Fast Moves

Professional people on the move

Articles
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Jamie Gosney, Henrik Oppermann: Sonosphere
Andrew Munt: Calrec Audio
Technological Innovations Group sales team
Graham Hendry: Renkus-Heinz
Bob Moog Foundation Board of Advisors
Diogo Scutti: Audiologic
Marc DeGeorge: SSL
Greg Barker: Singdaptive
Dave Sampson: Calrec
Steve Johnson: Audix
Lutz Rathmann: Riedel Communications
Mats Öberg: Dirac Research
Will Pirkle: Audio Media Research
Nick Fichte: L-Acoustics Creations
Will Harris: Martin Audio
John Dodson: Sonance
Johan Boqvist: Lawo
Joe Cota, Justin Hall, Mitchell Ho: Point Source
Manfred Nowak: Salzbrenner media
Greg Westall: Focusrite
Ian Woodall, Paul McCauley: Solotech (Video)
Peter Thomas: PMC
Jacek Rusek: Shure Incorporated
Graham Murray: Calrec Audio (Middle East)
Aditya Panikker: Digigram
Doug Ferber: Tieline
Anand Narayanan: d&b audiotechnik (APAC)
Danley Sound Sales & Marketing restructure
Stage Tec management appointments
Joe Roberts: RTI
Ralf Oehl: Georg Neumann
Dawid Somló: Optocore/BroaMan
Tony Sawyer: Generation AV
Paolo Calza: Outline
Niclas Brattberg: Biamp
JP Delport: Broadcast Solutions (UK)
Kevin Smith: Vue audiotechnik
Thorsten Goecke: Atlona
Luis Wasserman: Mackie
John Schilberg: Utah Scientific
MMA Board of Directors
Michael Descoteau: Synthax
Fons van Teijn: Prolyte
Tylene Robinson: Symetrix
Lutz Nordbrock: Atlona (EMEA)
Ralph Stockley: Eurotruss
Focusrtite Pro Sales (US/EMEA)
Greg Kopchinski: Waves Audio
Renkus-Heinz appointments
Aquiles Vera: Waves Audio
Gorm Eichenberger, Gustaf Høskuldsson: Pascal
Emanuele Luongo: Shure
Sanak Pandit: Generation AV (APAC)
Andrew Smith: CUK Audio
Jeffrey Bork, Jesse Honig: Manley Laboratories
Mathieu Pobeda: Active Audio/APG
Chris Johnson: Riedel Communications
Ian McKelvy: CP Communications
Jim Mobley: Renkus-Heinz
Alain Richer: d&b audiotechnik (France)
Mark Derus: RTI
Colin Leibich: Mojave Audio
Chad DeFranco: Renkus-Heinz
Tom Knesel: Powersoft
Kirk Lombardo: Fulcrum Acoustic
Christian Latzelsberger: RTS
Trent Thompson: Lauten Audio
Udo Stoof: dBTechnologies
Anna Kovyza: d&b audiotechnik (Russia)
Michael Enoch: Mode Audio
Julian Hewitt/Deidre Joubert: Riedel APAC
Ken Kimura: Genelec
Lawo Executive Management Board
Jonathan Bell: DeltaLive
Simon Roome: Synthax Audio UK
Richard Leadbitter: Audio-Technica (UK)
Sebastian Hayer: RCF
Eugenio Menichella: Riedel Communications
Greg Kirkland, David Dohrmann: L-Acoustics
Daniel Bakies: Riedel Communications
Shure Inc: Julian Simpson
Ineke Priepot: Apex Audio
Alfonso Luria Carrió: d&b audiotechnik Spain
Simon Jones: Densitron
Benno Sonder: DirectOut Technologies
Aidan Williams: Audinate
Alex Ronald: CUK Audio
John Fiorito: DAS Audio of America
dBTechnologies: Harald von Falkenstein
Christopher Malmgren: American Music & Sound
Andy Bensley: Genelec
Andy Birkinshaw: Calrec
Raymond Tee: Powersoft
Ron Holtdijk: Sennheiser
Rob Davidson: Community Professional (EMEA)
Jeremy Forsythe: EAW
Tobias Kronenwett: Riedel Communications
Nicholas Loe: Danley Sound
Marc Chutczer: Meyer Sound
Fergus Coulbeck: dB Broadcast

Fast News

Lawo to incorporate swXtch.io multicast overlay

Lawo and swXtch.io have signed a memorandum of understanding enabling Lawo to incorporate groundSwXtch software-defined multicast overlay for on-prem and hybrid ground/cloud networks.

The Focusrite ISA Story

In late 2025, Focusrite commissioned a new short-form documentary with filmmaker Chris Mayes-Wright, the director responsible for the original Focusrite Studio Console film. The 20-minute feature, titled From one request to a legacy: The Focusrite ISA Story, traces the story of ISA – its origins, its evolution and why it continues to define the standards of professional audio today.

‘World’s most advanced platform for live sports production’

AI-automated sports production company Sportway Media Group and system integrator/solutions provider Broadcast Solutions have jointly acquired AI technology provider for automated and remote live sports production, Studio Automated.

Pro Sound Effects Avid Media Composer integration

Pro Sound Effects has announced its native panel integration for Avid Media Composer, making PSE the first – and presently only – sound effects platform to offer this capability.

L-Acoustics, d&b audiotechnik launch SDE standard

L-Acoustics and d&b audiotechnik have teamed up with SoundPlan on development of the System Design Exchange (SDE) standard for noise prediction across multiple sound systems, claiming it to represent ‘a considerable step towards reliable noise prediction’.

Manhattan’s Jungle City installs first SSL Origin Evo

Having opened her own multi-room complex, Jungle City, in Manhattan in 2011, Multiple Grammy Award-winning engineer, producer and studio owner Ann Mincieli has now added the first SSL Origin Evo to be installed anywhere in the world to her three SSL Duality consoles.

Thomas Riedel acquires Arri

Thomas Riedel, founder and owner of Riedel Communications and the Riedel Group, has acquired Arri, the Munich-based premium manufacturer of camera and lighting technology for motion picture and live entertainment.