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Stagetec Asia makes first Indonesia installation
Linea Research amps find favour with NYC’s ADI
Audient Nero desktop controller takes screen role
L-Acoustics forms specialist stadium sound team
Lawo mc²56 joins ZKM research programme
Autograph equips School of Speech & Drama facility
A&H dLive gains convert on David Foster tour
JBJ moves under Milioco wing with SSL AWS 924
Sennheiser radio mics land in Come from Away
Sounding out Tottenham Hotspur Stadium opening
DPA finds serenity in Singing Bowl recording
Kane Brown experiments with DiGiCo and Clair
Norway’s Bary becomes Clair Brothers partner
Kiss FM Kigali brings broadcast IP to Rwanda
Shure lights the way for The Lantern after gear loss
Clair Global adds SSL Live L550 consoles to inventory
Festival Drayton Centre equips with Martin Audio
L’Equipe adopts Calrec mixing and networking
RTI updates UK distributor network with Pulse-Eight
K-array announces Ibiza partnership with Metrica
Seattle Symphony takes spatial pitch at Octave 9
Stage Electrics named UK Yamaha Premium Partner
Mexico’s Televisa upgrades with Lawo systems
Renkus-Heinz announces Greece distribution deal
PreSonus heeds the call from US Methodist church
US church enters new orbit with Clare Solutions
Pretoria’s State Theatre installs DiGiCo SD12
Allen & Heath gives Wings to August Burns Red tour
DirectOut builds US presence with MultiPoint
Ottawa’s Excentricité gets immersed in Renkus-Heinz
California Arts Center adds A&H dLive Digital Mixing
Leppard on the loose again with DiGiCo mixing
Rat Sound gives Outline Newton Coachella debut
Danley gathers resources for Florida church install
Santa Maria’s Healing Rooms made good by A&H
KV2 joins the service at Switzerland’s ICF Mittelland
Arkansas’ Red Barn Studio installs API 1608-II
Iconyx tackles Geneva cemetery chapel acoustic
DiGiCo goes underground in the Caves du Manoir
.music domain name to launch in 2020
Stylus Productions adds A&H dLive FOH/monitors
Briotechnologies becomes dBTechnologies Vio Partner
Stage Tec Nexus SMPTE ST 2110 JT-NM Tested
LA Brickman Bootcamp for Songwriters
New York Beer Company laps up Symetrix DSP
TVB Hong Kong installs tenth Calrec console
Cello plays key part in Ultrasonic sound project
MOL Aréna Sóstó installs Community R Series
SMPTE Tech Conference & Exhibition ‘reimagined’
Meyer Sound CAL earns praise in US churches
MDS Audio selects Yamaha VXL for French church
First EM Acoustics Halo-A line array delivered to US
Old Barn equips No 131 Hotel with Martin Audio CDD
Utrecht University adopts Shure ULX-D
L-Acoustics to take majority stake in DeltaLive UK
World Overcomers reach out to Community Pro
Propellerhead acquires Figure and Take apps
Penguin plays Martin Audio WPC at Brighton Mutations
Big Time Affairs expands Vue audiotechnik inventory
Royal Albert Hall debuts new sound system
Storstova Culture House installs EM Acoustics
SSL brings Ambeo VR onboard with System T
The Focusrite Pro Podcast launches at NAB
SX Pro installs API 2448 demo mixing console
MLS Audio makes major KV2 investment
RAD takes on Cymatic Audio in US and Canada
Thailand’s NBT upgrades Avid production workflow
PSI takes on Prolyte distribution in Ireland
Joan Baez takes Heil Sound mics for Fare Thee Well
Apocalyptica: Nothing Else Matters but Genelec
F-Musiikki/F-Pro takes on Prolyte Group in Finland
Cheltenham Festival gets Unique Sound service
CBC/Radio-Canada opens Montreal Broadcast Center
Surgesound named new SSL South Africa partner
US rapper A$AP Rocky puts DiGiCo mixing to the test
Arts & Sciences Auditorium installs L-Acoustics
Konsbud Audio takes Cymatic Audio into Poland
Community Pro equips world’s largest mosque
Martin Audio CDD check in to Melbourne’s Albion Hotel
Noavatech fields Syva for Santos Tour Down Under
RAK Studios installs Quested Q212FS monitors
Audio Pro named SSL distributor for Germany
Rathaus modernises with Yamaha TF-Rack
Allen & Heath wins over US songwriter Jory Lyle
DiGiCo’s minimalist mixing for Travis Scott
FE Live brings Chvrches Love is Dead to life
PK Sound hits Mexico for Electric Daisy Carnival
Allen & Heath plays SXSW British Music Embassy
L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound training
Audio-Technica revises Ireland representation
RPM Music Studio installs API 1608-II console
No Folly in new Olivier Theatre sound installation
OC Fair & Event Center finds sound solution in A&H
Finland’s Aura Audio becomes Cadac distributor
Renkus-Heinz Iconyx buddies up with PayPal
Famous One Yeah Pop Up+ Festival makes Next move
Vue sound system serves Here Again worship
Chicagoland Chapel adopts A&H mixing and network
SSL Live gets into the mix on Amir tour of Europe
DPA goes into Battle

Fast Moves

Jan Schaffner: Riedel Communications

Riedel Communications continues the expansion of its Managed Technology Division in the Americas with the appointment of Jan Schaffner as Vice President, Managed Technology Americas. The move ‘formalises Riedel’s long-term market development strategy and reinforces its commitment to delivering purpose-built service solutions across sports and live production environments in the region’.
Nat Houle: Martin Audio/TiMax

Nat Houle has been appointed Product Support Specialist for Martin Audio and TiMax in the US.
Ismael Hifda: RCF

RCF has appointed Ismael Hifda as Sales Director of RCF France, ‘reinforcing the company’s long-term commitment to the French market and to the continued development of its partner network across the country’.
Jinfu Chen: Powersoft

Powersoft has promoted Jinfu Chen into the newly created role of Area Sales Manager for Southeast Asia (SEA).
Jamie Dunn: Lawo

Lawo has announced the appointment of Jamie Dunn as Chief Executive Officer.
Giacomo Previ: DirectOut

DirectOut has appointed Giacomo Previ as Director of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships, bringing more than 30 years’ experience in pro audio to drive the company’s global marketing strategy and high-level industry alliances.
DirectOut Board of Directors

DirectOut has appointed a new three-member Management Board that ‘prepares the company to navigate its extraordinary global growth and the increasing complexity of the professional audio market’.
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.