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Andreas Rapp is beyerdynamic's new CEO

Andreas Rapp Named beyerdynamic CEO

HEILBRONN, Germany – Andreas Rapp has assumed the position of chief executive officer and managing director of beyerdynamic, effective April 1, 2023. In this role, he is responsible for the operational business of the Germany-based audio brand. Before returning to beyerdynamic, Rapp served as VP EMEA at Jabra. He succeeds Edgar van Velzen, who is leaving the company.

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21st Parnelli Awards Offer Surprises, Emotions, and Winners

ANAHEIM, CA – Always full of surprises and the unexpected, the 21st Annual Parnelli Awards held on Friday April 14 started out with a big one: Outgoing NAMM CEO/President Joe Lamond was initiated in the Parnelli Hall of Fame. Also getting their due: Marty Garcia (Audio Innovator, pictured here, with Lamond in the background), Roy Lamb (Lifetime Achievement Award), Keny Whitright (Visionary Award) and more than two dozen others.

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Olive Baptist Church Branches Out into Immersive IEM Mixing with KLANG

PENSACOLA, FL – A large orchestra and choir paired with an energetic band positioned across two wings of a broad stage make music monitoring a challenge at Pensacola-based Olive Baptist Church. The church’s director of media production, Allen Hendrix, noted the assist provided by a new setup that includes a pair of KLANG:vokal immersive IEM mixing systems and 14 KLANG:kontrollers.

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In Memoriam: Mike Adams, 1952-2023

In Memoriam: Mike Adams, 70

ESCONDIDO, CA – Mike Adams, an audio engineer and head designer at Audio Composite Engineering (ACE), a division of Sound Image that he founded, died April 11, 2023. Along with work for Sound Image and Silverfish Audio, Adams spent decades as an in-demand FOH and monitor engineer for Jimmy Buffett, Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris and other top acts.

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Germany’s Westphalia Soccer Stadium Expands Sound System with More RCF Loudspeakers

DORTMUND, Germany – Signal Iduna Park, a.k.a. Westphalia Stadium, added 128 RCF loudspeaker elements to an existing RCF system in use since 2013. fulfil engineering GmbH installed 12 line arrays with 128 RCF HL 40 passive loudspeaker units and four TTS 36 passive subwoofers. Eight RCF HL 2290 and eight RCF HL 2260 units were also added to enhance audio coverage on the field.

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