service the needs of GC Pro clients, including post-production and composer communities in the Los Angeles area.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Renkus-Heinz named Håkan Sjöö as the company's European sales manager. Sjöö, who had been based in New Delhi as the regional manager for Renkus-Heinz in India for the past two years, recently moved back to his native Sweden.
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