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Riedel MediorNet makes 4K breakthrough in Japan OB
Freedman Group buys SoundField
Norway’s Peer Gynt Hall looks to Constellation
L-Acoustics in full flight at Phoenix Stadium
A&H hits the floor at the Dildar Dandiya festival
Sennheiser Ambeo Music Blueprints website launched
Allen & Heath lights the way at Holy Flames
VSM in control as Arena TV mobilises new OBs
National Theatre of Japan refurbs with SSL
Martin Audio on song in Odd Tokyo venue project
Calrec strikes new Middle East distribution for Brio
Samsung to acquire Harman International Industries
System Designer’s Conference 2016
ITV remodels regional studio operation with SSL
Hungarian OB advances with new ÁSZ Bt mobile
Resurface offers new shop window for old consoles
BoxPark Croydon opens with Martin Audio MLA
AccorHotels Arena plays on advanced audio networking
SSL Live earns Peak interest in Netherlands
Allen & Heath drives motor museum’s audio install
Taylor Institute transforms teaching with technology
Medusa installs Spain’s largest Genesys console
Lawo goes Latin at Las Vegas Grammys
DV2 takes France on distribution of Calrec Brio
A&H dLive mixes it up at India’s Bacardi NH7 festival
Baja hotel makes the most of its sun, sea and sound
ArcLight adds further Meyer Sound cinema systems
Mission Viejo High fields new sound system
DiGiCo takes the tour on Roadies TV show
ARX stars in new Coke Studio PNG music show
APRS remembers Sir George Martin
United raises sound quality with Merging/AMS recording
FM Hokkaido Broadcasting updates with Digigram
L-Group brings Camco into L-Acoustics fold
Craftman takes A&H mixing to Polish live scene
KCST opens Kuwait’s best auditorium
Stone Mountain Arts Center adds Fulcrum sound system
SSE Hire upgrades Midas console stock
ARX names Black Box Pro as Malta distributor
A&H in the mix at new Chillán Municipal Theatre
Outline announces India distribution
Trøndelag Teater brings Alcons Audio to Norway
SBE adds Martin Audio MLA
SPL Systems moves into 21st century with Powersoft
Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy, great mix for Maluma
Athens adds audio upgrade to cathedral repairs
Ajda Pekkan tours Turkey with Allen & Heath mixing
Atlas Theater opens with advanced audio networking
Broadcast Partners joins Ravenna community
London ICMP takes Audient ASP8024-HE desk
Dolby installs Avid Pro Tools S6 at UK headquarters
Capital Sound buys into Meyer Sound’s Leopard
Bell Media looks to Merging for immersive broadcasting
Teesside Uni adds Yamaha mixers for music tuition
A&H dLive mixing earns praise at Seoul Church
Martin Audio takes to The Terrace in £12m project
DiGiCo mixing is on song at Sing China finals
AudioLab takes API mixing into Israel
Audio Logic raises A&H dLive profile in South Africa
TSL joins the Club at new Dubai radio station
Community plays the field at Tennessee sports upgrade
ARX appoints Serman Pro for distribution in Spain
B-Line Medical looks to Symetrix for live support
JAA.S places Malasia’s first Calrec broadcast console
MLA makes the day at inaugural Fly festival
API reports second Legacy AXS console sale
South Africa church re-equips with L-Acoustics
Renkus-Heinz solves Qatar church acoustic issues
Wakeman builds live keys rig around A&H Qu-32 mixer
Scrub takes Avid interest in Envy Advertising
Alcons brings the noise to Rock im Bergbad
Nobel auditorium installs Martin Audio MLA Mini
Celine returns to Caesar’s residency with SSL
NEP leads Australia’s OB services with Lawo
DJ-Taz hits the dancefloor with Yamaha
Svetlost Teatar takes on Outline distribution
BG Event takes Hungary distribution of Martin Audio
Terry Tew Sound & Light acquires Origin Audio
Khouja captures Spektor with Mojave and Royer
Sofia Express takes Riedel Comms into Cambodia
Music names Digitcontrol for Thailand distribution
DDEX announces new music tracking standards
M5OnTheRoad’s sound evolution
Legendary US venue solves legendary sound problem
Norway’s Bergen University Aula opts for A&H dLive
SSL gets a taste of Amsterdam’s Paradiso
Latina TV updates with Lawo mixing
Playback Music takes A&H dLive for O Ses Turkiye
Bose and Apex gain double benefit from Belgian RoomMatch
Showtechnix raises EM Acoustics profile in NZ
Fonic puts Nugen Audio upmixing in the post
Fluge builds Spain’s largest DiGoCo production base
Dante take-up prompts Audinate expansion
New UCLA music studio centres on SSL Duality
IntelliGent gets shoppers moving with Yamaha sound
Allen & Heath takes the service at Mexican church
Doha’s CNA-Q updates with A&H, R-H and Symetrix
MPI takes on Mackie distribution in Italy
Renkus-Heinz enters parliamentary debates
APRS pays tribute to Adrian Kerridge

Fast Moves

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.
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.