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RIAA extends use of Hi-Res Music logo
Lusail Sports Arena adopts Riedel fibre networking
DAS Audio turns up the heat at Miami concert arena
Music Link brings Klotz MI cables to US
A&H dLive gets in the mix at Brazil’s Villa Mix festival
ATC plays key role in award-winning game sound
Prism Sound takes Mic to Monitor to Abbey Road
Audient sets sail with Man o’ War game sound
Audio Dept’s DPA mic rig for Birmingham orchestras
Musical’Ré takes A&H dLive digital mixing system
Thai Army broadcaster adopts MediorNet
Adamson adds Warehouse Sound Services for UK
AMPS offers to help save TV dialogue intelligibility
DiGiCo joins MATA Dogfight with entry-level S21 mixing
Rat Sound hits the road with new A&H system for ESMZ
SXS Events sails into luxury yacht party with K-Array
Plugin Alliance gains Waves SoundGrid compatibity
AIMS sets its sights on systems integrators and OB
IBC announces 2016 Conference plans
Kingston College makes Audient mixing advance
L-Acoustics gains sound footing in Istanbul
Leona’s live show goes 96k with SSL and K-Array
DAS Audio joins the party for new New Orleans venue
Yamaha finds peace of mind in the mix at De Hersenhap
DAS lends 5-star sound to sound Turkey’s Litore
HK Audio announces Business Solutions division
Vietcoms to bring Riedel to Vietnam broadcasters
Music Group plans Tannoy redundancies
Karaoke company promises seismic music initiative
EM Acoustics retains Purple patch for Broadway show
Allen & Heath mixes with the New Age in Korea
Meyer Sound Constellation stars in SFMOMA expansion
Radio Iglesias launches Visual Radio channel
Schallmeister replaces amp inventory with Powersoft
Jack Ruston: mixing Battle Cry Live with Metric Halo
Dutch Multicam launches with Yamaha mixing
Saratoga Jazz incorporates new sound set-up
Audient makes clean sweep of new Foley facility
Powersoft goes with Studio Berar for Serbia distribution
Maiden Book Meyer Sound for Souls world tour
A&H dLive mixing arrives in Brazil with SPA
Anderson Audio adds Anna
Allen & Heath joins the Cirkus for American Idiot
Digigram adds North America distributors
HD Pro Audio to distribute SGAudio’s 10EaZy in UK
IABM to endorse Industry Collaborative Groups
Outline names Czech/Slovakia distributor
L-Acoustics gets big Plus 4 sound at London TV events
ScanSource takes Revolabs into the Americas
Be Play One brings Milan bee sound installation to UK
Austria’s City Beats extends the Force of DAS to Europe
Sennheiser joins GoPro Developer Program
Powersoft and Outline count Capital investment
Games on for Calrec, Lawo and Audio-Technica in Rio
Fohhn’s Linea Focus gets Optocore networking
Coldplay en route with BroaMan’s new 66
PT Akses brings Riedel to Indonesia broadcasters
Calrec, Cymatic and NTP Technology join MNA
Ovation of the Seas sails with Lawo VSM
Salzbrenner Stagetec reveals new identity
SSL earns new stripes on Racoon tour
The Performance Fund seeks new musical talent
Yamaha adds Atmos support to Nuage
Active Audio and APG announce strategic alliance
DiGiCo announces Quantum 7 mix processing
Hills adds Cadac to ANZ distribution portfolio
Insynergy takes Fulcrum Acoustic into EMEA
Yamaha control of Shure wirless systems expands
World-class Polish venue gets Community treatment
Revolabs raises Canada profile with Stampede
Allen & Heath personal monitors play the Blues
Røde takes a seat on BalconyTV broadcasts
tube takes Gorilla action in Manchester club upgrate
Audio-Technica gets Jungle-Ized in Times Square
AV SYS adds Klotz Communications
Slovakian start-up joins Ravenna partnership
DiGiCo names DWR for South Africa distribution
Radio France takes Nuage for binaural broadcasts
Ernie Lansford retires from Loud Technologies role
CeeLo slims down with small band and smart audio
SSE and Sound Image form United Audio Companies
Kaiser Chiefs buy new mixer, reinvent rehearsals
Studer opens new manufacturing centre
Space and spatialisation at the Finnish National Opera
Atlanta’s GPB opts for Studer Vista 9 mixing
Community on message at LA’s Guardian Angel
A&H makes the cut for NZ Golden Shears competition
Sonnox updates website
DiGiCo brings Stealth Core 2 to further consoles
Out Board’s TiMax parties with Mamma Mia!
CUK Audio takes on UK Apex distribution
d&b audiotechnik opens Singapore subsidiary
Trius takes on Outline in Germany and Austria
Production People brings A&H dLive to Singapore
Ward-Beck becomes Ravenna partner
Abbey Road masters Aurora’s Demons
Sound Generation puts music and post on the Grid
Massive mix for Avid’s S6L
Oslo Opera House equips with d&b audiotechnik
SF Opera explores acoustic performance postibilities

Fast Moves

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.
Shure executive appointments

Shure has named new Vice Presidents and added a long-time Company officer to its Executive Staff.
Tony Jacques: Renkus-Heinz

Renkus-Heinz has added Tony Jacques to its Tech Support operations as Applications Engineer to serve as a key technical resource for integrators, consultants and end-users.
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’.