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RCF brews up sound solution for Palace of Arts
The Storyteller’s Dilemma
Fulcrum and Ashly play up to NY’s Record Archive
Miami’s Café 601 turns up the heat with DAS
Renkus-Heinz scores with Houston Astros
Shure UK partners with Backstage on training
Sony Music Studios installs Neve 88RS console in Tokyo
Micr.Pluto hits SA music scene with Audient
Johnny Cash Museum opens for live music shows
Sennheiser at the ACMAs
Mumbai finance meeting banks on Allen & Heath
Major moves for Meyer Sound distribution
d&b secures new fixture at Amsterdam ArenA
Sound takes leading role in ambitious sci-fi movie
German jazz scene sounds sharp with Alcons
API makes the mix with new Memphis recording studio
Symetrix and d&b star in Altria Theater reopening
Aphex Audio secures distribution from Source
Russell Howard rounds off comedy tour in record style
Woodbine St puts Audient back on the record
DirectOut and Stagetec AoIP collaboration
A&H takes FOH at Nidaros Cathedral sound install
SSE announces LIPA work experience programme
Lukas Graham tour joins Meyer Sound Leo family
Funktion-One Vero arrives on Dutch live scene
Canal+ Factory gets to work with new SSL infrastructure
Waves and DiGiCo further systems integration
Weiner stays mobile and agile with Focusrite
Audient claims China ‘first’
Delta AV Solutions takes on Martin Audio in GCC
Prolyte expands distribution and ProLyft service
Van Spirit project to record Europe’s street musicians
Yamaha alters state of German Theater sound
Béthune Salle Olof Palme updates with RCF
Super Bowl goes live with Dante and RedNet
Luxembourg’s CCRN installs L-Acoustics Kiva II
Chinese music festivals shine with A&H dLive
Georges Majerus remains mobile with DAD
Danley enjoys sounding out new Finnish sauna
Spain’s SeeSound joins Community’s community
Madrid school looks to A&H for multiple mixes
L-Acoustics’ LA12X gains Avnu Alliance certification
APG appoints new reps in China and South Korea
Riedel comms keep World Ski Championships in touch
VDC hands US distribution to Fingerprint Audio
PAT to bring Embrionix SFP technology to Australia/NZ
Wroclaw refurbs Olympic Stadium with Commmunity
Korean rental company covers all A&H bases
Alcons proves LR28 on Norwegian festival scene
Munich Gasteig centre upgrades live mixing set-up
All Things Considered for Lawo’s NPR installation
Yamaha overcomes industrial acoustics at Usine
OKeventos pioneers Dante networking in Cuba
A&H dLive mixing takes the stage on Dutch radio
Sound service at SXSW
Cedar noise suppression lands first role for Netflix
Sennheiser 9000 claims Grammy highlights
Symetrix A/V makes Worthy partner for Oregon bar
Last Call makes JoeCo first stop for live recording
Mediatronik takes on Calrec Czech Republic distribution
De Oosterpoort concert hall re-equips with MLA
Manhattan bar Taps into Renkus-Heinz reinforcement
New L-Acoustics K2 is big Pluss for Canaries
CPL opens cross-rent service for UK sound hire
New mics trigger top piano performance for Al Schmitt
AAA climbs production ladder with L-Acoustics K2
A&H earns praise at Kenya Gospel Extravaganza
Rieu makes new with updated mixing set-up
Gearhouse makes major tech advance with new OB
Premier party venue earns Encore for sound service
YellowRattle puts Genesys Black in the green
DPA Microphones adds to Switzerland distribution
CCTV proves Pyramix credentials on TV shows
Mediacorp makes move with Tieline Merlin audio codecs
UK Academy adds to Audient audio assets
Optocore and BroaMan gain Sweden distribution
Martin Audio goes Pro Active in Latin America
Woolf Works revival plays on TiMax for spatial success
A&H hit the road with the Sam Roberts Band
JoeCo announces new Germany/Austria distributor
Renkus-Heinz in Wrocław Polish Theatre refit
A&H covers mix bases at Sanremo Music Festival
Waves live set-up hits the road with Nicolas Jaar
Audio-Technica names new Turkey distributor
Nobu puts JBL’s Mushrooms on the menu
Halo Upmix takes lead role in Bollywood sound
ABC Professional Sound & Light adds A&H mixing
Sound.com takes DiGiCo SD5 mixing desk
Community dives into World Games swimming venue
DAS Audio dances into Anaheim’s Rumba Room
Calrec Summa mixing shines at LeSports HK
TiMax makes space for Mozart in Shanghai
Shure and Yamaha advance radio mic-mixing interface
L-Acoustics shows its class at Yale University
Spain’s Musiluz expands teaching facilities with A&H
Sage Gateshead installs second RCF system
Scrub brings Avid expansion to Gorilla post
Damp Studios opens with Genesys Black mixing
Aussie Floyd make Capital gains with Powersoft
A&H waves its flag for Armin Only Embrace

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.