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Digigram acquires OROS
WE Audio adds DiGiCo Quantum 338
Mission Control guides new Coldplay comm set-up
LEA Professional names new distributor for Turkey
Raiffeisen Arena marks ‘new era’ in Austrian football
Solotech fields L-Acoustics K2 for André Rieu
AFMG includes Holoplot X1 in Ease 5 release
Molecular Biology Lab exhibition chooses K-Array
Capturing The White Buffalo at large with Audient
Rick Returns to the centre of the Earth with A&H
MLA Is The Fing for Idles Europe tour
KV2 updates Catholic Foundation audio in Korea
KMR Audio launches new UK hire service
New Bund 31 installs DiGiCo mixing systems
Rock Centrum to distribute Linea Research
Young Voices tour with Britannia Row
Cineplexx Westfield chooses Powersoft amps
Audient opens immersive studio with PMC Speakers
Rhode Island research lab installs Genelec monitoring
Audiotonix announces DJ mixer kit initiative
Lawo announces zactrack stage tracking integration
DC’s Warner Theatre upgrades Outline PA system
Drake tour marks DiGiCo Quantum852 tour debut
North Carolina church beats wireless challenge
LEA Professional signs up for US Ellipsys Group
BassBoss announces D-Tools integration
DiGiCo mix immerses The Ballad of the Canal
London’s Lamda invests in Shure’s Axient Digital
DAS takes the stage at We Belong Here in Miami
Playground Recording installs PhantomFocus
DiGiCo dates The 1975
Sonos Libra shows great Taste in Bangkok nightclub
Audio Source takes on EAW
Jolin Tsai adopts upgrades mic for Ugly Beauty tour
Montreal’s Le Lab Mastering opens Focal Atmos room
Emerging to distribute Voyage Audio Spatial Mic
TelevisaUnivision monves into immersive production
DiGiCo mixes FOH and monitors for Fall Out Boy
Confetti introduces Steve Lillywhite Scholarship
KV2 sound systems on the grid at new F1 Arcade
Jones AV to ‘turbocharge’ medical world with IToT
Audio-Technica names South Africa distributor
Martin Audio meets demanding concert brief
Sterling Events Group adds EM Acoustics systems
Martin Audio solves chapel reorientation sound
Shure Axient Digital stars at Academy Awards
Audio-Technica announces mic Rental Program
John Lennon Educational Tour Bus goes immersive
Rockin’1000 make emotional return to Cesena
Powersoft announces plans for new HQ
Adam Audio revives Listening Centres
Texas University School of Music installs SSL System T
Void Acoustics names China distributor
Unity Living chooses Genelec for Aarhus venture
Brighton Komedia installs DiGiCo Quantum 225
Optimal Audio chosen for Amber Taverns sound
Aga Audio Technology to distribute Outline in China
hetpaleis makes first L-ISA installation in Flanders
BCB Music Studios adopts PMC monitoring
Montreal’s RSE joins PK Sound global network
K-array announces Kramer Control plug-in integration
Belgium Jazz Orchestra marks 30 years
The Forum installs EM Reference Series PA
SSL hits high note with US production company
Genelec finds good Karma in Thailand recording studio
Namibia safari lodge gets the works from SAW
Optocore networking gains foothold in Mexico
RCF announces TT+ Audio training initiative
Wharfedale enters Lauberhorn Alpine Cup
LIPA’s latest studio upgrade
Notre Dame Studios upgrades IP capabilities
A&H solves service dichotomy in Manhattan
Allen & Heath expands partnership with SXSW
Shiny Eyes Dolby Atmos studio opens in Frisco
APG Matrix Array finds favour with Chinese clubs
RTV Drenthe installs RTS intercom system
PMC announces investment in vinyl evolution
AtlasIED adds Atmosphere to boutique Swiss retreat
Sequoia Audio takes on Audiofocus distribution
Stadttheater Klagenfurt adds Klang IEM
Chin Chin sets new wine bar standard with Genelec
The Lublin Opera re-equips with Konsbud Audio
Comcon takes on Optocore and BroaMan in India
Clear-Com fields comms for Snapdragon Stadium
MSI Japan rocks Clockenflap in Hong Kong
Powersoft Mover takes a seat in driving simulator
Poznań Opera House installs L-Acoustics L-ISA
Brooklyn’s 1 Hotel fits out with DAS Audio sound
LEA Pro looks to Middle East with HL Group
Hibino to distribute Riedel intercom systems in Japan
DirectOut announces Evolution in India
KV2 systems chosen for Uruguay Legislative Palace
Audiologic kits out NUBS event space refurbishment
Atempo begins distribution of Martin Audio in Turkey
Antonis Remos tours with Klang immersive IEM
Interoperable Master Format Group links with SMPTE
New Rochester live venue fits out with RCF sound
Special Elektronik to distribute Contacta Systems
Bridgestone Arena adds DiGiCo Quantum338
SWG Events on winning form at MOBO Awards

Fast Moves

Simon Godfrey: IAG Group

Simon Godfrey has returned to the IAG Group, strengthening the leadership team for both Wharfedale Pro and Quad Industrial marques.
Phil Bunch: M&W Pro Audio

M&W Pro Audio, a new company founded by Greg Mackie and Peter Watts, has appointed Phil Bunch as Chief Executive Officer. Bunch joined M&W Pro Audio immediately prior to the company’s debut of the D24 and D32 digital mixers at the recent InfoComm trade show in Las Vegas.
Kyle Dibbin: Broadcast Electronics

Broadcast Electronics has named Kyle Dibbin as Director of International Sales, responsible for leading the company’s sales growth across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Canada.
Cesar Gueikian: Gibson

Gibson President and Chief Executive Officer Cesar Gueikian is to step back from his role as President and Chief Executive Officer and transition into a new role as strategic advisor to the Board at the end of July. Chief Commercial Officer Anne Rohosy will serve as interim President and CEO while the Board works to identify a permanent successor.
Riccardo Marra: B&C

Riccardo Marra is now leading B&C Group Marketing & Commercial strategy, as Marketing Officer and Commercial Director.
Gudrun Scharler: Riedel Networks

The Riedel Group has appointed Gudrun Scharler as CEO of Riedel Networks, succeeding Michael Martens, who has held the post since 2012.
Adam Wong: RCF

RCF has appointed Adam Wong as Business Developer for Southeast Asia to support RCF and TT+ Audio growth strategy across the region, developing new opportunities in live sound and installed professional audio markets.
David Kalt: Guitar Center

David Kalt, founder of the Reverb platform for selling new, used and vintage gear online, has joined Guitar Center’s Board of Directors as an independent member.
Rocky Solarta, Varun Asokan: Audio-Technica ME

Audio-Technica Middle East has appointed Rocky Solarta as Business Development Manager and Varun Asokan as Technical Sales Manager, supporting growth across the region’s commercial audio sector.
Marc Engroff, Frank Eischet Riedel Communications

Riedel Communications has named Marc Engroff as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and transitioned Frank Eischet into the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Riedel Group.
Ron Tizzard: B&C

Electro-acoustic transducer specialist B&C has announced a change in its commercial leadership with Chief Marketing Officer Ron Tizzard stepping down from his role after 19 years to devote more time to family and friends.