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HK Audio signs new distribution deal for Italy
Scrub makes Prodigious placement of Avid S6
EAW Anya arrays fuel Mercedes-Benz Evolution
Tiger Tiger, sounding bright
Fun Home immerses audience on Broadway
Symetrix leads the field at exclusive HK golf club
Blinkhorn’s African safari puts DPA mics to the test
Marlton Assembly advances role with WorxAudio
Shure radio systems bring new horizon to metalcore
A&H’s quick change puts St Andrew’s on its feet
AES issues revised AES67 AoIP standard
Outline rocks Hungary’s Tokaj amphitheatre
Gaiety Theatre updates sound with d&b Y-Series
EM Acoustics signs into Hull Truck theatre refurb
Le Volcan erupts with sound refurbishment
New British mic manufacturer launches
Anniversary tour puts SSL in the mix for Faithless
A&H in the mix for Korean students’ theatre production
Martin Audio is Happy & Glorious with comedy gigs
Royal College of Physicians fits out with K-Array
AV Ganguan brings new China support to DAS Audio
DiGiCo takes the stage for Söhne Mannheims tour
Aray Club brings Vegas glitz to Kazakhstan
Haybale perfects Bonnaroo Festival recording with SSL
Plasa returns to London Olympia for 2016
Airshow expands and updates SADiE systems
Dynaudio restructures international distribution
Martin Audio gets cosy in Tokyo Living Room Cafe
Assembly Hall Theatre refits with d&b audiotechnik
Budee hosts China loudness summit
Martin Audio appoints new MLA partner in Japan
Faith Miracle finds power and glory with Danley
Allen & Heath bites the bullet on Valentine tour
2015 APRS Sound Fellowships
Focusrite adds Softube bundle to interfaces
ADA and Salzbrenner update Turkish Parliament
Fool’s Gold takes its Day Off with DAS Audio
Studio Humbug returns to Audient ASP mixing
Wigwam shouts up A&H’s Qu-Pac mixer systems
Miloco Gear to carry Augspurger Monitors
Fulcrum sound scores at new Gene Polisseni Center
No Noise adopts Powersoft X8 amplifier platform
Expo Milano gets fair service from Symetrix
Audient reshapes Spanish distribution
Crosby Stills & Nash outline live performances
NHK installs two API Vision mixing consoles
Audioprof Group buys into Community Professional
Echo Beats fits top Dubai club with Next-proaudio
White Water Centre refits with Martin Audio
Wheatstone acquires Audion Labs
Klotz Comms announces Malaysia distribution
DiGiCo in the groove with Knopfler’s Tracker tour
Arcadia Spectacular makes sound use of A&H mixing
Entec – live in rock with Brian Pern TV recording
Ampetronic to handle Listen Technologies in the UK
Toby Francis takes DiGiCo to FOH for Ariana Grande
Main Malaysia broadcaster updates with Stegetec
SMPTE and HPA consolidate alliance
ESL ‘bursts bubble’ with Nexo speaker investment
Reidel sreamlines Red Bull Air Race broadcasts
GTO gets opera treatment from Carreras and Jenkins
Stagelight targets Dutch live scene with SSL consoles
Pablo Culasso has blind faith in location recording
EAW Anya gives Live Wire top live billing
d&b solves problem acoustic at Seoul church
Spectra Sonics returns with revived 610 Complimiter
DAS gets Gran Canaria top spot at Terraza Kopa
EM Acoustics expands Scandinavian presence
Martin Audio: strong summer at Italy’s festivals
Shetland Islands radio updates with Sonifex
Primus & the Chocolate Factory tours the US
SBS reports successful live 4K TV trials in South Korea
Wez Clarke adds AWS flexibility to the mix
Stagetec opens Mediagroup Academy in Malaysia
Shakes' Shane outs SSL in the mix for Sound & Color
New Szczecin Philharmonic Hall equips with A&H
AdLib has last laugh with Mrs Brown’s Boys
Bang Bang hits the target with Soundcraft in the mix
Community takes CM Tech Group for Canada sales
d&b ArrayProcessing tames Sónar Día festival acoustics
Orbital Sound re-equips Gordon Craig Theatre
Anastacia outlines Brescia Summer Festival
Community provides world of sound for World of Speed
Swedish Radio begins radical IP development
E&E serves up Symetrix DSP at Cato Singapore
Pro Media Connect takes on Audient for Benelux
A&H revises Italy distribution
Penn Elcom invests in manufacturing worldwide
Elektrik Solutions takes on Martin Audio distribution
Martin Audio’s Wild move into Swiss distribution
New offices in Tokyo and Madrid for Riedel
Roland M-5000 takes lead at Somersault Festival
Van Damme cabling gives good service to Thai church
Single system solution to Civic Center sound
Sennheiser buys into Professional Audio Ltd
Bank of Thailand makes sound investment
Thorpe Park sees the light with EM Acoustics’ Halo
Korea’s Dongchun Gym refits with Next-proaudio
Univision Networks looks to Cedar for clean dialogue
Focusrite adds sE mics to UK distribution portfolio

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’.