NORTHRIDGE, CA — Harman’s JBL Professional named John Powell vice president of sales. In this position, Powell will be responsible for sales planning and management, including close collaboration with the regional sales managers and manufacturer’s representatives in the domestic market and international distributors and sales directors.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA – Harman Professional named Brian Divine director of marketing, Loudspeaker SBU.
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BERKELEY, CA — Meyer Sound named Bob McCarthy to the newly created position of director of system optimization. McCarthy, who has extensive experience in sound system design and optimization and also an an educator and writer, will be a part of the R&D department, working on networked audio solutions. In addition, he will remain an active instructor in the Meyer Sound education program and support the design and commissioning of new Meyer Sound installations.
Read More »ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, MD — FiberPlex, a provider of secure AV communications technologies, named Cardone, Solomon & Associates as its representatives in the New England and metro New York areas.
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CHINO, CA — Manley Labs, based here, named Rick McClendon VP of Sales and Marketing. McClendon comes to Manley Labs from Aphex Systems, where he served as general manager. Prior to Aphex, McClendon worked for Seymour Duncan, Tascam, Harman Music Group and Roland.
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SAN DIEGO, CA — VUE Audiotechnik announced that DGC Worldwide, the professional audio business development consultancy owned by Doug Green, has been retained to build and manage a new distribution network for VUE Audiotechnik throughout the EMEA territories.
Read More »SUNRISE, FL — Jeff Pringle, manager and FOH engineer for pop singer Camryn Magness, who performed as an opening act for One Direction’s Up All Night tour, was at first reluctant to allow the artist to use anything but her wired KSM9 microphone. Acknowledging the advantages of wireless mics when it comes to stage movement, however, Pringle turned to Shure’s ULXD4Q Quad Channel Digital Receiver with Dante Digital Audio Networking.
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PORT PERRY, Ontario, Canada — Adamson Systems added applications engineer Brian Fraser to the sales and support team at their international headquarters here.
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FULLERTON, CA — Casa de Oracion de Fullerton, a Disciples of Christ church based here, was looking for an improvement in clarity and coverage along with a new system that would be easy to set up in a multi-use space. Church chairman Jose Vazquez noted that the church opted for Line 6 StageScape M20d mixer and StageSource loudspeakers.
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SYDNEY — L-Acoustics named the Hills SVL Group as its distributor for the Australian and New Zealand market. Hills SVL, which operates seven sales offices and warehouse facilities, will handle L-Acoustics’ full product range.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Since the release of its self-titled debut album in 2011, South African electro-swing dance group GoodLuck has reached the number one spot on South African charts six times and performed more than 500 live shows in seven countries. Equipped with Harman’s AKG WMS4500 wireless system, GoodLuck entertains its loyal fans with mashups of old school swing music, electronic dance and its own original vocals.
Read More »BLUE BELL, PA — SurgeX International, a manufacturer of AC power distribution and protection products, announced the availability of a new white paper, Power and Grounding for Audio and Video Systems: A White Paper for the Real World – International Edition. The white paper is available as a free download from the Surgex website.
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