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Florida church takes action on sound experience
Shure joins Microsoft Teams Certification programme
Sennheiser takes majority shareholding in Dear Reality
Biamp acquires Community Pro and Apart Audio
Xi’an Strawberry kicks off China festival season
A&H joins the GenTri
SWG and the ‘other’ Glastonbury Festival stages
Digigram appoints new US distribution agent
Swedish law firm swears in Genelec loudspeakers
EM Acoustics hits the roof for West End Fiddler
Gold Coast college installs second Claire Bros system
Klotz AIS appoints DWR for South Africa distribution
Greeley puts Danley Labs sound system on ice
French convention centre employs Riedel comms
Berean Church chooses Allen & Heath dLive
IEM 2019 contest plays on Focusrite RedNet Dante
Polish national broadcaster adopts BroaMan fibre
Beijing’s NCPA installs Merging Tech Pyramix
SA’s Splitbeam adds DiGiCo SD7T mixing to inventory
Funktion-One Vero VX debuts at Gottwood
First cruise ships install Immersive Hyperreal Sound
DPA Mics and Wisycom partner on Paddleton
KPMG uses Shure Voice Lift in U-Collaborate space
Ohio college installs API 1608-II console
THGO bring fresh flourish to house and garage groove
Event-Net fields Alcons PA for Barbara Schöneberger
ZZ Top open anniversary tour with LD Systems
ISB’s Minsk European Games 2019 broadcast
Astro Spatial Audio appoints new Sweden agent
SSL gives Norah Jones sound company on US tour
EZpro equips Fuzhou Strait Culture & Art Centre
CCTV installs Lawo mc²96 Grand Production Console
JoeCo enters new Dimension at Store X show
Tool tour puts Heil Sound mics into the mix
Trinidad and Tobago gains first DiGiCo mixing systems
Adlib makes Special effort for Encore album tour
Reyn Audio takes key China role for Powersoft
Iconyx meets nature in Qatar’s Katara Hills Gardens
Clark Media choses Calrec mixing for new HD truck
Novum AV gains ground with Outline investment
HUST installs new sound at Croatia’s Zabok Sports Hall
Meyer Sound shows its class at Stanford University
Laredo updates city council conferencing with Bosch
LaON Genie intercom claims first European user
Hastings’ White Rock refits with EM Acoustics
NEP Group introduces M15 IP-based mobile van
Massive multifunctional arena installs Riedel Artist
Martin Audio joins Mandrake on Miami Beach
Cymatic soundscaping at Hampton Court
Capital One Arena sports new EAW sound system
Yamaha Rivage PM7 joins Raphael on the road
RCF balances beats and speech at beatcon
K-array for R&J at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
NEP Group to acquire Sweden’s HDR Group
Danley Jericho Horn solves weather woes in Hollywood
Academy of Modern Music Production adds A&H
Mackie gear lends support to new Moogseum
d&b dances into Ibiza’s Destino club upgrade
DPA gives Ivy Hall Studio with core mic collection
Audionamix launches Professional Services
Bluegrass takes the stage at Woodward Theatre
AV Bend catches SHARC with Symetrix upgrade
Renkus-Heinz enrols in Texas’ oldest high school
dBTechnologies takes the stage at Jazz in Duketown
TSL Tallyman reconciles old and new for FBC JAX
US Baptist church finds new life in sound upgrade
Beartooth take A&H dLive on festival season tour
Britannia Row makes Mafia connection in Sweden
Orbital backs Fringe Fundamentals for Sound
SSL enters the Sonic Temple for Cult US tour
Amsterdam’s De Meervaart updates with Yamaha
A&H SQ-5 packs a punch on Nina Nesbitt tour
Yamaha zones out at Madrid holiday resort
Outline Newton gains ground in low countries
Alamire Foundation’s Sound Adventure with Martin Audio
Sydney Theatre Company moves to DPA’s Core
New Moscow stadium equips with L-Acoustics
Medienakademie upgrades Stage Tec Aurus mixing
Venuetech takes on Riedel Middle East distribution
Bose Pro makes major portfolio expansion
TiMax gives Mountview’s BOY immersive treatment
Acoustics Institute installs Shure Microflex Advance
Michael Carnes immerses with Genelec monitoring
Beta Boulders flips to Yamaha sound system
Ralf adds Outline GTO to Italian Bikini show
Laurel makes ‘Life Worth Living’ with Audient’s iD44
Shure gains Zoom Rooms Certification
Cesare Cremonini tour takes Wisycom wireless
Allen & Heath dLive pitches in at Coachella 2019
New Jersey church solves acoustics with Powersoft
St Verena welcomes Allen & Heath sound service
Yamaha to develop Dante AV-over-IP products
Neutrik names new UK distributor
Milan certification for Meyer Sound Galileo Galaxy
Audient dances with Drumforge
Glasgow’s Room 2 installs Funktion-One system
Semafor Mediateknik takes on Riedel in Sweden
Audio Pro extends SSL distribution agreement
Cap Sound serves up MLA for All Points East Festival
Alamire Foundation uses TiMax for Auralisation Lab

Fast Moves

Jesse Dean: beyerdynamic

beyerdynamic has appointed Jesse Dean as Managing Director of the Americas to oversee business operations, sales strategy and brand development across North and South America.
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.
Peter Heath: Plasa

Peter Heath is retiring from his role as MD of the Professional Lighting & Sound Association (Plasa) to enjoy a well-earned retirement. He will remain in the position while a replacement is found and intends to continue to represent the Association through the #WeMakeEvents campaign and in a consultancy capacity post-retirement.
Brian Grahn, Ben Turnwell: Clear-Com

Clear-Com has appointed Brian Grahn as Market Outreach Manager of the Americas and Ben Turnwell as Business Development Manager for EMEA live, expanding their respective roles to strengthen customer engagement.
Lars Yoshiyama: RCF

RCF has appointed Lars Yoshiyama as Sales Manager for Switzerland for both RCF and TT+ Audio, as part of a broader development plan aimed at strengthening the company’s direct commercial presence. The appointment marks a further step in RCF’s strategy to enhance customer proximity, streamline market operations, and support long-term growth across professional audio, installed sound, and touring applications.
Bartosz Pętlak, Roger Lim: AtlasIED

AtlasIED has expanded its international team with Bartosz Pętlak appointed EMEA region Applications Engineer and Roger Lim as Applications Engineer for the APAC region.