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Oman date for Tom Jones puts spotlight on Butterfly
Two SAE studios add Audient consoles
Calrec secures Russia's largest TV studio facility
New York’s Suffolk Theater revives former glories
Cadac names ETA as new Australia distributor
New Kuala Lumpur club equips with Next-proaudio
Practical Loudspeaker and Monitor Systems Evaluation
White Mark on song for Chopin University of Music
Jersey Boys makes sound advance in Netherlands
Outline announces dedicated iMode website
Leading Lebanon ski resort equips for live music
Miking up the Monterey Jazz Festival
The search for the world’s ‘most beautiful sound’
US College solves sound issues with Communiy
TiMax key to landmark Chinese Arts Centre
PMC makes the mix for Gareth Johnson
Stagetec Asia secures Sonifex sales in Far East
MPG Awards open voting
Gunpo Sungjang takes A&H route to digital audio
Kursk Arena opens with Next concert system
Studio Connections aims to expand API in Australia
Lawo and Sennheiser take Primetime Emmy Awards
Coke Studio at MTV hits India for third season
European Capital of Culture HQ sounds out in Slovakia
Israel broadcaster moves to digital operation
Chem19 updates with SSL AWS mixing desk/controller
Cadac licences Waves SoundGrid
ABU Assembly contrasts futures of print and radio
Broadcast Networks and IEC announce strategic alliance
Alcons outfits landmark Pathé Tuschinski cinema
TC ‘crossgrade’ offer targets users of old Lexicons
AES NY Convention reports five-year high
Symetrix networking brings US schools up to date
Sonifex growth prompts production expansion
Funktion-One wins China trademark battle
Prolink TV takes Second SD10B
Chris Lord-Alge abandons DASH recording
Kara proves flexibility on Jack Johnson tour
Buford Jones heads PAS/Meyer Sound workshop
Asimetrik completes first Turkey install for Powersoft
New Vista appears on German OB Skyline
Allen & Heath launches community website
Australia’s ABC announces ‘long-form’ broadcast app
BPI and AIM onboard with ISRC in Broadcast WAV
Studio Van Schuppen pre-trials new recording plug-in
Korean church raises stakes on audio service delivery
Harman International acquires Duran Audio
Control is key to new Italian theatre systems installation
Hard Rock Mumbai gets smart with Apex Intelli
Riedel acquires Code One
The new jazz Standard
Wimbledon rewires for 2014
Royal Albert Hall updates sound system
GTO rocks Greenbrier Classic Concert Series
Martin Audio extends MLA tech supprt
Manley gains Canada distribution with HHB
Community on track with new sound solution
Audio at the Belfast MAC
Black Saloon adds Prism Sound Lyra 2
New OB for Russia’s VGTRK
Canford takes on Q5X distribution in the UK
Fuji Rock Festival
NMK earns Clear-Com certification
HD Pro Audio takes on SSL Live dealership
Rock in Rio trials JBL VTX/Crown I-Tech pairing
Merging recruits Stagetec for Asia distribution
Barocco joins Martin Audio’s Vietnam club
Chicago theatre goes surround with L-Acoustics
DiGiCo mixing consoles in good voice in China
Wyndham Cultural Centre gives Tannoy cultural role
Canal+ Group adopts first all-SSL broadcast infrastructure
Soundcraft brings Si of relief from NY live scene
David Bowie is... historic exhibition on the move
China takes first APG Uniline system
AEQ adopts Dante digital media networking.
SAE continues uptake of Audient mixing consoles
Apex continues Asia expansion
MLA demonstrates pattern control at outdoor event
SSL ships first Live digital mixing consoles
A&H consolidates Thai distribution
Cadac names distributor for Germany and Benelux
RedNet brings new order to vintage synth studio
Sonifex names 2013 best distributors
Top Tune brings Midas Pro1 to Bahrain hire scene
TC Electronic builds representation in Asia
Cool console choice at The Ice Plant
Bestival showcase for Powersoft and Traction Sound
ASC networks with Optocore and BroaMan
APG enters Scandinavia
Ibiza season gets hot for A&H Xone DJ mixers
Dutch broadcaster AKN upgrades to Studer Vista 1
Studer and Riedel announce router collaboration
Bicentenary recording of Verdi’s Otello
Dubai News Center equips with Shure mic systems
Harman Pro revises South Korea distribution
Sonifex names Wild & Marr as South Africa distributor
Tannoy’s sound saving of St John the Baptist
Martin Audio extends presence in Japan
RedNet signs in on US Recording Arts course
Nafplio nightclub gets the t&m treatment

Fast Moves

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’.
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’.