DES PLAINES, IL — Gepco International announced three promotions within its sales team. Glen Powers has been named director of sales and Ken Bernd and Rick Fernandez branch managers of the Central/International and Western regions, respectively.
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AGOURA HILLS, CA — American Music & Sound named audio industry veteran Ralph Goldheim national sales manager for Focusrite and Novation products in the U.S. Goldheim has spent more than 25 years in the audio industry, working at M-Audio 360 Systems, Line 6, which he co-founded, and Alesis Corporation.
Read More »WHITINSVILLE, MA — EAW announced that Rational Acoustics has been given worldwide distribution of SMAART sound system measurement, optimization and control software, and will soon own SMAART outright.
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MIDDLETON, WI — FDW-Worldwide announced the appointment of Buzz Goodwin to the newly created position of President of FDW-Worldwide. Jonathan and Susan Lipp, owners of FDW-Worldwide, made the announcement.
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ORLANDO — LMG Systems Integration recently hired Jeff Cameron as a sales engineer in the firm’s Orlando headquarters. Cameron’s duties will include developing new business, maintaining client communication, and advising clients on the optimal equipment to meet design and budget needs.
Read More »BATON ROUGE, LA — PreSonus named Eric Boyer to the position of director of marketing. Boyer will be responsible for directing all aspects of PreSonus marketing, including advertising, promotions, trade shows, artist relations, and public relations.
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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.
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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 »OLD LYME, CT & NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA — In a joint announcement, Sennheiser USA and Australian Monitor have agreed to end their three-year distribution agreement in North America for Australian Monitor products. The announcement comes as Australian Monitor seeks to add more product categories in the U.S. and Latin American markets.
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WEDEMARK, GERMANY — Audio specialist Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG has announced the opening of its new Global Relations Division, which will support Sennheiser’s wired and wireless products, along with Georg Neumann and Klein + Hummel products. The Global Relations team will harmonize support across borders so that Sennheiser users can count on the same standards and level of support no matter where they are in the world.
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CHICAGO — Sensaphonics Hearing Conservation Inc., a manufacturer of custom-fit earphones for personal monitoring, has announced the hiring of industry veteran Thom Fiegle as Sound Engineering Consultant. Fiegle’s primary responsibility will be to offer expert advice to artists and engineers seeking to optimize their personal monitor experience. The new service, dubbed “Ask The Sound Guy,” is designed to augment Sensaphonics’ audiology expertise with Fiegle’s long experience in system design and live sound mixing.
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