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Special Elektronik to distribute Contacta Systems
Bridgestone Arena adds DiGiCo Quantum338
SWG Events on winning form at MOBO Awards
CWC combines services and speactacle
KV2 Audio re-energises Derby Cathedral sound
Bethel Church upgrades with Danley Sound and A&H
Dizzee Rascal puts Eighth Day Sound in his corner
Sennheiser in Joni Mitchell Grammy performance
Bernie Grundman Mastering opens Cut-2 cutting room
PAT adds Lawo to the mix for new Innovative OB truck
NoiseBoys puts Apex CloudPower on ice
Spain’s Teatro Real invests in Riedel intercomms
Sennheiser invests in sensiBel MEMS technology
Cadac Consoles appoints new US distributor
Genelec becomes METalliance Pro Partner
Qube adopts PMC result6 close-field monitors
SMPTE publishes taskforce document on AI and media
AVL Media Group takes on Powersoft in Canada
Sennheiser awarded Cisco Collaboration certification
Genelec makes metal history in Finland
Sound Technology to handle Bluesound Pro in UK
Farzad ‘Farzi’ Rahnavard dreams of Prism Sound
Sennheiser welcomes new FCC WMAS regulation
Tokyo Sanko adds DiGiCo Quantum consoles
JMC Academy in Melbourne installs Audient ASP desk
ATK sees Red at Super Bowl
Blazing Griffin chooses Alcons for new Atmos room
Skan works Chemistry on Brothers’ latest tour
Festival Box ensures high quality from small footprint
Von Braun Center goes big on EAW ADAPTive
Cool Brick Studios refurbs with PhantomFocus
Japan’s ATLinkage adopts Riedel Bolero comms
Snef selects L-Acoustics for Lyon’s new LDLC Arena
Molécule brings spatial awareness to RE-201
Miraval Studios racks up Eventide processing
Powersoft and Ferrari technology partnership
DirectOut appoints ATM as exclusive India distributor
Allen & Heath takes star role at Laupheim Planetarium
New Networked Audio Products report published
WatchHouse recruits Tateside for A/V and IT
Martin Audio Adorns North Carolina Museum of Art
DiGiCo Quantum 225 hits India live production scene
Shure takes a lead role at the 2024 Grammy Awards
Klang brings immersive IEM to Nashville Baptist church
Boutique Indianapolis coffee house adopts LEA
MENA sports broadcast looks to Riedel Networks
Adlib fields L-Acoustics PA for Ice Cube
7Hertz takes on DirectOut support in the Middle East
Hoboken W Hotel refits with LEA amplifier platform
Maxhub-Nureva Microsoft Teams Rooms bundle
Optocore networks Seoul Multi Content Testbed
Shure plays key role in Noel Gallagher world tour
L-Acoustics tucks into Manchester’s Sexy Fish
Clair Global future-proofs Twickenham Stadium
Daroco Soho opens with Marquee AV sound
Audient iD44 interface finds favour with Ill-esha
Sennheiser offers InSight at Melbourne transport hub
AtlasIED takes ‘significant equity stake’ in Aimline
TYX Studios installs Genelec’s The Ones
Bose Pro partners with First Impression in Amsterdam
L-Acoustics adds Mixhalo Translate to L-ISA live
Poland’s PSNC adopts RTS intercom solutions
Xilica and Yamaha UC partner on integration
SuperSport commissions second IP-based OB truck
Cape Town’s Ultra Events expands d&b inventory
Riyadh Zoo installs Martin Audio WPS in upgrade
Midi Association appoints Tim Carroll new President
d&b and L-Acoustics announce Milan initiative
Audiologic works out gym sound at Loughborough Uni
Switzerland’s Rheinfall in immersive Rhyality
ACT Entertainment rebrands Lava Cable
SMPTE names Board officers and Governors
Nureva joins Q-Sys Tech Partner Program
Time Matters Entertainment invests in EDC Acoustics
Eighth Day delivers Shania Twain’s Queen of Me
Danish spa installs Genelec Smart IP loudspeakers
Fulcrum Acoustic names Aux Import UK distributor
Dyn Media sets up ‘new media home’ in Germany
Winther Sound takes on Linea Research in Sweden
Point Source Audio opens European headquarters
Klang moves in with The Time Traveller’s Wife
Georgia megachurch upgrades sound system
Riedel Bolero wireless intercom hits hew heights
Hollywood’s Boulevard Recording rises from its ashes
Sound Network rebrands as DPA Microphones UK
Cadac rebrands as Cadac Consoles and Immersive
Institute of Professional Sound Training Weekend
AES70 standard update
DirectOut relocates and recruits new team members
The Trilogy Tour champions Klang immersive IEM
Dallas Cowboys install SSL System T at AT&T Stadium
Smart Studio opens proof-of-concept demo studio
Accentize takes stand on AI
2B Heard acquires mic brand Sontronics
DiGiCo joins Hard-Fi for return to the road
Iowa church installs Martin Audio Torus line array
Allen & Heath sounds out American charity casino
Maisie Peters’ Good Witch tours with DiGiCo
LEA Professional names distributor for Switzerland
Holoplot reports first theatre use of X1 Matrix Array

Fast Moves

Mike Kieffer: RTS

Mike Kieffer has been appointed to head RTS Intercom Systems, Telex Aviation and Telex Dispatch in ‘an important next chapter of innovation and customer focus’.
HK Audio management

HK Audio founder and MD Lothar Stamer has announced a new internal team to take over management of the company and lead ‘a strategically planned and sustainable generational change’.
Olivier Maynard: L-Acoustics

L-Acoustics has appointed Olivier Maynard as Executive Director of Strategic Market Development.
Daniel Lee: Hewshott

A/V, IT, theatre and acoustics consultancy Hewshott has completed a global transition with current UK MD Daniel Lee acquiring Hewshott and becoming new Group CEO. Founder and outgoing Group CEO. Peter Hunt will continue as MD of Hewshott Australia, while maintaining his industry association roles.
Russell Wedelich: Eventide Audio

Eventide Audio has appointed Russell Wedelich as President, in addition to his current role as CTO. Wedelich, who has been instrumental in developing some of Eventide’s most celebrated products over the past 17-plus years, will lead operations for the audio business.
Kari Eythorsson: Clear-Com

Clear-Com has appointed Kari Eythorsson as Regional Sales Manager (RSM) for Southeast Asia and Australia.
Anthony Wilkins: Point Source Audio

Point Source Audio is expanding its international presence with the appointment of Anthony Wilkins as Vice President of Sales, EMEA.
Joey Palkowitch: AtlasIED

AtlasIED has appointed Joey Palkowitch as Director of Commercial Audio Sales to ‘lead the company’s commercial audio strategy and market development efforts across key verticals, including education, industrial, corporate and hospitality’.
Klaus Vennemann: dBTechnologies Deutschland

dBTechnologies Deutschland has appointed Klaus Vennemann as Sales Director Rental & Install. With many years of experience in the pro audio and A/V markets and extensive expertise in strategic sales, Vennemann will play a key role in driving the company’s continued national and international expansion.
Eddie Slotboom: Eurotruss

Eurotruss has expanded its executive leadership team with the appointment of Eddie Slotboom as CEO of Structures & Stages, reinforcing Eurotruss’ ambitions for continued international growth and strengthening the Netherlands-based company’s place in high-end roof, staging and trussing.
Brienne Willcock, Graham Kirk: IES/AES

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and Audio Engineering Society (AES) have promoted senior staff members to new Associate Executive Director positions.