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EAW and Powersoft take Cool tour of Korea
Martin’s MLA learns the Secret of the Garden Party
Yamaha and Nexo join Strode Theatre cast
Lion King finds new pride in Clear-Com FreeSpeak II
CenterStaging adds Roland M-5000 mixing
New Indonesia mosque opens with Symetrix
Re:Live relies on Audient for easy relocation
New Festival de Les Arts gives DAS top billing
Stage Audio Services adds to L-Acoustics inventory
Major Tom takes off with new Optocore network
German Broadcast Archive comes up to date with Lawo
ONL anniversary uses largest Ravenna network
Jacob Collier puts DiGiCo in the loop
US arts centre renewed with L-Acoustics and DiGiCo
A million gather in Rome for Family Day protest
DiGiCo... Mixing Montreux
Symetrix announces India distributor
Fall Out Boy fall in line with API 1608 mixing
Liverpool’s Royal Court refits with Yamaha
New Ravenna web resource
Alliance demonstrates Open Control viability
TEAFM airs in Malaysia with Harman broadcast package
Presteigne takes a shine to Calrec’s Artemis console
MLA tames audience and broadcast for La Bohème
Aura Audio displays true Colors in Finland
Doha’s Rooftop Bar opens with Lambda Labs
WSDG takes the din out of fine dining
Mega Audio adds SSL Live to console portfolio
DPA bands with Villalobos Brothers for Mexican miking
Tantrums throw Soundcraft into the mix
Lawo and DPA join Bastille Day celebration in Paris
Hypersound gets Mackie distribution in Cyprus
Woolf Works with TiMax at Royal Opera House
Røde acquires Aphex
Martin Audio MLA joins Festa di San Giovanni
EM Acoustics chosen for HOME theatre
Kling & Freitag joins the party in Munich road tunnel
Norway’s Voice sounds out with Vue Audiotechnik
Powersoft amplification gains Iran distributor
Audioelement renews Cedar Audio presence in Colombia
Infogroup takes A&H into Turkey
DiGiCo mixes it at Roman amphitheatre concerts
Sound Devices on the streets of San Francisco
California college advances A/V networking with Dante
Maroon 5 hit UK arenas with SSE Audio
AC Audio adds Midas Digital to mixer portfolio
Genelec gives diverse monitoring to composer
Airport expansion calls for clarity from Renkus-Heinz
Audient joins The Riot for in-store recording session
Informa Exhibitions cancels 2015 Palm Expo
New NYC Schrager hotel gets sound treatment
Sound on show at LA’s new Art Space venue
Harman stars at Billboard Latin Music Awards
YTV takes Japan’s first Lawo mc2 36
Townshend makes Quadrophenia at RAH
Pilots tour with Scott Pearlman and Waves
Brazil’s ’Midas Studios adds Duality to SSL collection
Composer pitches perfect baseball score with Genelec
Siksa-dong turns to HK Audio for elemental audio
Hollywood’s El Portal equips with Ambisonic
Jansen adds Martin Audio to NZ distribution portfolio
German festival broadcasts call on Andiamo
Dave Pensado adds PreSonus to the mix
PAT bring Dimetis broadcast IP to Australia
Russian music academy adds Renkus-Heinz
A&H drums up support for Campana & Sonus
10cc on the road with Cadac CDC eight console
VocalBoothToGo launches in the UK
Exclusive mix for Yamaha TF1 with Silent Strings
Mute moves to new studio with Miloco
SCV Hi-Tech to distribute Mutec in France
Nashville’s RCA Studio B installs API Box
A&H at FOH at New Yuanming Palace
Genelec monitors deliver EDM bass for Vicetone
Good reception for XL-Desk at Transmitter Park Studio
Tour de France christens new Lawo-equipped OB
Planet Life beats acoustic challenge with Outline
Gosford’s Laycock Theatre re-equips with d&b
Aimline raises profile in German audio markets
Grateful Dead say Fare Thee Well with final tour
Audio Alliance joins EM Acoustics UK network
Roland rides TV’s Rising Star in Hungary
Renkus-Heinz adds voice to Hussein Ibn Ali shrine
Playing hard and Sounding Sweet with Audient
Howling swap live mix moves from stage to desk
New theatre installs Alaska’s first Consellation
New radio system debuts at Spanish F1 Grand Prix
Inspirmedia offers praise to Roland mixing
Baltic sounds out new HK Audio loudspeaker install
KBS adopts Lawo mixing for news studio and OB
BST banishes Hyde Park noise problems
James Taylor at United Recording for new album
Funktion-One installs hit Beirut nightlife
Scrub extends Empire with new Avid surfaces
Frankfurt Opera updates with Studer Vista X
Genelec levels post field for Pacific Wave Media
DiGiCo celebrates Portugal’s Globos de Ouro
DPA paves the way for Rick Camp’s live work
Microsoft Production Studios adds to RedNet
Community stars at Kansas casino upgrade

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.